Originally Posted by
Jack Tarlin
You should be all means go into both towns, but those planning extended stays (i.e. zero days) would do better to go into Franklin. As others have said, there are a lot more things there: Hiker friendly places to stay (the Budget Inn is the best located as far as distance from most of the places you'll want); tons of restaurants; several large supermarkets and a Wal*Mart; two good outfitters; several pubs and coffeeshops; a bookstore, you name it. Oh, and as many hikers happily discovered this