Everyone is familiar with theme parks or amusement parks, but have you ever heard of an adventure park? Adventure park is a place where family can come to explore and discover the outdoors. The Foxfire Mountain Adventure Park is famous for that, located 12 miles outside the city limits of Gatlinburg , Sevierville or Pigeon Forge.
It is a family oriented adventure park that has beautiful easy to moderate trails. This trails will lead you across multiple unique bridges from log to covered and cable bridges, including America’s Longest Swinging Bridge with gorgeous vistas and awesome waterfalls.
"Whispering Winds Covered Bridge", is home to thousands of wishes where you can hang a wish to blow in the winds of prosperity.
You will write your wish on this colorful ribbon and tie it to the ceiling of the covered wishing
bridge. Then ring the gong to alert the gnomes and grant your wish.
There were probably a thousand such wishes tied to this bridge.
Then you are going on a trail that leads to this amazing waterfalls - the Lost Mine Falls.
There is smaller Cliffhanger Swinging Bridge—only 30 feet long but which goes over the top of the falls, so you can peer 60 feet below into the pooling water.
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| Walking on top of the waterfalls on a swinging bridge is quite an adventure! |
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I would love to add my wish to the thousands of wishes to blow in the wind of prosperity. My kids would love the swinging bridge. I've been to Gatlinburg so many times yet I've never heard of this. Next time we go, I'm visiting this beautiful adventure park.
ReplyDeleteWe just recently found this adventure park, we've been to East TN for about 5 years already. And this is our first visit to out of curiosity when I see on the ads that the Longest Swinging Bridge is located here. No second thought we made a trip right away we had a blast!
DeleteI have never been on a swinging bridge like that but it seems like a great way to explore the area. I am not near there but will keep it as a destination I would go to.
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a wonderful experience. I would love to visit one day. Your photos are so breathtaking.
ReplyDeleteI never heard of an adventure park but this sounds like a fabulous destination. I know my kids would love to explore a place like this!!
ReplyDeleteI don't know if I could do the bridge but that waterfall and canopy for resting looks pretty inviting. Looks like a really cool and beautiful place to visit and be outdoors.
ReplyDeleteYes the waterfalls is my favorite too, we like to do an adventure hike and this is one of my favorite.
DeleteI've never heard of this place, but I'd love to go! I would hang up my wish, walk across that bridge, and lay in the hammocks!
ReplyDeletehubby and I love to explore and travel. we have never heard of this spot but would totally add this to our bucket list of travel destinations. everything looks perfect and cozy.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful place to explore. I would love to see that covered bridge with all of the wishes hanging from it.
ReplyDeleteI love going on beautiful excusions like this one. You took some amazing photos of your experience.
ReplyDeleteThank you we love going on an adventure.
DeleteThe scenes in this attraction look very photogenic and Instagrammable. I love how the falls look in the background. It has a comforting vibe to the senses.
ReplyDeleteI agree I have tons of selfie's with the nature in my background.
DeleteIt's such a lovely place to go to for a day of hiking and relaxing! I love the bridge, it's so beautiful and I like the fact that you can hang your wishes there too. The trail to the waterfalls is really worth it!
ReplyDeleteI would love everything about this adventure. The bridge scares me, but I do love it.
ReplyDeleteI guess it looks like scary on the picture but its pretty much sturdy in person.
DeleteI have never heard of this place. This looks like a great outdoors summer activities with the kids or without. The bridge looks scary.
ReplyDeleteThe trail to the waterfall looks amazing.
There's so many activities for the whole family in this park. Hiking, zip lining, rock climbing you name it!
DeleteYou guys are well-travellers, love all your adventures. We're going to Gatlinburg Tennessee next week, any tips sis?
ReplyDeleteThank you sis I am pretty sure you and your family will have a great time. Stop by to Pigeon Forge and take photos with the up-side-down building with your family and visit Titanic as well. Check out the Smoky Mountain coupon if you plan to go to any of the attractions. I highly recommend the Clingmans Dome you'll see the Smokies mountain in a 360 view. Bring sweater and jeans it can be cooler on top :) Have fun sis.
DeleteI love the idea of this place!! Those ribbons look so beautiful together and I would love to write a wish on there and just take photos all day long.
ReplyDeleteIt was really fun writing your wish and hang it to the ceiling. Its make you believe about the fairy :)
DeleteThe wishing bridge is cute though, everyone should visit this park at least once.
ReplyDeleteMy husband wants to go back to Gatlinburg this year, this would be a great stop to ad to our trip! The water falls look amazing!
ReplyDeleteThis part of Tennessee has so much to offer for nature lover. I am so glad we live an hour away from this. We come here almost every weekend. We are so spoiled by nature!
DeleteI love adventure parks however, this is the first time I learned about this. Definitely a nature loves would love this. I hope I can visit on my own pretty soon.
ReplyDeleteDoes it cost anything to go on the bridge & hike & write your wish?
ReplyDeleteDose this place still exist? Sounds like fun!
ReplyDeleteHow many miles is it to hike to the wishing bridge?
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