Ocoee River Water Rafting

Set in the cherokee national forest the ocoee river flows through a beautiful mountain gorge.
Ocoee river water rafting. The water is warming up with ocoee river water temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. The upper ocoee river runs parallel with a section of the historic old copper road a. Upper ocoee whitewater rafting starts out below ocoee dam 3. After the trip you will too.
The ocoee river in southeast tennessee is one of the world s most popular whitewater raftingrivers. Crash through waves while you laugh smile and scream your way into an exhilarating memorable yet safe experience. We hope everyone stays well and safe and look forward to seeing everybody on the river this summer. Enjoy ten miles on one of nature s best white water roller coasters.
There will be a trained guide in each raft and we think we have some great guides. To be eligible for an ocoee class v trip you must qualify during a regular oar ocoee full river upper ocoee or middle ocoee rafting trip. See more hidden gem river rafting tubing in ocoee on tripadvisor. After much resistance and a congressional act tva agreed to schedule 116 days of recreational water releases per year on the middle ocoee river.
The adventure of whitewater rafting begins at our ocoee rafting center which is located in the ocoee river basin area just several miles from blue ridge georgia and only two hours north of atlanta georgia. During your regular ocoee whitewater rafting trip your guide has the option include ocoee class v training. Rafting companies sprang up while tva hurried to repair the flume to again divert water from the ocoee. Qualifications include ability to swim self rescue into a raft experience with whitewater and experience surfing inside a hydraulic.
Join us on a whitewater rafting adventure down the ocoee river. One of the great things about the ocoee river is that there is no experience necessary. Ocoee river rafting choose your ocoee river adventure get off that couch and into a raft for outstanding ocoee rafting white water action. April this is a great time for ocoee river rafting.
Located in the cherokee national forest the river provides continuous whitewater excitement with class iii and iv rapids scattered down its entire length. There are very few rafts on the river which means you can extend your trip with extra whitewater play time as long as you d like. The first 1 5 miles are relatively easy class ii at the hardest giving the ocoee white water rafting crew a good chance to learn how to paddle together. The air temperatures range 60s to 80s.
If you like big waves and legendary rapids the ocoee river serves up continuous class iii and iv water. Photos are taken of each raft on each trip and are available for you to view when you get back to the outpost after your trip.