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Whitewater Adventure!

While there are kayak, canoe and boat rentals that let you explore the five nearby mountain lakes at a leisurely pace, it’s the whitewater rafting trips that draw more than 20,000 tourists each year with the promise of fun and adventure. The Chattooga River, classified as a national wild and scenic river in 1974, is one of the few remaining free-flowing streams in the Southeast. Group rafting trips or individual canoe or kayaking trips promise wet thrills along the river’s class III, IV and V rapids.

Find the outfitter to guide you through your whitewater adventure or just find the gear to create your own. Either way, memories of your paddling adventure will last a lifetime.

Nantahala Outdoor Center – Chattooga Outpost
NOC

Chattooga River whitewater rafting offers the mild and scenic Section III and the wild and scenic Section IV, two distinct and memorable river trips. The Chattooga delivers breathtaking scenery and treasured whitewater in an unmatched wilderness setting. NOC has been leading trips on this federally-designated Wild and Scenic River since the company’s beginning in 1972.All [...]

Primitive Outback, Inc
Primitive Outback

At Primitive Outback we welcome you in as a member of the family as soon as you arrive. We offer leisurely kayaking trips on the Little Tennessee River.  The river is a gentle lazy moving river where you can sit back and let the river carry you along.  If you are looking for a relaxing, peaceful [...]

Southeastern Expeditions
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Southeastern Expeditions would like to take you on a grand adventure on the Chattooga River, one of the southeast’s premier rivers for whitewater rafting. With spectacular falls and an abundance of wildlife, the Chattooga is one of the top destinations for adventurers and thrill seekers. Southeastern Expeditions offers whitewater rafting, canoe and kayaking trips on the Chattooga [...]

Wildwater Chattooga Adventure Center
Wildwater

As a free flowing river, water levels on the Chattooga vary with the amount of rainfall each season.  The highest water levels and most exciting trips are usually in the Spring and early Summer.  By late Summer and Fall the water level is usually lower and trips are more relaxed and slower ced. Also Z