Amusement Park in Watauga, North Carolina

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Updated October 31, 2026

Tweetsie Railroad

Amusement Park

Blowing Rock, NC

Tweetsie Railroad combines a three-mile historic steam train ride with live Wild West entertainment, amusement rides, shows, and an included Deer Park Zoo.

  • Families seeking a Wild West-themed amusement park
  • Visitors wanting a historic steam locomotive train ride
  • Families with toddlers seeking animal feeding and relaxed activities at Deer Park Zoo

Land of Oz

Amusement Park

Beech Mountain, NC

Land of Oz offers a three-quarter-mile immersive Oz journey featuring 44,000 gold-glazed Yellow Brick Road bricks and live characters.

  • fans of The Wizard of Oz seeking an immersive theatrical experience
  • families visiting Beech Mountain during the September Autumn at Oz festival
  • visitors interested in historic theme-park preservation

Whistle Pig Adventure Park

Amusement Park

Blowing Rock, NC

Sky Valley Zip Tours offers a 10-line canopy tour with a 1,600-foot zipline, swinging bridge, and 45-foot cliff rappel near Boone and Blowing Rock.

  • Families seeking guided mountain ziplining
  • Children ages 4 and up needing a dedicated kids course
  • Couples or groups seeking nighttime ziplining

Doc's Rocks Gem Mine

Amusement Park

Blowing Rock, NC

Doc's Rocks Gem Mine offers Appalachian gemstone mining, dinosaur-themed 9-hole mini-golf, and geology programs taught by staff geologists and paleontologists.

  • Families seeking gem mining and mini-golf in Blowing Rock
  • Visitors interested in Appalachian gemstones, fossils, or arrowheads
  • School groups needing geology-focused field trips

Tomahawk Hill

Amusement Park

Blowing Rock, NC

Tomahawk Hill is an adventure sports center in Blowing Rock, open 10 a.m.–6 p.m. on Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

  • Adventure sports in Blowing Rock

Challenge Towers

Amusement Park

Todd, NC

Challenge Towers is ACCT-accredited and handles challenge-course design, installation, inspections, maintenance, and training.

  • Organizations planning a new challenge course
  • Commercial operators developing zip lines or canopy tours
  • Camps adding gravity zips, point-to-point ziplines, or mini zip tours

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FAQ

Which Watauga County attraction has a historic train ride?

Tweetsie Railroad has two narrow-gauge steam locomotives and a three-mile mountain train loop, along with Wild West shows and amusement rides.

What amusement activities are suitable for younger children?

Tweetsie's Deer Park includes animal feeding and relaxed activities, while Whistle Pig's kids zipline course serves children ages 4 and up. Children under 10 may not meet the requirements for Whistle Pig's standard canopy tour.

Is Land of Oz open year-round?

The listed Autumn at Oz experience takes place across three September weekends, so it is not a year-round fully functioning theme park.

How much does mini-golf cost at Doc's Rocks?

Doc's Rocks lists its nine-hole dinosaur-themed Paleo Putt-Putt at $8 per person. School field trips start at $10 plus tax per student and include an ore bag and custom lecture.

Are there height, age, or accompanying-adult rules at these attractions?

Tweetsie notes ride height, age, size, weight, and accompanying-adult requirements, and Whistle Pig has separate requirements for its kids course and standard canopy tour. Check the attraction's current rules before booking.