Best Pigeon Forge Places to Eat Ice Cream
Cool, creamy treats on a warm, sunny day! Does anything sound much better than that? When you’re in the Smokies, you are in the land of handmade, homemade and tradition, and that even includes ice cream! You’ll find that our local ice cream shops use their own secret recipes, serve treats in old fashioned settings, or offer up the good stuff right where you’re having fun at your favorite Pigeon Forge attractions. While you’ll find a great local creamery, you’ll also have the tried and true flavors of nationally known ice cream shops too!
Apple Valley Creamery
The Apple Valley Creamery Ice Cream & Bake Shop
Apple Valley Road, Sevierville | (865) 429-4113
Apple Valley Creamery is an old fashioned ice cream parlor and bakery at the Apple Barn Cider Mill & General Store. (Technically in Sevierville, but close enough to be Pigeon Forge.) Using the finest, natural ingredients – locally sourced whenever possible – you’ll be served ice cream “as close as you can get” to traditional hand cranked! Their melt-in-your-mouth creaminess is so good, they create up to 1000 gallons every week during peak visitor’s seasons.
While you’ll have over 40 flavors to choose from, we suggest you try their signature French Vanilla Bean, Butter Pecan, Caramel Turtle Fudge, or Smoky Mountain Fudge. Low-fat and sugar-free flavors also available.
TripAdvisor Review: BEST ICE CREAM EVER!
The Deep Dish Apple Pie Ice Cream is the best I have ever had! Every member of my family had a cone!
Mad Dog Creamery & Donuts
Mad Dog Creamery & Donuts
3048 Parkway, Pigeon Forge | (865)774-5558
You’ll find 24 PAW-some flavors of ice cream including Orange Pineapple, Caramel Pie, Columbian Cafe, White Chocolate Raspberry, and Birthday Cake. Selections include hand-dipped premium ice cream, soft serve, sundaes, banana splits and milkshakes. Will your four-legged friend be joining you? Mad Dog’s has doggie treats too, and outside picnic tables and water bowls.
TripAdvisor Review: Great Place for a Snack!
Stopped in for a bite of something sweet and this was a great choice! Be forewarned: the scoops of ice cream are extra, extra large in size. One scoop is more than a person can eat (well, almost!!) Their single scoop is the size of double scoops elsewhere. They also had a good selection of flavors.
Old Mill Creamery Homemade Ice Cream & Treats
Old Mill Creamery Homemade Ice Cream & Treats
Old Mill Square, Pigeon Forge | (865) 453-4301
New look, new flavors! The Old Mill Creamery at Old Mill Square has updated their ice cream parlor and added a few signature ice cream flavors. The flavors incorporate local, farm-fresh ingredients from Lafayette Farm, grains from The Old Mill, homemade candies from The Old Mill Candy Kitchen, and spirits from the Old Forge Distillery served in sugar cones or dishes, sundaes and shakes. We wouldn’t call these ordinary flavors:
• Biscuits ’n Honey Ice Cream: Loaded with torn biscuits and flavored with Sourwood honey.
• Old Mill Cream Pie Ice Cream: Chunky pieces of the Old Mill Restaurant oatmeal cream pie made with thick-cut, rolled table oats.
• Gristmill Toffee Grind Ice Cream: Pieces of buttery Toffee from the Candy Kitchen and unbolted, white Corn Grits from the Old Mill.
• Salted Caramel Candy Ice Cream: Incorporates Candy Kitchen’s vintage recipe caramel.
• Whiskey Ribbon Ice Cream: Laced with Old Forge Distillery Moonshine and Candy Kitchen homemade fudge.
TripAdvisor Review: A must!
Lots of unique flavors and options. Ice cream was creamy and delicious! Staff was very friendly and informative. Told us all about how they make their ice cream and the ingredients used. Let us sample flavors and gave us great recommendations. Would definitely go back!
The Island Creamery
The Island Creamery
The Island, Pigeon Forge | (865) 366-1224
The Island Creamery & Homemade Delights is an ice cream parlor and bakery. Enjoy a nice selection of ice cream flavors on a hand-dipped chocolate waffle cone, cool off with a delicious smoothie, or enjoy a homemade delight. Grab a cone and have a seat… located at the Island Fountains!
TripAdvisor Review: Good Ice Cream
Good ice cream. The lady that helped us was so sweet, gave us samples and suggestions. Serving sizes are large too!!
Sweet Sensations Ice Cream Parlor
Sweet Sensations Ice Cream Parlor
Lazer Port Fun Center, Pigeon Forge | (865) 453-0400
Located in the Lazer Port Fun Center, you’ll probably need a good helping of Edy’s “Slow Churned” ice cream after a game of mini-golf or go-kart racing. There’s 22 delicious flavors served up in your choice of cones, sundaes, shakes, or banana splits.
TripAdvisor Review: Delicious!!!
Stopped here for a quick cool-me-off and ended up with the best double scoop waffle cone I’ve ever had! Great flavors, colorful scenery and friendly staff. Will definitely come back!
Marble Slab Creamery
Marble Slab Creamery
Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers, Pigeon Forge | (865) 453-6824
In the same building as Mellow Mushroom, you’ll find creamy and cool handcrafted ice cream served in hand-rolled cones with unlimited mix-ins. Will you choose Pistachio, Key Lime, Bubblegum, Cinnamoo Bun, Amaretto or Caramel Apple?
TripAdvisor Review: Great Ice cream
We had to make two visits to this place on our trip! The ice cream is really good. My wife absolutely loves this place! It is a must stop while in the mountains! The staff has also always been so very helpful as well!
Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream
Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream
3668 Parkway, Pigeon Forge | (865) 453-3337
3270 Parkway, Pigeon Forge | (865) 428-1770
Baskin-Robbins, the world’s largest chain of ice cream specialty shops, is certainly a traditional favorite! They say there’s “More flavors, more fun” with your choice of cones, cups, sundaes, parfaits, ice cream drinks, warm cookie desserts and a variety of mix-ins.
You’ll find two locations in Pigeon Forge: one next to Long John Silvers and the other next to Pigeon Forge Motor Lodge. Enjoy!
TripAdvisor Review: Always great
We were here for the Rod Run and our hotel was close to here, which meant we would eat here a few times. They always have a wide range of options to choose from. You need to go!
