Gatlinburg day activities with kids

knives and t-shirts. maybe a throwing star or two?



There are some family activities all over the area from commercial to nature. for just a few hours, I'd just walk around honestly, maybe do the tram and the sled thingy

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I've just never been to Gatlinburg.

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You didn't miss much,

Pancakes, taffy, fudge, airsoft guns, swords, and air brushed t-shirts

There are some zip line and mountain coaster places around the area. Go karts and crappy entertainment museums like Ripley's Believe or not.

You can find plenty to entertain yourself in the area. It's just very tourist trap type of stuff. Same type of stuff you would find in a tourist beach town.

The Smokies are amazing and spending some time in them is worth the trip if you want to go hiking or splashing in the creek. If you like to fly fish or trout fish, it can be a real challenge there even though you are catching tiny fish. The mountains are one of my favorite places to go when I get downtime.

Plenty to do on Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga and around Chattanooga too.

What interests does your family enjoy? If you like doing the touristy stuff, Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge has a ton of it. Don't let me bashing it turn you off it, lots of people including me have had a ton of fun there.

Stay away from Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg unless you like being surrounded by lots of low class, overweight people and junk tourist shops. There is always a lot of traffic and way too many people. As others have said try something nature oriented like Cades Cove or one of the many hiking or scenic trips. No matter where you go it may be a little crowded due to the popularity this time of year.

Chimneys Picnic Area about 7 miles south of Gatlinburg. Excellent place to rest, take a short hike, take in the scenery. Beautiful creek with cascading water.

Just looked up the Navitat zip lines. I have got to check that out when my son gets over 70 lbs (minimum req). Hes 5 and only 50 lbs.