Indoor waterparks offer tourists fun in Tennesse any day of the year.
Many tourists come to Tennessee to see the beautiful Smoky Mountains but the state also has three fun-filled water parks for visitors to enjoy. Water parks are usually considered a part of summer vacation, but indoor water parks are a modern way to enjoy the warm summer weather any time of the year.
Wild Bear Falls All-Season Indoor Water Park
The Wild Bear Falls water park, located inside the Westgate Smoky Mountain Resort, is open seven days a week. The mountain-themed water park offers eight attractions for visitors, such as the 350-foot-long tube slide, a 300-foot-long enclosed body slide and 2 relaxing hot tubs. Families can enjoy a game of basketball in the activity pool or have some fun at Ramsey Cascades, a tree house that features a 300-gallon bucket that tips over and pours water over everyone in the tree house; along with 2 slides for adults and kids. The park also offers an arcade, gift shop and a snack bar.
Wild Bear Falls (located inside Westgate Smoky Mountain Resort)
915 Westgate Resort Road
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
865-430-4800
wgwildbearfalls.com
Wild WaterDome Indoor Waterpark
The Wild WaterDome features nine attractions and play areas for adults and children, as well as a see-through glass roof. The adventures at Wild Waterdome include the Smokies Surf Rider where a person can combine surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding in a five-foot ocean-like wave. Lessons for this attraction are available to guests. Another feature of the park is the Storm Chaser which takes guests down a dark 55-foot-long tunnel and then sends them through a funnel before finally landing in the pool below. For a calmer activity, the Great Wave provides a chance to enjoy the waves in a 10,000 square feet wave pool. Wild WaterDome also offers a raft ride and a multi-level play area which the whole family can enjoy together. A water play area with slides also provides a teeter totter for the younger kids. The park is open 365 days a year and the foil-tech glass roof allows visitors to get a a suntan in any season.
Wilderness at the Smokies
1424 Old Knoxville Highway
Sevierville, TN 37876
877-325-9453
wildernessatthesmokies.com
The Resort at Governor's Crossing
The Indoor Water Park at the Resort at Governor's Crossing is open year-round and features two high speed slides as well as a zero-entry pool. Guests can work out in an activity pool, which offers a Badu SwimJet system or by playing water basketball or water volleyball. Adults can finish off the day by relaxing in a 20-person hot tub or take advantage of a cardiovascular workout in the Finlandia sauna.
The Resort at Governor's Crossing
225 Collier Drive
Sevierville, TN 37862
800-497-5749
governorscrossing.net
