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Knott's Berry Farm

Camp Snoopy

The PEANUTS-themed family section — the under-48-inch heart of the park and the reason Knott's works for mixed-age families.

  • Attractions1
  • Places to eat0
  • HeadlinerSierra Sidewinder

Camp Snoopy is the park's PEANUTS-themed family land, holding the kid-coaster tier, the camp-themed flats, and the character experiences. It is deliberately scaled to the under-48 crowd that the big parks' height ladders exclude.

For families this section is the difference between a good day and a long one: enough real rides to occupy a full morning at kid scale, with shade, benches, and the stage shows between.

Note on the IP: the PEANUTS characters are licensed property, referenced here factually. The section has been refreshed multiple times over the decades and remains the park's family anchor.

Do not miss

  • The kid-coaster tier
  • Character meets and the family stage
  • Shade and benches at family scale

Camp Snoopy tips

  • Split-party strategy: thrill riders to the Boardwalk, families to Camp Snoopy, reunite at Ghost Town lunch.
  • The camp's rides cluster — a full morning here is easy and short-walk.

Attractions in Camp Snoopy

Sierra Sidewinder

Any height

Roller coaster · 1½ min

The Camp Snoopy spinning family coaster — free-rotating cars through a banked mountain course, the kid-favorite.

Sierra Sidewinder is Camp Snoopy's coaster: small cars that spin freely as they run a banked figure course, combining mild speed with manageable dizziness. It is the archetypal kid coaster — enough motion to thrill a six-year-old, little enough to bore a twelve-year-old, spinning enough to keep both honest.

Tips for Sierra Sidewinder
  • The spin rate depends on load distribution — heavier sides spin more.
  • Multiple laps are the norm; the queue rarely argues.
  • Riders facing backward at dispatch spin more — load accordingly depending on who wants the show.

Nearby

Knott's Berry Farm map See where this land sits All attractions Every ride in Knott's Berry Farm Ghost Town The original 1880s ghost town — real relocated buildings, working artisans, and GhostRider's wooden structure towering over Main Street. Fiesta Village The reimagined Mexican-heritage section, home to classic coasters and the long-running Montezooma's redevelopment.