The Pigeon River offers breathtaking
scenery and heart-stopping thrills! This river begins in
North Carolina and continues through Tennessee. Experience
white water rafting and travel through class 3 and 4 rapids
where you'll be guaranteed a great ride! All of our
Tennessee rafting trips are guided to keep your adventure
safe and enjoyable. Rafting is only 45 minutes from
Gatlinburg!
Smoky Mountain Outdoors rafting trips are for all families
of all ages and sizes. Smoky Mountain rafting uses 8 person
Self-Bailing Riken Rafts. These are 6 chamber boats with
inflated floors so that no bailing is required. Falling out
is rare due to the design of the rafts. Each boat consists
of 1 guide and 6 or 7 passengers. The rapids in the U.S. are
based on a scale from 1 - 6. One being the easiest and six
being the roughest.
There are two different sections on the Pigeon Forge River.
On the lower level there is no experience needed. It is a
five and a half mile trip with 50 rapids all class 1 and 2.
There is one class three rapid along the way. The upper
section on the river is a six and a half mile trip with
roughly 70 rapids ranging anywhere from a class 1 to class
4. Why you might consider choosing rafting with Smoky
Mountain Rafting:
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No experience needed
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Longest trip on the Pigeon River
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Very affordable rates (accept Visa
and MasterCard)
Directions from Gatlinburg Tennessee:
Go to traffic light #3 in Gatlinburg. Take Highway 321
North for 18 miles till it dead ends at a stop sign (Cosby
TN). Turn left and go 2 miles (321). Turn right onto
Foothills Parkway. Take Foothills Parkway 6 miles to
Interstate 40. Get on I-40 east bound which is to your
right. Take I-40 about 2 miles to your first exit (exit
#447). Exit and turn right. Go exactly 1.1 miles. You'll see
a big stone sign that says, "White Water Rafting" on the
left. Turn left into the driveway. Go to the bottom of the
hill and we are on the right. For more information visit
the
http://www.smokymountainrafting.com.
