Wilderness at the Smokies is a waterpark resort in SEVIERVILLE, billed as Tennessee's largest indoor waterpark — the Wild WaterDome — with a second lodge, Stone Hill, across the street, and Soaky Mountain Waterpark directly across the road (a different park, with its own page here; the two are never mixed in these films). All five films on this page are narrated keepers, including the 2026 full tour and two brutally practical stay reviews.

Watch: first looks

3 videos · summaries from the actual guides

Tennessee’s LARGEST Indoor Waterpark | Wilderness At The Smokies FULL TOUR | Sevierville, TN

Adventure Is Out There

Adventure Is Out There's 2026 full tour of Wilderness at the Smokies in Sevierville, billed as Tennessee's largest indoor waterpark resort. The chip wristband works as both room key and waterpark pass; the day covers the Wild WaterDome, the Adventure Forest arcade with bowling and blacklight mini golf, Polka Dot Pots paint-your-own pottery (kiln-fired in a day or two), the Firefly Bar and Grill and the breakfast buffet. Note the arrival building runs two check-ins — the Wyndham desk on the right is a separate brand from the Wilderness desk.

Key takeaways
  • Chip wristband = room key AND waterpark pass
  • Wild WaterDome is billed as Tennessee's largest indoor waterpark
  • Adventure Forest adds bowling, blacklight mini golf and an arcade

Wilderness at the Smokies Complete Walkthrough and Review Stone Hill lodge Sevierville Tennessee

Yankee in the South

Yankee in the South's 2020 stay at Stone Hill Lodge, the Wilderness at the Smokies lodge across the street from the main resort in Sevierville — with Soaky Mountain Waterpark right across the road. Stone Hill has its own outdoor waterpark and splash pad; the walkthrough tours the room and the Wild WaterDome, and is candid that the bathroom is small and dim.

Key takeaways
  • Stone Hill Lodge sits across the street from the main resort
  • It has its own outdoor waterpark and splash pad
  • Soaky Mountain Waterpark is directly across the road

WILDERNESS AT THE SMOKIES RESORT Sevierville Tennessee

Smoky Mountain Family

Smoky Mountain Family's 2022 Wilderness at the Smokies stay does not sugarcoat the logistics: a sprawling multi-building campus, a second check-in across the street, and an economy room that ran about $300 with tax through Groupon. The room itself gets a mixed review — dark furnishings and a grubby microwave — on the way to the waterparks.

Key takeaways
  • Multi-building campus; some guests check in across the street
  • Economy room ran about $300 with tax via Groupon in 2022
  • Room review is mixed: dark decor, one grubby microwave

The resort

The chip wristband works as both room key and waterpark pass. Beyond the WaterDome: the Adventure Forest arcade with bowling and blacklight mini golf, and Polka Dot Pots paint-your-own pottery — kiln-fired in a day or two, or by the next day if you paint before 4 p.m., or shipped home. One arrival detail matters: the building runs two check-ins, and the Wyndham desk is a separate brand from the Wilderness desk.

The expansion

Smoky Mountain Family returned for the Wild WaterDome expansion's opening weekend at Christmas 2023: the Kaleidoscope lazy river and the Ridge Runner, a three-story water coaster with three drops and uphill blasts, billed as the first slide with reverse AquaLucent effects. Bunk suites sleep six, and registered guests also get Adventure Forest passes.

The honest stays

The stay reviews do not sugarcoat the logistics: a sprawling multi-building campus, a second check-in across the street, an economy room at about $300 with tax through Groupon in 2022 with dark furnishings and one grubby microwave — and Stone Hill's small, dim bathroom noted candidly in 2020. Winter stays add a seasonal ice-skating rink. The waterpark access is the point of the stay, and every film agrees on that much.

Sources: the 5 videos on this page, filmed at Wilderness at the Smokies in Sevierville between 2020 and 2026.

Watch: the full set

2 videos · summaries from the actual guides

OPENING WEEKEND! WILDERNESS AT THE SMOKIES WATERPARK EXPANSION! Jaycee's Birthday and Christmastime!

Smoky Mountain Family

Smoky Mountain Family return for the opening weekend of the Wild WaterDome expansion at Christmas 2023: the Kaleidoscope lazy river and the Ridge Runner, a three-story water coaster with three drops and uphill blasts billed as the first slide with reverse AquaLucent effects. Their bunk suite sleeps six, and registered guests also get passes to the Adventure Forest family adventure center.

Key takeaways
  • Filmed on the waterpark expansion's opening weekend, Dec 2023
  • New: Kaleidoscope lazy river and the Ridge Runner water coaster
  • Ridge Runner: three stories, three drops, uphill blasts, reverse light effects

WILDERNESS AT THE SMOKIES RESORT Sevierville Tennessee

Smoky Mountain Family

A Smoky Mountain Family winter return to Wilderness at the Smokies for a January 2023 birthday: the wristband doubles as the room key, a seasonal ice-skating rink is set up on site, and Polka Dot Pots will kiln-fire your pottery by the next day if you paint before 4 p.m. (or ship it home). The new waterpark expansion gets a first peek.

Key takeaways
  • Winter stays add a seasonal ice-skating rink
  • Paint pottery before 4 p.m. and it's kiln-fired by next day (or shipped)
  • The wristband is your room key

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