WildSide Adventure Park

Why go: The MegaZip is a single continuous cable running 5,771 feet at up to 55 miles per hour, and four riders can launch side by side and race it.

About WildSide Adventure Park

WildSide opened in 2024 on 900 acres of mountain above Pigeon Forge, created by the family behind Anakeesta in Gatlinburg. It is a purpose built adventure park rather than a single attraction bolted onto a gift shop, and the scale shows: more than eighteen miles of trail and roughly 1,500 feet of elevation change across the property.

The signature ride is the MegaZip, which opened in April 2025 and is billed as the longest zipline in America. It launches from 2,472 feet of elevation and runs 5,771 feet on one uninterrupted cable, dropping over a thousand feet at speeds reaching 55 miles per hour. There are four lanes side by side, so a group launches together and races rather than queuing to go one at a time.

The UTV tours run on private trails built for the purpose and never shared with hikers or bikers. The fleet is Can-Am, in two, four and six seat configurations, and four named trails climb from the arrival area to ridgeline overlooks through creek crossings, rock and mud. You drive your own vehicle in a guided convoy rather than riding as a passenger.

There is also a full mountain bike park with twenty one trails from green through double black, a jump park, a dual slalom course, and the MildSide, a multi use trail open to hikers and e-bikes. Everything runs out of BaseCamp, the arrival hub with check in, restrooms, lockers, retail and first aid, with the WheelHouse alongside it handling bike rentals, repairs and showers.

Purchase Advance Tickets

We partner with GetYourGuide to offer tickets for WildSide Adventure Park. A few advantages that GetYourGuide offer:

• Competitive Pricing. Compare against buying direct before you book.
• Cancellation Policy. Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund for most destinations.
• Reserve Now and Pay Later. Keep your travel plans flexible, book your spot and pay nothing today.
• Multiple Venues. No need to go from website to website buying tickets. Just get them from GetYourGuide.

When you click on our links to GetYourGuide, we receive a small commission when you buy a ticket. This helps us keep My Smoky Mountain Guide up and running. Check availability and buy your tickets with our handy widgets now!

MegaZip

UTV Tours

Getting to WildSide Adventure Park

The turn is off the Pigeon Forge Parkway onto Conner Heights Road, by the gas station at the southern end of the strip. Follow it up, then bear left before Big Rock Dude Ranch to stay on Mills Creek Road, and a little over a mile further along you reach the arched WildSide entrance. From there a paved road leads up to BaseCamp and the parking area. It is about six minutes off the Parkway and roughly fifteen from the national park, and the drive itself is a decent preview of the terrain. Worth knowing that the map pin on the park’s own website plots in downtown Pigeon Forge rather than on the mountain, so navigate by the street address.

Why Choose WildSide Adventure Park

Pigeon Forge has ziplines and it has UTV rentals, but almost all of them operate on a few acres wedged between other businesses. WildSide is a different proposition, and the difference is mostly a question of land.

• Nine hundred acres of private mountain. The trails are theirs, purpose built, and not shared with the public, which is why the UTV routes climb rather than loop.
• The zipline is one ride, not a course. Rather than a canopy tour of short hops with platforms in between, this is a single mile long cable. You launch once and stay on it.
• Four lanes side by side. A family of four goes together and races instead of taking turns and comparing notes at the bottom.
• You drive the UTV yourself. Guided convoy, capped at eight guest vehicles, with a ride along option for anyone who would rather not take the wheel.
• Three sports on one property. Zipline, UTV and a genuine mountain bike park with twenty one trails, so a group with different appetites can split up and meet back at BaseCamp.
• Built by an operator with a track record. The team behind it built and still runs Anakeesta, which is a fair indication of how the place is maintained.

Must Do

Two of these are the reason most people drive up the mountain. The rest are what keeps them there for the afternoon.

• The MegaZip. A twenty minute ride up the mountain in a rugged vehicle, a short practice zip to test the gear, then 5,771 feet down one cable over the ridgeline with Pigeon Forge laid out below you. Braking is yours to control, so you can go flat out or take the view.
• Stairway to Heaven. The most demanding of the UTV routes and the one that runs straight to the summit for the best view on the property.
• Bootlegger Basin. The winding trail out of BaseCamp that every UTV tour starts on, and the section where most first timers work out what the vehicle can do.
• The bike park. Twenty one trails from green to double black, plus a jump park that steps up from Baby Bear to a seven foot wooden drop on Papa Bear.
• The MildSide trail. Roughly eight miles of multi use trail for anyone who wants the mountain at walking or e-bike pace instead of at 55 miles per hour.
• Ride with a Guide. A seat in the guide’s vehicle for anyone who cannot drive or does not want to, so nobody in the group has to sit the tour out.

What to Expect

Requirements differ sharply between the zipline and the UTV tours, and the park is stricter than most about a few things, so read this before you book rather than after.

• MegaZip requirements. Riders must be at least 10 years old, between 48 and 82 inches tall, and between 50 and 260 pounds. A legal guardian must be present for anyone under 18.
• UTV requirements. Drivers must be 18 or older and present a valid driver’s license, and must be able to sit belted against the backrest, hold the wheel with both hands and reach the pedals. Passengers must be at least 36 inches tall. Drivers may swap once at a designated stop, but the second driver must be licensed and checked in beforehand.
• Closed toe shoes are mandatory on every activity. Sandals, flip flops, open toes and bare feet are all turned away, and skirts are not permitted on the zipline.
• Health exclusions are broad. Heart conditions, back injuries, vertigo, inner ear conditions and pregnancy all rule out participation, and mobility assist devices are not permitted on activities.
• Check in 45 minutes early. The park asks for 45 minutes in some places and 30 in others, so 45 covers you either way. Waivers can be signed online in advance and one waiver covers every activity in a visit.
• Budget two hours per activity. The park recommends leaving two hours between experiences, so doing both the zipline and a UTV tour is a half day.
• Expect dust and mud. The UTV tour in particular is dusty enough that regular riders bring a bandana, and the park’s own guidance warns about dust, wind and spray.
• Restrooms are at BaseCamp only. There are none on the trails or at the zipline launch, so go before you roll out.
• Lockers are at BaseCamp for valuables, and cellphones are on the prohibited list for the zipline itself. Drones and selfie sticks are banned outright.
• It runs rain or shine. Tours cancel only for genuine danger such as lightning, high wind or extreme cold. Weather cancellations are handled with a voucher valid up to a year rather than a refund, though a GetYourGuide booking carries its own twenty four hour cancellation for a full refund.
• Bring a sealed drink. Open containers are not allowed on UTV tours. You may bring your own food and non alcoholic drinks to BaseCamp, and small coolers are fine there.
• Showers are available at the WheelHouse, which matters more than it sounds after a dusty tour.

Nearby in Pigeon Forge

• Pigeon Forge Racing Coaster. A side by side racing coaster on Conner Heights Road, the same turn off the Parkway you take to reach the mountain.
• Big Rock Dude Ranch at Ponderosa. Guided horseback riding on Little Cove Road, and the landmark you pass on the drive in.
• Smoky Mountain Alpine Coaster. A long gravity fed coaster on Wears Valley Road where riders set their own speed on the way down.
• Rowdy Bear’s Smoky Mountain Funpark. A mountain glider, year round tubing and a coaster gathered on one Parkway property.

Explore More

My Smoky Mountain Guide Pigeon Forge is a great resource for finding things to do and places to eat.

• Pigeon Forge Food & Beverage Guide. Restaurants, dinner shows, breweries, distilleries, and eateries throughout Pigeon Forge, from sit-down meals to grab-and-go stops.
• Pigeon Forge Outdoor Adventure. Mountain coasters, UTV rentals, rafting, helicopter tours, and other ways to experience the Smokies from outdoors.
• Pigeon Forge Attractions. Museums, escape rooms, mini-golf, arcades, and other family-friendly stops across the city.
• Pigeon Forge Entertainment. Dinner shows, live music, comedy, magic, and theater experiences throughout Pigeon Forge.