This indoor park is open year-round, but thanks to its glass roof you will still need to wear sunscreen. The 60,000-square-foot facility offers slides, wave pools and water rides of all varieties. Visitors can surf or body-board on the "Smokies Surf Rider" or relax in the Magnolia Grove hot tub. Slides include the 350-foot Trail Twister Tube Slide and the splash-filled "Washout Mountain." Families can also enjoy a raft adventure with 360-degree loops and a nearly 60-foot drop on Runaway Canyon.
Wild WaterDome
Wilderness at the Smokies Resort
1424 Old Knoxville Highway
Sevierville, TN 37876
877-325-9453
wildernessatthesmokies.com
The Wetlands Water Park at Persimmon Ridge is an outdoor park open from late spring to early fall. Visitors can slide down one of three water slides that are 80, 100 and 200 feet long, or relax under a shaded pavilion while children play in the wading pool or enjoy the Children's Otter Slide.
Wetlands Water Park
123 Boone St.
Jonesborough, TN 37659
888-622-1885
wetlandsjonesborough.com
Open year-round, this indoor water park features a Smoky Mountains theme. Water slides named after Smokies landmarks include the Clingman's Dome tube slide and the 300-foot Laurel Falls. Attractions for younger visitors include Ramsey Cascades, a kid-sized treehouse playground with two slides, and the Little Pigeon River toddler playground with spraying water but no depth.
Wild Bear Falls
Westgate Resort Wild Bear Falls
915 Westgate Resort Road
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
865-430-4800
wgwildbearfalls.com
Dollywood's Splash Country offers more than 23 water attractions. Big Bear Plunge gives the experience of a rafting expedition with twists, turns and caverns. The Cascades is an 8,000-square-foot pool with geysers, slides and other interactive attractions. For an old-fashioned water park body slide, The Butterfly features two 55-foot slides ending in a butterfly-shaped pool. Splash Country is open from late spring until early fall.
Splash Country
The Dollywood Company
2700 Dollywood Parks Blvd.
Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
800-365-5996
dollywood.com
