If you are planning a trip to Tennessee or are a Tennessee resident who wants to find a fun family vacation spot close to home, then you will want to check out the state's indoor water parks. These water parks allow for water-related fun anytime of the year, and two of the three parks also offer an outdoor water park area that can be enjoyed during warmer times of the year.
Wilderness at the Smokies is a resort that features a 60,000-square-foot indoor water park and two outdoor water parks in Sevierville, Tennessee. The indoor water park is called the Wild Water Dome, while the two outdoor water parks are Lake Wilderness and Salamander Springs. All three water parks are part of a hotel and are not open to outside guests. Only guests staying in the hotel may use the water parks, and admission to the water parks are part of the room charge. Boasting itself as the largest indoor water park in Tennessee, attractions at the Wild Water Dome include a Foil Tech roof that lets sunshine in during all seasons of the year, Runaway Canyon family raft ride, the Smokies Surf Rider, the Storm Chaser thrill ride, the Great Wave wave pool, Washout Mountain, Trail Twister tube slides and the Flying Squirrel play area and Snapping Turtle activity pool for the youngest guests.
Wilderness at the Smokies
1424 Old Knoxville Highway
Sevierville, TN 37876
877-325-9453
wildernessatthesmokies.com
Wild Bear Falls is a 60,000-square-foot indoor water park in Gatlinburg that is part of the Westgate Smokey Mountain Resort & Spa. Those staying at the hotel can buy tickets to the park with their room reservations, and outside guests are also able to purchase single day, three-day or five-day passes to the water park. Kids under the age of 3 are free. Attractions include the Ramsey Cascades interactive tree house, Little Pigeon River zero-entry pool, Cades Cove lazy river, Clingman's Dome tube slide, Laurel Falls body slide, Moonshine Hollow hot tub, Grotto Falls hot tub and the Swimming Hole pool.
Westgate Smoky Mountain Resort
915 Westgate Resort Rd.
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
877-819-4028
wgwildbearfalls.com
The Resort at Governor's Crossing is a hotel that has both an indoor and outdoor water park. The water park is for hotel guests only, and there are no "passes" needed. Its duel red and yellow slides begin in the building, weave out of the building and then end up back inside. Other attractions at the Resort at Governor's Crossing water park include a spa, a lazy river, an area to play water basketball and volleyball and bandu swim-jets.
The Resort at Governor's Crossing
225 Collier Drive
Sevierville, TN 37862
800-494-7308
mypigeonforgeresort.com
