Carolina Ocoee - Copperhill, Tennessee

Hugh P.

My son and I took a half-day whitewater rafting trip on the Middle Ocoee using Carolina Ocoee in August 2022. It was a great adventure well organized with a great guide and bus driver. Inexpensive concentrated fun for a few hours!

There are many guiding services for the Ocoee and they are all fairly even in pricing. We may have been fortunate that due to our starting location near Morganton, Carolina Ocoee’s base of operations was one of the closest to us so it meant less driving than other guide services located further downriver. We arrived early so had plenty of time to browse around the well stocked shop at Carolina Ocoee which has stuff like water shoes and t-shirts of course including a great adaptation of Hokusai’s Under the Wave off Kanagawa.

The rafts were shortly loaded onto the top of a re-purposed school bus and we headed downriver to the takeoff point at Ocoee #2 dam. At this point we picked our guide, Bundy, and along with another couple and Bundy’s instruction, we practiced the commands we would hear from Bundy and how to paddle accordingly in the pool above the dam. We portaged around the dam and started the adventure which is pretty much non-stop rapid after rapid. The rafts are self bailing so even when water comes flooding in from a wave, it quickly clears. Whoever sits in the front gets the brunt of the water and the possibly the most thrill so my son and I swapped positions in the raft with the couple so we could each experience the bow. Bundy provided running commentary on the names of the rapids and the history of the river and several times navigated the raft to ‘surf’ a wave which is kind of crazy that the raft sort of holds steady on the wave while the river rushes on by. At about the mid-pint of the trip there is a quiet water section and it felt really good to hop out of the raft and just float along in the river buoyed up by our life vests. Due to the experience of our guides, the river condition and luck perhaps, none of the rafts in our group flipped or got wrapped on an obstacle. All the while we were rafting down the river, the bus driver advanced the bus down the road in order to capture pictures of the group as we floated past (and to pick us up eventually of course!). About four hours after we left the Carolina Ocoee base of operations we were back safe. The photos taken by the bus driver during the trip were played back on a video monitor and there was the option to buy the set of photos for a memory on a USB stick but it was almost as much as the cost of the trip itself.

Kelly A.

I definitely recommend Carolina Ocoee for White Water Rafting! Not only is EVERYONE there extremely friendly, but they are very well trained in what they do. I felt safe and trusted my guide Toni. She was very knowledgeable of our trip, and made everyone feel safe. She is friendly, and had a genuine concern for all her riders. The ALL Day trip is extremely affordable, it was so much fun. The lunch was also very good. Can't wait to go back again soon. You've got to experience adventure aleast once.

Matthew T.

Having been on over 15 different rafting trips of the years, this was the best trip, request Les as your guard, we surfed multiple times. Les was able to guide us without wearing us out, land each rapid and dip into the Eddie with professional skill. The best rafting company is Carolina Ocoee so go, and treat yourself to an amazing adventure. Staff was amazing and friendly, family/customer oriented they made us feel special, not just another river floater, asked questions, we gave answers and they delivered 10 fold, if you say you want to surf, get ready, you will surf!

Chris P.

We absolutely had the best time ever! We were 1st time rafters and our guide "Cheese" not only made us feel comfortable but brought allot of comedy to our trip as well. Best guide ever! If your looking for an amazing rafting experience, I highly recommend Carolina Ocoee for your white water adventure! Ask for Cheese!😁

Molly M.

This was an incredible experience! Our rafting guide, Tyler, was so knowledgeable, communicative, and adventurous. I felt lucky to be in his boat, and with Carolina Ocoee Rafting company in general! Would absolutely recommend.

Tyffanne C.

My husband and I had an amazing time water rafting with Carolina Ocoee. We had the BEST guide Roland, he went above and beyond to make sure we had the best experience possible. He knew the River like the back of his hand and showed us some cool tricks. He made sure we all stayed safe and gave clear instructions. 100% recommend!!

Caitlin H.

Les was our guide & he was perfect! This was our third time water rafting, but our first with this company. It was by far our favorite experience and more fun than the other two places we went through! My husband and I were the only two on the trip and Les made it personalized to our wants! I would highly recommend!

Alana G.

Everyone at Carolina Ocoee Rafting is, without a doubt, the best.

These guides are king/queens on the river. Greg, our tour guide, has a ton of experience of the area around us. I liked how he would give us the name of the forthcoming run and give us rowing instructions to get us ready.
Another thing I liked about our guide was how we pulled over to the side to observe others go through a challenging run and did tricks to make all of us passengers laugh.
pure delight. Bus driver did a great job.

Charlotte Ocoee, Thank you for such a wonderful day.