The Best Whitewater Rafting
Overview
2 hours
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Raft the Upper Pigeon River in Tennessee on this exciting 2-hour guided trip through the beautiful Smoky Mountains. A perfect trip for groups, families, and couples with no experience or wanting to add to their white water rafting stories! Expect to get soaking wet and have lots of fun! Our guides pride themselves on our safety training and record as well as their ability to entertain you with our stories and humor while navigating you through class III and class IV rapids. Experience what rafting is about with the most popular white water river on the east coast, with the Great Smoky Mountains as our backdrop.
YOU NEED TO BE HERE A HALF HOUR BEFORE YOUR TRIP TO CHECK IN AND ALLOW AN HOUR COMING FROM THE SMOKY MOUNTAIN AREA
Additional Info
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Dress code: MUST WEAR SHOES SECURE ON YOUR FEET
NO BARE FEET OR FLIP FLOPS ALLOWED
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Transportation to launch area from our outpost
Helmet
Paddle
Guide
Personal floatation device
Raft
Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Gratuities
What To Expect
Raft Outdoor Adventures
We Can’t Wait For Your Adventure You're about to feel the rush of white water rafting in the Smoky Mountains! We might be even more excited than you are, because the one thing we love more than rafting is helping other people enjoy it. Famously Friendly We’re the team that treats you like family. Ride with the friendliest folks on the river. The Best Day For Your Dollar You want an amazing afternoon at a good price, so we work hard to be the highest-value adventure in the Smokies. Nobody's Been At It Longer Our 30+ years of experience means you get top expertise in safety, equipment maintenance, and the Pigeon River itself.
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Upper Pigeon : Expect to get soaked on this 2-hour, fully-guided trip that’s perfect for beginner or intermediate paddlers. This trip is perfect for adults and kids 8 years and older (or over 70 lbs.) who are ready
Reviews
456 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great fun
Resort12381544349,
Aug 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Fantastic time and a great experience, our guide B ( for the Best) was knowledgeable and funny, she made sure we all understood the rules and took great care of us. We highly recommend this adventure.
Best Whitewater Rafting around.
slynn052477,
Jul 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The best white water rafting in town. I always come here and I have never been disappointed. This is adventure you will never forget
Memories
Kim M,
Sep 5, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our trip started off in the raft but with the water levels very low. Our guide Zak made a decision based on safety to end the trip. He was very honest and went the extra mile to make sure we had fun at the restaurant near by. Thank-you for hanging out with us, sharing your stories & allowing us to meet your dog “Pickles”. Thank-you Zak!
Exciting white water rafting
Snick2785,
Aug 19, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00What an exciting tour! We arrived early as requested, checked in, and hung out until they assigned us our guide, Fortner, aka Fortnite! He was simply the best guide by far! He was funny, entertaining, and shared some interesting facts about the area. He kept us laughing and got us through the trip safely. We rode a bus to the launch area and helped carry the raft to the water. Fortnite decided who sat where and off we went. Went through many great rapids and definitely got soaked often! We had a blast! The water felt great with the sun shining in August! We got to jump out in the water and swim down the cool river. It was such a fun adventure! And I already shared it with the owner! Thanks and can’t wait to do it again!!
DO IT!!!
megsk5,
Aug 9, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00SO GREAT! This was my first time white water rafting and the class III and IV rapids had me pretty scared at first. The guides seriously make this trip. We had Matt, super knowledgeable, sense of humor, confidence that was calming. Would highly highly recommend!
A must do!
ulitzak,
Jul 17, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The guides were absolutely amazing and made the experience so much fun! We will definitely use them again the in future. Me and my 12 year old daughter went and it was perfect with just enough water in the face and adrenaline pumping!
Best Time
ashleyhN7428PP,
Jul 14, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Raft Outdoor Adventure was such a great experience. The entire staff was so kind and fun! The facility was clean and convenient. Zac was a fantastic guide. He made the trip a lot of fun for our 9 year old's first trip! We will definitely be back. This was the favorite part of our trip to the area!
Great trip
Nancy L,
Jul 10, 2024
- Review from Viator
4.00Watching my grandkids having fun on their first white water rafting experience was the best part about the trip!!! The rapids were the most fun! Our guide did a great job!!!
Great experience!!
C8673HEamberj,
Jul 9, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Izzy was AWESOME!!! We had a great experience with her. Our kids are 8 and 13 and had a blast on the 2 hr trip. Five stars!!!!
Great family activity! Would definitely recommend!
Christina D,
Jul 6, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our guides were the best! Luke and Elvis were funny and entertaining, as well as experienced guides. We took our family of 9 white water rafting and had a great time. We have special needs family members and they were extremely accommodating. 👍🏻👍🏻
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