Top Family Friendly Things to do in Pigeon Forge
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We spent Spring Break 2021 exploring Pigeon Forge, Tennessee with our little family of four. Pigeon Forge is a great travel destination for us because it’s a quick road trip and there is so much to do for kids of all ages.
Pigeon Forge is known as the Center of Fun in the Smokies and I think you’ll see why. Check out our top family friendly things to do in Pigeon Forge!
Lodging
We stayed in the Smoky Oasis cabin at Eagles Ridge Resort. This rental community is so beautiful. It’s a bunch of log cabins tucked away, only a couple miles from the Parkway. You’re close to everything, but feel like you’re hidden up in the mountains.
Our cabin had every feature you’d want at a resort, but it was all private!
We had a brand new cabin with all the modern updates and features. It was two stories with so many family amenities.
We had 3 master size bedrooms.
3 bathrooms. All had showers and toilets and one had this huge soaking tub.
Our own private pool, jacuzzi (off the main master), a game room and a theater room.
My kids could not stop talking about “our own private pool”. They enjoyed everything we did around town, but they were very eager to come back to the cabin.
The accommodations alone were enough of a vacation. As parents, we enjoyed the day with the kids and had our own date night possibilities at the cabin.
One night we enjoyed the hot tub, another we watched TV while playing pool and another night we played vintage arcade games with popcorn.
If you stay at the Smoky Oasis cabin at Eagles Ridge Resort, you really don’t need to leave. But because Pigeon Forge is such a cool area, I’m sharing below the activities we did while we were visiting.
Activities
During our trip to Pigeon Forge we visited so many attractions! It was probably our favorite activity trip we’ve done as a family. We took our 5-year-old and 3-year-old to every attraction.
The Island at Pigeon Forge was definitely our favorite activity. We went on The Island Ropes Course and The Great Smoky Mountain wheel.
Both kids loved both attractions. I think their favorite was The Wheel because it was such a high perspective, they got to feel on top of the world and see things they normally wouldn’t.
There is so much more to do in the area, plenty of dining, shopping and more attractions. There’s a little path by the river. Such a fun, family friendly spot. A must visit!
MagiQuest was such a fun experience! There’s the interactive adventure quest with a magic wand you can do, an arcade, mirror maze and a mini golf course all right on the property. Something for everyone!
If you live somewhere warm that doesn’t get snow, or you just really love snow - you have to visit Pigeon Forge Snow! It’s a huge indoor snow tubing facility with an additional snow play area for kids. So cool for my southern babies that have never played in the snow!
The Titanic Museum Attraction is so unique and one of a kind. It’s interactive, educational and a step back in time. It’s fun for families and kids of all ages. So impressed with this museum!
TopJump Trampoline & Extreme Arena
My kids love a good trampoline park. There are designated areas for kids to jump based on height. There is also a separate designated climbing section. This trampoline park is on the small side, in my opinion. It was fun but I would do something more unique to Pigeon Forge next time.
This was such a great show! The Lumberjack Feud is fun, family friendly live competitive entertainment. And the trained lumberjacks are so talented!
I definitely recommend bringing plenty of drinks and snacks with you. You never know how long you’ll have to wait in line at some of these places and hangry kids are no fun!
Also having comfortable walking clothes and shoes would be a good idea. Some things you might have to wait for outside and if you’re standing in line for up to an hour, in the sun, you want to be comfortable!
Restaurants
Pigeon Forge has some great dining experiences! There are restaurants everywhere, so I’m sure you won’t have any trouble finding a spot to eat. Check out the places we went.
Old Mill Pottery House Cafe and Grill
Old Mill is such a beautiful area. It’s on the river, historic and has several places to eat and shop. It’s just a quaint little cozy town experience. The Old Mill Pottery House Cafe and Grill has a full menu with so many options. If you can, I highly recommend sitting outside by the koi pond. It’s just so beautiful outside!
Sunliner Diner
The Sunliner Diner at Pigeon Forge is a retro 50’s diner. It has vintage cars out front (and inside), typical 1950’s decor and a traditional American diner menu. The milkshakes were the bomb. So fun!
Frizzle Chicken Farmhouse Cafe
The Frizzle Chicken Farmhouse Cafe was an interactive dining experience. They have animatronic farm animals that move and sing while you’re dining. It’s fun, kid friendly and the food is so good!
I was so impressed with everything we did on our trip to Pigeon Forge, TN! This was one of our most fun family adventures to date.
We love getting out in nature whenever we visit the mountains, but with the Great Smoky Mountains as a backdrop to everything we did, I still felt like we got to experience the great outdoors. Pigeon Forge is truly a unique place you just have to experience with the family.
