10/13/2025
Fall break ideas for Chattanooga, TN 🍁🌾✨ I know there will be lots of families visiting over the next few weeks so here’s my recommendations for things to do 🫶🏼
*Note: Be sure to do your own research for hours, fees, locations of the ideas listed 📝
🎃 Pumpkin Patch: Aubie Smith Farm is open everyday for pumpkin picking & kids activities! Check their FB page for updates.
🌾 Fall Festival: Flat Top Mountain Farm will be open every Friday-Sunday for u-pick flowers, tractor rides, corn mazes, pumpkins + more!
🥾Hiking Tours: offers private guided hiking tours with professional photography & transportation included for families, couples, solo travelers & small groups visiting Chattanooga 📸
🚂 Train rides: The Tennessee Valley Railroad has amazing fall train rides going on right now!
✨ Rock City: Visit in the day or night for their Enchanted Pumpkin Patch event going on thru Halloween with kids activities
🍎 Apple Cider: Apple Valley Orchard has donuts, apples, apple cider, local jams. You can walk their orchard while you’re here (not a u-pick farm)
🦙Alpacas: Rosie Mae’s Alpaca Farm has 8 adorable alpacas that you can pet & feed with a coffee shop & boutique! ☕️
🐴 Horseback Riding: Hiwassee Acres is the perfect place to go horseback riding this fall - located 50 min from downtown
🚗 Take a scenic fall drive in the mountains - I love the Ocoee Scenic Byway in fall!
🕹️ Visit the Pinball Museum if you or your kids love video games & nostalgic arcades. you can get an all-day pass 🎟️
🐮 Highland Cows: Book an adorable highland cow farm tour with Blessing Creek Farms 🐄
🍰 Little Debbie Park: Playground with huge little debbie sculptures, a small zip line, pavilions & walking paths. there’s even a Little Debbie Store down the road
🐱Cat Cafe: Spend an hour hanging out & playing with rescue cats at the Naughty Cat Cafe (ages 11+)
🐟Aquarium: Visit the iconic TN Aquarium (a staple riverfront attraction)
☕️ Coffee Flight: On weekdays you can get a coffee flight at Mayfly Coffee on Signal Mountain
🚨FYI Peak fall colors are usually late October/early November 🍁