I was looking for a fun activity for my students to do while on a service trip, and we saw that OAR…read morehad some openings for a whitewater rafting trip. We took it! It's mid-October so the pricing wasn't peak pricing and at $40/person. My GPS glitched and turned us around a couple times so we made it just in time. We were given the safety briefing after checking in. Then we got our gear and got on the bus to get to the river. Our small group of 5 got to raft with James. He was phenomenal! James is so much like my husband's family where he can joke with a straight face and you don't know if it's a joke or not. James did an amazing job of guiding us and leading us down the Ocoee. Several in our group had never been whitewater rafting before. Everyone had a great time! It was truly amazing. Thank you so much for memories we won't ever forget!

Fantastic experience with our guide Cleveland! Couldn't have asked for better weather or better…read morewater temperature. The entire experience was well organized, and well done.

This was an amazing and exciting adventure for us! From the very first moment in the water we were…read moremaneuvering through rapids, laughing, paddling, and listening to Alycia giving us instructions so we did not swamp or get stuck on rocks, and telling stories of past experiences! It was a blast! Alycia is amazing! She kept us laughing, informed, and entertained the entire trip! We will definitely request Alycia when we come back with our family. This was a 10 out of 10 top of our list fun experience!

This place is super easy to book and has a great deal on Yelp! We showed up a few minutes early and…read morechecked in inside, then they do an introduction and put you with your raft guides. Our guide was so cool-- her name was Alysha , and she was very funny and kept us safe the whole time ! There was one crazy part when we were spinning like crazy through the rapids and she literally did a handstand in the back of the raft -- it was wild. This place was great, professional and fun-- I highly recommend!

Going white water rafting with my family for my birthday was everything I could have hoped for…read more.. and more! Our guide, Spencer, was incredibly skilled as he could have navigated blindfolded... yes, he's that good! Spencer was also an absolute blast to surf the river with... very friendly, knowledgable and well-traveled... he had plenty of amusing stories to share and kept us all very engaged. I should also mention that Spencer was also seriously great at gaging our comfort level vs. our spirit of adventure... therefore, he was able to navigate us down various paths of the river making it challenging and thrilling for us! While there are plenty of white water outfitters to pick from, we intentionally picked a smaller outfitter and we were so glad we did... we felt our experience was more personal, less generic, and seriously less crowded! I only wished I had sat in the front of the boat where the photographer was situated... that would have made a fantastic birthday photo. The only other "disappointment" was that Cascade Outdoors advertised about their HOT SHOWERS which was super important to us and was one of the main reasons we chose Cascade Outdoors... but there was NO hot water available and the lack of being able to take a good shower after the rafting trip did impede on our other plans. Other than that, Cascade Outdoors and our guide, Spencer, offered us a fabulously fun white water experience on the Ocoee River! We can't wait to return!!! :)

Awesome experience. My 14yo son loved it almost as much as his 58yo dad. Jared took us on a great…read morerun. Highly recommend.

Wildwater Rafting in Ducktown, TN is such much fun!! The Ocoee river is a great river for beginners…read moreand for kids. They actually had part of the Olympics on this river. I've gone several times and done all classes of this river. You will have a blast!

Oh what great experience! We had done the middle section before but this time we did the OCOEE…read moreUPPER & MIDDLE COMBO TRIP. We got to the river and got to watch the dam being released. It was so much fun and full of adrenaline rushes. Our guide Alexander was amazing and so knowledgeable. He did a great job of giving us directions on how not to wipe out on the Olympic section of the river. The lunch that was included was good. There was no snacks or water on the boat. There was really hot. They have showers, changing rooms and bathrooms which are very clean after you get out of the river at the outpost. It was packed on Sunday we couldn't even sign up for the zip lining.

Had a wonderful time today with Outdoor Chattanooga's Pedal to Paddle adventure…read more The equipment was in great condition, the route was perfect, the price was criminally low and the people staffing the outing were knowledgeable, friendly and fun! The day started at 8:30 am at the Philip Grymes center at Coolidge Park. After a safety briefing and outline of the days events, we rode bicycles 6 miles upstream along the Riverwalk. We had a couple of breaks and were given interesting facts about the areas we were riding through. We reached the boat ramp where the kayaks were waiting for us in about an hour and a half. After a safety briefing and equipment issue, we were on our way, paddling with the current back to Coolidge Park. There were 12 of us, including the two OC employees and it took us an hour and 40 minutes to get back to the canoe ramp. The entire day (4 hours) was laid back and fun...no stress. This was a fantastic local adventure and I highly recommend it!

Good day to enjoy the park/outdoors! This is a well kept area. You don't even see dog poop laying…read morearound. Great place to come relax/meditate or enjoy a bag lunch near the water. Great for outdoor photos

What a wonderful day!!! We did the full rafting day, which was from about 10am to 4pm…read more The guides were so fun, the trip was so well thought out! It was raining, but that didn't deter us.

The best rafting company on the Ocoee! Why? Because they have the best guides, best staff and…read morebest driver. Billy, Amy, Tanner and Savannah are the best. Support this family owned business. You will have a blast!

My classmates and I had a wonderful time from beginning to the sad end of having to go home. We…read morewere a large group of 36 people so we got a good deal for the middle package which was about 1.5 hr ride down the river. The instructors, from my experience and what I heard, were super animated and energetic! They made the experience for us first timers, a breeze and fun. There's a photographer who follows you along the way in which you can purchase all the photos at the end for $45. Given the quality of the photos, I feel as though it's a very fair price especially as we ended up with almost 40 pictures to look through. Overall, I had a perfect first white water rafting experience. There's bathrooms, showers, and changing rooms on site if you want to freshen up for the long car ride home. All the staff members were great especially our guide, Justin!! I would love love to come again and do the longer 6 hour ride in the near future. Highly recommend this company!

Best rafting experience I've ever had! I highly recommend asking to have James as your guide! This…read morerafting experience was epic! Back to Florida I go. I'll see you next year James!

Me and my husband checked out this place one day. We lived out two burgers. Smashed double patties…read moreand flavor and so many great things put together. We brought our kids the next day and I got his burger. My husband tried something else. Al's their house beer was so good for such a great price. It was beautiful to seat out on the patio. Watch thr river and chat. It gets packed. U seem to sit yourself where u find a table. But yes we lived it here. Great food. We will definitely bring family and friends who come to visit us. And also. The staff is so nice. No complaints at all. They were all so great!!!! Totally LOVED this restaurant!!!!

Oh my goodness!!! Lunch was so good! We had the catfish plate and the fish and chips. My catfish…read morewas seasoned and cooked perfectly. And please don't get me started on the fries...best ever! But the real star was the coleslaw. The addition of pineapple sent it right over the edge of goodness! The fish and chips were delicious. Nice batter on the fish. The service was second to none. Quick and friendly with a great sense of humor. The interior is everything you could ask for in a riverside dive. We loved it!!

This place was amazing and had great staff. My friend and I went kayaking, highly recommend.read more

Great kayaking under the bridges and around McClellan Island! It is so nice to launch the kayaks…read moreright off of Coolidge Park!

Caleb and Lily took me on my first whitewater rafting trip and completely ruined me (that's how fun…read moreand exhilarating and delightful and fun it was). If we can get our schedules worked out, I want to come back next week with my three kids (we live 3.5 hours away in Nashville, TN). I was supposed to be on my honeymoon this week, but we called off the wedding, and I couldn't get a refund on my cabin, so I went by myself. I wasn't sure what I was going to do, so I stopped in at the Cooperhill Brewery the night that I arrived & met Caleb, my guide. He said to contact Raft1 and book a raft for Thursday or Friday and ask for him as my guide. There was only one other person in my group who was rafting solo, so I actually ended up in a four-person raft with two guides. Lily was the perfect balance to Caleb and helped me feel confident. I just followed her lead, did what she did, and we had the best time. Caleb was the perfect guide. He's a great storyteller. He obviously has a great sense of adventure, but he was also concerned for our safety. He kept us laughing, too. After my raft experience, I did a zip line tour with Jamie and Weston. (Sorry, Jamie, for slamming into you on one of the zips!) Weston and Jamie were fantastic guides. They seemed genuinely interested in helping me have a positive experience, being concerned for my safety but also helping to stretch me to do things that seemed terrifying at first (you know, like jumping off of a perfectly good platform). I can't recommend Raft1 highly enough. I wished I lived closer so I could come back more often! I loved every minute!

Noah "Ribbit" was amazing! Super energetic and friendly. So glad we got him as our guide. This was…read moreour best water rafting experience so far.