Amazing experience! Our tour guides were very friendly. Will for sure come again :) Will definitely bring my girlfriend this time

Plus: everyone was pleasant and zip lines were safe and fun. Minus: horseback riding was ok...horses are enclosed on both sides of the "trails" with snow fence and rope. No scenic views, just crisscrossing the same paths over and over. OK ride for someone with no experience, but bland. read more

We had an amazing ride we really appreciated the guidance from Kevin & Presli!!! Would highly recommend checking this out

I followed all the instructions online to reserve a larger horse because my weight was 230 lbs. Unfortunately, on the day of our visit, new medications had caused my weight to increase significantly and I was over the maximum weight allowed. The staff was very concerned about my privacy and were very polite when giving me the news. I'm very glad that you have weight limits and you enforce them. The entire staff is truly caring and respectful and that is hard to find these days. read more

My wife left with a broken arm. They placed her on a mule that tripped over his own feet. When she complained they said that is what he does and that they didn't have another horse to give her. Yet they have a whole stable. Horrible guide, horrible place. The accident actually happened as she was getting off of the mule, sa it decide to walk away from the unloading platform as she was getting off. I guess our guide couldn't be bothered to make sure the mule was standing still. At one point with 20 minutes or so left the mule ran into the woods with my wife and she wanted off. I yelled to the instructor that she wanted off but was ignored. Takes for nothing guys. THe doctors say my wife will never have the same amount of motion i her arm again. This was for her birthday, so that got totally ruined. read more

Great time doing all the activities. We really enjoyed our day here. Highly recommend. read more

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My husband and I took a trip up to Tennessee for our 10 year anniversary and we decided to do some fun activities while there. We found this Ranch Less that 10 minutes away from our cabin and fell in LOVE! There are soooo many things to do, it could be a entire day full of fun and adventure! I was pretty sick at the start of our trip, so we only were able to do the horseback riding and zip lining! The horses were so absolutely beautiful and you could tell they were well taken care of and loved! The zip line experience was so fun! Zip lining THROUGH and up and down mountains was incredible (especially being from flat ole Florida. haha) We have decided to make a yearly trip up to Sevierville and we can't wait to go back to Jayell Ranch and spend an entire day there! Thank you for the endless memories for our 10 year wedding anniversary! read more

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Literally CANNOT say enough good things about this place this is our second year coming and it did not disappoint! I literally cannot get over some of these "I cant believe I'm not the center of the Universe" reviews! It's a busy place plenty to do, yes you may have to wait. But it's soooo fun! And great staff! read more

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The wait for this place is absolutely ridiculous and a farce of a farm! Be prepared to spend at least half of your day or all of your day waiting for your activity. We called ahead of time and were told it was an hour wait. We arrive and the lines are a hot mess. There is no organization or clarification as to which line is which. We figured it out by watching the confusion on other customers faces. The first line is to sign a waiver on an iPad that was disgustingly filthy. There was no hand sanitizer anywhere and the two young ladies working this station were very rude, not helpful, at all, and definitely weren't sanitizing the iPads or the pens. After each of us signed in, we were then told the wait was two and a half hours long. The next line was to actually pay for your excursions. This lady was more pleasant than the first two & after paying, she told me the wait was now three hours long. Now, I have no idea what transpired in ten minutes for the wait to exceed another hour but evidently something. In order to shorten this review, we ended up waiting SIX HOURS, yes Honey, six to ride an exhausted horse who's hooves were obviously sore. My sister went the day before we did and waited six hours as well. We thought her day was just a bad day but apparently raking in the dough, instead of planning an efficient schedule for paying customers and with slotted times for the animals to rest isn't best business practices. They have two toilets for the entire farm and there were flies blowing the trash cash and toilet. I was afraid to pull down my pants!! It was trifling. There were huge, massive, rats running throughout the stables feasting on piles of horse feces as well. The horses were tired and overworked but absolutely beautiful, which resulted in the one star rating I gave. I felt the star was more than generous. They asked us repeatedly to tip the guide, Chrissy but I honestly couldn't figure out what we were tipping her for. We were trying to ask questions about the horses we were riding prior to starting the trail and she gave one word answers as she walked past each of us She wasn't friendly, seemed extremely irritated, and was upset with a lady who's house kept wondering off to eat grass, as if the paying customer knew how to control the horse. I'm sure the horse was starving. Bottom line, this place is a cluster-f**k & the workers could careless how long your wait is or how gross their facilities are. Avoid it at all costs! There are plenty of other horse riding facilities in Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, save your vacation day with your family and enjoy it instead of spending your day at this dump. read more

Went here for my birthday and my first time ATV riding andz zipling best time of my life! Kevin and Gabriel were so cool and friendly they made sure my group felt safe comfortable and secure while having fun. read more

We were excited to try the ATV and I will start with the negatives. If you do this facility plan for at least three hours or more. They say they have tours leaving every 25 minutes but we waited an hour and a half. by the time we checked in. We got there by 930 and they opened at 9 so by the time we did the waivers( you can do before online), get in payment line and then atv check in it was like 1015. We didn't start the ride until 1130! There were people after us, who were told it would be three hours and they had already waited in line and paid. Some left they were so angry. We got started and we had to stop because i had four kids on the atv and then there were four of us in the UTV. My 13 year old niece was driving with my 11 year old daughter and she fell off because my niece was too little for this atv in one of the turns. It says you should not operate less than 16 years old on the atv but they allow 13. I would not recommend it because as a 42 year old, I had to drive and put her in the utv and it was challenging for me with no experience. The dust was awful, i wish it had rained. When you leave from here plan to go back to your room and wash! We were all covered with dust. So the positive, the teenagers had a blast and the trails were very difficult for them and even my husband the difficulty level was good. read more

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The allure of having multiple activities in one place was enough to make me overlook the terrible reviews. BIG MISTAKE!!!! The convenience of having multiple activities in one place did not translate at Jayell Ranch. As much as I would like to blame a terrible experience on the holiday weekend, this establishment just failed miserably at servicing their patrons. Below is our July Forth 2020 weekend experience in detail. The short review is that despite having mostly good employees, this business is extremely disorganized and a total money grab. My party of six spent an entire day completing two activities that should have taken three to four hours. Word to the wise...avoid at all cost!!! Otherwise, you will likely waste time and money better spent elsewhere. My party of six arrived thirty minutes before opening to an already long line. After waiting about forty-five minutes to pay for horseback riding and ATV tours we were told head in the direction of our activities. No indication of the possible wait time. My group headed to sign-in to the ATV's first only to be told we were group eleven. Each ATV tour is at least forty-five minutes with only about two tours going out per hour so we were already at minimum looking at five hour wait for the ATV's. Since there was such a long wait we then went to sign-in for the horseback riding which was not such a long wait. We decided to complete the horseback riding while waiting for the ATV's. My only complaint with the horseback riding was that the riding instructor rushed her portion of the session. The extremely rushed instructions ruined the first portion of our outing because the group of first time riders could not control the horses. The lack of experience and unruly horses led to panic during the first stretch of the trail. One of the first time riders was so uncomfortable with her horse that she asked to go back to the stalls and didn't complete the riding session. Despite the initial chaos, the guide that took us out was extremely professional and kept the riders calm. He reassured us that the horses were just a bit antsy and would calm down once they began riding the trail. The horses did calm down and the remaining ride was uneventful thanks to our riding guide (can't remember his name but he's in the pictures below). After we completed our ride we headed back to the ATV section that was completely chaotic. There were no guides giving any direction and new groups were signing in. The last group to sign in was number twenty three. With all the disorganized madness, there was no way group twenty three would be able to ride before closing. However, there were still people in line unknowingly paying for ATV tours that would not be able to ride the same day. The employees were advertising a three to five hour wait which should have been advertised as a six to eight hour wait. But the end goal was clear, cash in on as many unsuspecting tourists as possible. There were even a few groups that returned from the day before trying to complete their ATV tour sessions that led to even more confusion and extended the wait. After about six hours we finally set out on our ATV tour. The terrain was very rough but enjoyable. The views for the picture stop were pretty great as well. Our instructor was young but very knowledgeable and attentive. He did an excellent job. With the e exception of the horseback riding instructor guide, all the guides were very professional, knowledgeable and attentive. But they could not make up for the overall experience. This is a tourist trap. It would have been better to go to separate establishments to complete each activity because the convenience of having multiple activities in one place did not translate at Jayell Ranch. read more

Jayell Ranch - ATV Rentals/Tours Near Me - Sevierville, Tennessee

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My sisters and I had an absolute blast ATVing with Jodi. But this place is so great because when we went to leave our car wouldn't start. The crew at the ranch didn't hesitate to help us girls get our car jumped and we where able to be on our way. Jayell Ranch is so fun and also has incredible hospitality. P.S. thank you Ice Cream Man read more

Awesome ride. Tour guide was very cautious and kept the group under control and safe.

Price is borderline prohibitive but the kids did the ATV tours and really enjoyed it. Plenty for the smaller kids to do while waiting for the older ones to get back - animals, slide, small zip line, etc. Checking in was very slow. Probably took 20+ minutes. Parking lot is tight and disorganized. read more

The staff here needs to be better organized unfortunately we had to wait well over an hour for our appointment. They failed to give us the required wrist band for our group and refused to take accountability for it. Only come here if you don't have anything else planned in your schedule because it will take you all day (mainly waiting). read more

The reviews don't lie their is a wait however after seeing for myself I get it. We came to do horseback riding and arrived shortly after they opened. It took two minutes to fill out our waivers. We then had to stand in the payment line for about twenty minutes. The waivers had to be reviewed and everyone had to be weighed to make sure not to kill the horses lol. After weigh-in and payment you check in at the stable. After watching the amount of work it takes to find a proper horse for each person, check and ensure the saddle water up the horse get an entire group on each individual horse and give a proper briefing, it literally takes time. I saw lots of complaints but after seeing for myself I get it. It's a lot of work for the keepers and the horses deserve good treatment so it just takes time. Don't come with an attitude come with patience, we had a great time read more

Jayell Ranch - ATV Rentals/Tours Near Me - Sevierville, Tennessee

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Leslie, Lanie and Rylee were honestly the best. I have never experienced such great customer and compassion as I did today by these ladies. I had been to the counter atleast 15 times haha and each time they helped me more and more making accommodations for all my family to be able to ride together during our reservation time. They never once showed any frustration trying to get us all together every approach at the window. You ladies rock and everytime my family and I come to pigeon forge we will always make sure to give you guys our service!!! If I could give 10 stars these ladies deserve it read more

They had a lot of fun activities, but were severely understaffed. Took about 15 minutes of waiting in line to sign a waiver, then they move you to a 45 minute line where they literally confirm that you signed a waiver, then they move you to another 45 minute line where you provide proof that you had your waiver verified and ultimately buy your tickets. Then you wait in line to put your name in for the activity you signed up for. I wish I was kidding. Part of the problem was that each station was staffed by a single person. They had two people working the zip lines, and when we went to put our name in line they were both our with a group, so we couldn't even do other activities while we waited to get in that line. They were busy, so they probably have little incentive to change, but with all the options in the area we certainly won't be back to this one. read more

I was asked by a guide what we came for the rides or the show. Def was the show. The guides def make you feel at ease, safe, and are super entertaining. We had Ed as our guide for horseback riding and he was super kind and made jokes. For zip li i g we had Colby and Ernie who were super awesome. We had 2 newbies in the group and they took some extra time to make sure they knew what they were doing. They were so good by the second line my nephew ran and jumped. I loved the experience and can't wait to go back tomorrow for atvs. Customer service from start to finish was excellent. Side note not all customers wore masks and if that's a thing for you just stay masked up and keep sanitizer. Wasn't something we had control of. But I still HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS. read more

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WARNING: ATV EXPERIENCE NOT SAFE FOR KIDS! The Jayell Ranch advertises that their ATVs are safe for kids as young as 12 years old to drive, but there is more that parents need to know. My 12 year old was very excited to go with his dad and drive an ATV as part of a guided tour. It is plainly written on their website that 12 year olds can drive independently. I even texted with the ranch to confirm that experience was not needed. It seems reasonable that if they are going to permit inexperienced drivers, then some basic riding information might be reviewed, however the guide simply pointed out the location of the brakes and gas to each participant and began the tour. In under a minute, my son hit a ditch and flipped the ATV. In a flash, my husband realized he couldn't even physically go to him because no one had bothered to review how to put the ATV into park. At least the guide did respond quickly. My son has large scrapes on his elbow, forearm, leg, and torso. No first aid care was offered before he continued the ride as a passenger on my husband's ATV. Not only did the ranch still charge us for two ATVs, but they emailed a bill for the damages 45 minutes later, while the tour was still in progress. My husband was unaware of this because he wasn't actively checking his email, but he did note at the conclusion of the tour that the ATV was unmoved from the location where my son left it. Exactly how damages and appropriate charges were assessed when the vehicle wasn't even moved is unclear and suspicious. What is clear is that Jayell Ranch's priority is profit and not the safety of their visitors. AFTER the 75 minute ride, a band-aid was offered to my son. The size and number of the scrapes on his body would require an entire box worth of band-aids. No one even bothered to speak with my husband in person about the ATV "damages". We discovered the email two days later when we returned home from our trip. I strongly advise visitors, especially parents, to consider our experience before spending time or money at Jayell Ranch. Note: I am not from CA and do not know why Yelp is identifying me as such. read more

Visit here every time I'm in TN. Love the improvements but be prepared to stand in line even if you purchase online.

loved this ranch, lots for a family to go and have fun! all the Jayell team were so friendly and helpful, we did the train and it was awesome, loved the birds and the monkey was a hoot. The kids loved the rip line and play area, loved the utv trail ride! totally recommend read more

I absolutely do not recommend this trail ride. I am sure this place is regulated by some sort of health standards or animal rights agency, but from what I saw, they need to do better. The horses were dirty and didn't appear to be taken care of. I've been on many rides at various places and never have I seen horses that didn't appear to be cleaned. All of the horses seemed so old I felt bad for riding them. They didn't appear to have enough room to adequately take care of the horses they had on the ranch either. Maybe they had a barn to protect the horses from the cold, but i never saw one. The horses were also a bit cranky. They kept bucking up on us. The saddles only had one strap tying them to the horse. I'm used to two. They didn't seem concerned about rider safety, as they didn't require helmets on the ride either. There was a 5 year old boy in our group who had never ridden. His momma wanted him to ride with her and they said no. They didn't even have his saddle on right because it kept sliding the whole ride. Then we would have to stop. Then the horses would get cranky with one another. Another part that seemed careless to me was when our path intersected with the four wheeler group. I guess the horses are used to the noise by now, but it sure seemed like an opportunity for the horses to get spooked when we were waiting for the four wheelers to pass. It certainly was an opportunity for them to get nippy with the horses around them when we stopped. The guide never told us anything about where we were riding or any kind of interaction with our group. Everyone there was nice and friendly. I have no complaints there. I would just look into a different group next time. read more

Highly recommend coming here for an awesome view and fun ride! We rented a UTV since I was a little nervous about riding a four wheeler and I'm glad we did because the trails were more advanced in my opinion but super fun. Our guide was also awesome. We will definitely be back! read more

Jayell Ranch - The view - ATV Rentals/Tours Near Me - Sevierville, Tennessee

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Amazing place to spend the day! My 6 yo son and husband did the zip lining with their guides Royce and Toni. Absolutely fabulous doesn't begin to describe how incredible they were! We all rode the horses and did the bird and monkey encounter. All the workers were very pleasant! All facilities were clean and the food was good. Plenty of free activities for the kids too! read more

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We made a reservations for horseback riding for our family of 4. They were running hours behind schedule. Even with our reservations, they could not honor a time close to what we had reserved. the manager offered a refund. After discussing our options as a family, we decided to take the refund. When we went back up to the counter the manager said she changed her mind and didn't want to offer a refund anymore and did not give a reason. After arguing at the desk she finally gave the refund. we wasted 3 hours of a short vacation at this place. i learned later that they often run many hours behind schedule. I don't know why more people don't leave reviews on their bad experiences here because there are plenty. ZERO STARS. DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY read more

If you're on a relaxing family vacation don't come here because it will just raise your blood pressure. We reserved a 1:45 horse ride. Had to wait in line forever to check in and then had to wait again for 30 minutes to do the ride. They tell you to come 15 minutes early but you definitely need to go earlier than that... actually I'd recommend not going at all. Half of our group got stuck in the reservation line for over 30 minutes and missed the ride. They ultimately had to wait 90 minutes after their reserved time to ride because of the lack of care and customer service displayed here. When expressing concerns to the employees and letting them know that they were on site and unable to make it through the line they didn't care. We wanted to do the ride as a group, which is why we reserved a time slot together and showed up prior to our time only to be split up and frustrated at no fault of our own. The horses are overworked and the trail is lackluster compared to others I've done just to add to things. Trying to spend time and make memories with your family? Don't try to do it here. read more

I am giving this place three stars. My boyfriend took me here on my birthday during our trip. It was a weekday, so it wasn't busy at all. There were maybe ten other customers there. I would say it's usually busy during other times. The prices are a little steep for the experience in my opinion. Also, the staff is kind of iffy. When we first got there, we paid for horse back riding and 3 zip lines. We asked where we should go to first and they said it didn't matter either was fine. We chose zip lining as there was a large group at horseback. There was literally no one zip lining and the people working the zip line told us to do horseback first as it was what they "recommended". We went over to horseback and they wrote down our name to add to "the line" and sent us back to zip lining. The guys who took us zip lining were okay. One was super informative and seemed to actually enjoy his job. The other seemed like he would rather be doing anything that what he was doing at that time. Barely spoke other to tell you to go and was not friendly at all. When we got to the horseback riding, they had machinery working on the trail which made the horses frightened. They also outright told you some of the horses weren't that friendly, including my own. Not sure why they would give horses that are hard to handle to inexperienced riders, but okay then. The guide was pretty understanding but also sort of expected people to know what to do even if they were not experienced. They also really really really push you to tip all of your "guides" no matter how the service is. They also don't follow COVID guidelines. No one wears a mask and social distancing is not practiced. Parking was fine for us as I said it wasn't busy, however it definitely would be a pretty tight place if busy. Overall, a fun experience, but I won't go back to this place unless some staffing and pricing changes were to be made. read more

This place is awful. The prices are ridiculous, our rides were over an hour late for each tour. The ATV guide took us on a "maintenance " trail that was way over the groups skill level and one member had to jump of her 4wheeler which then slowly rolled and rested near a tree. Afterwards they charged for a damaged ATV. Don't give these crooks your money. read more

We had a fun time horseback riding at this ranch. I was with my husband and 3 of my kids. They told us the wait was 1.5 hours after checking in. They ended up calling us much sooner. One of my son's is 5. They matched him up with the perfect calm horse Chief which I appreciated feeling he was in good hands. The cost is reasonable especially if you grab a coupon to use. The live band was a nice treat while you wait. There are also swings to enjoy while waiting. read more

The scales were off by 25 pounds so my family couldn't enjoy the horseback ride even though we met the requirements DO NOT COME HERE.

We couldn't even do anything here-after the hour long wait in line to buy tickets, you find out that the atv wait times were 3 1/2 to 4 hours and horseback riding was 2 hours...ridiculous. read more

Basically the whole time you're gonna wait about 4-5 hours to ride horses for a grand total for 30 minutes, the horse ride itself wasn't bad, but the miscommunication between staff and customers and just how unorganized this place is completely killed it, you can do other stuff while you wait, but then you're going to end up paying even more for other things you probably didn't come there to do. read more

This was my first time visiting Tennessee. We decided to tag along with a group of 16 people for our kids spring break 2019. There isn't much diversity but everyone was very friendly. There are several options to choose from. My oldest daughter is adventurous so we got her the $115 combo which included horseback riding, 3 zip lines, and ATV riding. My husband got the ATV ride with a passenger, and I was added as a passenger for extra $30 to the $115 package. You must submit a drivers license and credit card for the ATV. Our total price ended up being around $280. Others in our group paid around $500 or more depending on the packages they chose. We arrived around 10:30 am and didn't leave until 6:00pm. There isn't much to do while waiting for others to complete their activities. There is a snack area that accepts cash only. The kids had fun but it is an all day experience if more than one activity is chosen. The ATV area was a little unorganized. It is recommended to put your name on a waiting list while going complete other activities, however there is no exact time to determine how long the other activities will take. There were several families returning at the same time which seem to cause confusion. Would be better to give specific time windows. Also, several of the ATVs and UTVs were broken and kept breaking down. Because this was my first visit the experience was okay, but if I'm ever in the area again I will probably try another place to see how it compares. read more

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We arrived as walk-ins and purchased tickets for the Monkey and Bird Encounter Train Ride. The cost was $20pp + tax. We had to sign a waiver prior to admission. This can be done on your phone prior to your visit. There was a brief wait before boarding the train therefore we explored the grounds. We spent that time petting and brushing the goats. The train ride took about 1 minute to the animal enclosure. We entered the bird enclosure first. I was surprised how the birds actually landed on our shoulders, head and hands. We were given seeded sticks to feed them at no extra charge. There is one monkey on the premises named Abu. He was rambunctious and ran around to each guest's shoulders and we fed him. Very cute with great photo opportunities. Kelsie was our guide, she was very kind and knowledgeable about the animals. We enjoyed ourselves there! read more

Extremely disappointed in our horseback riding experience. We were a party of 12 people and waited for 3 hours for our horseback riding session. The original time promised was approximately 45 min to 1 hour. It did rain for about 45 minutes so we were pushed behind schedule even more. To make matters worse our actual riding session was only 30 minutes long. We were told it was a 4 mile ride but it wasn't more than a 1.5 miles long. We were visiting from out of state and this was our last day there. Staff was friendly and responsive though, hence the 3 stars. read more

Best experience ever! Staff was very friendly and helpful. We had a young member who was nervous to ride for the first time so a staff took her for a little walk before we headed out. Lots of people here enjoying themselves. Prices were comparable to other ranches in the area. We waited for a little to check in for the ride but no big deal, it was way worth it. The horses seem to be well cared for and are very safe and friendly. read more

The ATV tour was an awesome experience! My boyfriend and I came here and had a blast. We've never experienced anything like this before. Some of the trails were challenging because it had rained the same day earlier but it was so much fun! There were a lot of trails but I do wish we had some more flat ground to go fast. Nate was our tour guide and he was extremely knowledgeable and had great communication. We paid about $130 for both. The ride was all together about an hour. The four wheelers were well kept and had no problems. Cute atmosphere especially if you're into a country mountainy vibe you'll really enjoy it! read more

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Overall a great experience, went for the ATV ride. On arrival they told us it would be around two hours wait, and that was the case. The ride lasted around an hour and then some & you get to drive through the woods and hills. Somewhat treacherous for new drivers however was a fun and exciting course for most. 3/4 through we got to stop at the top of a mountain & take pictures. Highly recommend if you want a thrilling experience! read more

Jayell Ranch - Atv's - ATV Rentals/Tours Near Me - Sevierville, Tennessee

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