Category: Outdoors
Smoky Mountain Outdoors Adventures
Raft the Pigeon River with Erika, our Smoky Mountain Explorer, and Smoky Mountain Outdoors. They have rafting trips suitable for the whole family. Choose from the Lower River, Upper River and Upper Pigeon Extreme. They also have inflatable kayaks available. Rafting typically runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Go with SMO!
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Raft the Pigeon River with Erika, our Smoky Mountain Explorer, and Smoky Mountain Outdoors. They have rafting trips suitable for the whole family. Choose from the Lower River, Upper River and Upper Pigeon Extreme. They also have inflatable kayaks available. Rafting typically runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Go with SMO!
Tennessee Smokies Baseball Adventures
Locations: gatlinburg
Attend a Tennessee Smokies Baseball game with Erika, our Smoky Mountain Explorer. Their season runs April – September. They have an incredible fireworks show at their home games on Fridays & Saturdays. Check their website for the schedule.
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Attend a Tennessee Smokies Baseball game with Erika, our Smoky Mountain Explorer. Their season runs April – September. They have an incredible fireworks show at their home games on Fridays & Saturdays. Check their website for the schedule.
Free things to do in Gatlinburg, Sevierville, and Pigeon Forge
Planning a budget conscious trip to the Smokies isn’t as tricky as you may think. From museums and public parks that provide a wide range of activities to local businesses offering free (or very low cost) attractions, options abound for those seeking to come and enjoy the area without breaking the bank. In order to […]
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Planning a budget conscious trip to the Smokies isn’t as tricky as you may think. From museums and public parks that provide a wide range of activities to local businesses offering free (or very low cost) attractions, options abound for those seeking to come and enjoy the area without breaking the bank. In order to […]
Big Rock Dude Ranch at Ponderosa Adventures
Locations: pigeon forge
Come along with Erika, our Smoky Mountain Explorer, as she navigates her way through Big Rock Dude Ranch at Ponderosa. They offer horseback riding, ATV rides, gem mining, fishing, petting zoo and more! Big Rock Dude Ranch at Ponderosa is open year round, seven days a week.
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Come along with Erika, our Smoky Mountain Explorer, as she navigates her way through Big Rock Dude Ranch at Ponderosa. They offer horseback riding, ATV rides, gem mining, fishing, petting zoo and more! Big Rock Dude Ranch at Ponderosa is open year round, seven days a week.
Ober Gatlinburg Adventures
Locations: gatlinburg
Watch as Erika, our Smoky Mountain Explorer, explores the different activities at Ober Gatlinburg. There’s no shortage of activities with the Aerial Tramway, Ski Mountain Coaster, ice skating and much more!! Ober Gatlinburg offers fun year round featuring skiing, snowboarding and snow tubing in the winter, and water raft rides in the summer. They also have […]
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Watch as Erika, our Smoky Mountain Explorer, explores the different activities at Ober Gatlinburg. There’s no shortage of activities with the Aerial Tramway, Ski Mountain Coaster, ice skating and much more!! Ober Gatlinburg offers fun year round featuring skiing, snowboarding and snow tubing in the winter, and water raft rides in the summer. They also have […]
5 Places to Cool Down in a Smokies Summer
The great thing about the Smoky Mountains is the natural way the trees cool down the environment. I bet you didn’t know this, but a single tree is like having ten air conditioners operating 20 hours a day! The evaporation from the tree leaves removes heat energy from the air. Okay, so maybe that’s enough […]
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The great thing about the Smoky Mountains is the natural way the trees cool down the environment. I bet you didn’t know this, but a single tree is like having ten air conditioners operating 20 hours a day! The evaporation from the tree leaves removes heat energy from the air. Okay, so maybe that’s enough […]
9 Amazing Cabins in the Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge Area
Locations: gatlinburg, pigeon forge
It’s no wonder The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been breaking attendance records. The area is beautiful, vibrant, and full of wildlife and history. It’s also no surprise that staying in a cabin nestled in the woods or a secluded pasture is the choice of many visitors—whether they be a family or a group […]
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It’s no wonder The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been breaking attendance records. The area is beautiful, vibrant, and full of wildlife and history. It’s also no surprise that staying in a cabin nestled in the woods or a secluded pasture is the choice of many visitors—whether they be a family or a group […]
Tennessee Smokies Baseball: A Night to Remember
I grew up in a baseball-loving family where I was encouraged to try out for Little League even though that made me the only girl on the team. Additionally, my parents both coached girls’ softball, and my little sister was a bit of a softball phenom. I remember many happy evenings spent at local baseball […]
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I grew up in a baseball-loving family where I was encouraged to try out for Little League even though that made me the only girl on the team. Additionally, my parents both coached girls’ softball, and my little sister was a bit of a softball phenom. I remember many happy evenings spent at local baseball […]
Four Ways to Get Outside and Play in the Smoky Mountains
You’re an active person who lives life to the fullest, seeking authentic adventures wherever you go. When you chose the Great Smoky Mountains for your vacation destination, you picked a world-class playground. Here are four ways to get out and play in this amazing landscape. Bluff Mountain ATV Adventures Deep in Wear’s Valley is a […]
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You’re an active person who lives life to the fullest, seeking authentic adventures wherever you go. When you chose the Great Smoky Mountains for your vacation destination, you picked a world-class playground. Here are four ways to get out and play in this amazing landscape. Bluff Mountain ATV Adventures Deep in Wear’s Valley is a […]
Spring in the Smokies
Locations: gatlinburg
Spring is officially here, and the Smokies come to life with fishing and outdoor activities, great food, and wildflowers galore. Fishing You may fish year-round in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Park streams are home to 67 species of fish in 12 different families, although the brook trout is the only trout species native […]
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Spring is officially here, and the Smokies come to life with fishing and outdoor activities, great food, and wildflowers galore. Fishing You may fish year-round in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Park streams are home to 67 species of fish in 12 different families, although the brook trout is the only trout species native […]