Ober Gatlinburg's Wildlife Encounter

Beautiful Bears

We loved visiting. We were guinea pigs to something new they tried and loved it. We got to speak with a few of the workers. The bears (BJ and Peanut) were our favorites. This is a great facility to v...

Ehhh better things to spend money on

Nothing at all exciting. A five minute walk thru a few animal enclosures. They had 3 live bears. That was the highlight. I would not recommend paying extra for that. As it was kinda lame.

This is prison, not a rescue

It’s absolutely sad to see how barren this place is. There’s not enough grass or dirt, just lots of concrete. I suspect that they’re exploiting the bears in the name of “rescue.” A true rescue does N...

Anniversary Outing

If you have never been to Ober Gatlinburg and visited this wildlife retreat, it’s a must. Black bears raccoons, otters hawks , bobcats, they even had a baby beaver that they are nursing back to health...

Wonderful

Once I discovered these animals were rescued, I decided to look. The incline is dangerous, and even though there is a slightly different incline for handicaps, it is still unsafe. My motorized scooter...