Chattanooga Family Trip 2026

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Cliffs Notes for anyone who wants the shape of the trip without the full planning doc. Full detail is one tap away if you want it.

📅 Sat Jul 4 – Sat Jul 11 🏕 The Summit · Bryant, AL 👥 11 people · 3 families

San Antonio Markells (Matt, Kate, Josh, Rachel) · North Port FL Wolcotts · Arcadia FL Wolcotts — three sibling families, three cabins, one lake.

The Week

Sat Jul 4	Arrive at the cabin	Burgers & dogs
Sun Jul 5	Downtown walking tourfree, self-paced	Dinner Out #1
Mon Jul 6	Foster Falls swimCentral time, no early alarm	Low-country boil
Tue Jul 7	Raccoon Mountain caving58°F underground — the heat-break day	Walking tacos
Wed Jul 8	Barnsley sporting claysmorning only, home to relax	Baked chicken
Thu Jul 9	Ocoee rafting✅ booked11:45 AM ET · #359376355 · waiver required	Pulled pork
Fri Jul 10	Lookout MountainRuby Falls · Rock City · Incline	Dinner Out #2
Sat Jul 11	Depart	—

⚡ The only things everyone needs to know:

Ocoee waiver — everyone rafting Thursday needs this done beforehand: ubok.me/5xeaz3/2
The cabin — The Summit, 395 County Road 159, Bryant AL 35958. Guest portal / check-in info
Cabin is Central Time — Chattanooga-area activities (Ocoee, Barnsley, caving, Lookout) are Eastern, an hour ahead. Foster Falls is the one exception, also Central.

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📋 Full Trip Guideday-by-day detail, weather, logistics 🎯 Activitiesbookings, prices, what to bring 🍳 Meals & Shoppingrecipes, quantities, who's buying what 🚗 Markell Travelour drive only 🎒 Packing Listinteractive checklist