Ocoee

The Ocoee River is a great place to Raft in Tennessee. It's located In the southeast corner of the state. The rapids are fun, but not too serious, mostly class III and IV. There is a damn upstream as well, so the should be fairly consistent during the season.

It's been some time since I went, so I can't remember the name of the particular group we used, but, like many of these places, there are several compainies to choose from. Whoever you wind up going with, you will probably start out on the deep water above the damn, learning how to work with your raft mates. Once you do board the raft, it is fairly nonstop until you reach the deeper, slow waters near the end. Here you will have the opportunity to climb out of the boat and float in the water.

This is a half day activity, and a particularly good location for the first time rafter. I highly recommend a visit here, especially if you find your self in the Chatanooga area, which is the closest larg city. A