The Great Outdoors

Trout Fishing
Unicoi Outfitters, fly fishing specialists (706) 632-1880
Our area has over 100 miles of wonderful trout fishing. This is normally done in local rivers and creeks including, Jacks River, Toccoa River, Rock Creek, Noontootla Creek, Coopers Creek, Fightingtown Creek, Hemptown Creek, and Hot House Creek. 

Ocoee Adventure Center
Copperhill, TN 888-723-862  Welcome to Ocoee Adventure Center, your headquarters for  Ocoee River rafting trips and Adventure in the Ocoee River area. Our whitewater rafting trips are unsurpassed on the Ocoee River because we take our time and focus on quality, safety and big fun. Each of our Ocoee rafting trips spends 33% more time out on the water than other whitewater rafting outfitters. Many of our customers return year after year to go whitewater rafting on the Ocoee River with Ocoee Adventure Center . They say they wouldn’t go with anyone else because we play, surf rapids and swim at all the best swimming spots while the other outfitters are just cruising by! Our attention to detail and fun on the river makes us the best choice on the Ocoee River for all your whitewater rafting adventures!

Ocoee Rafting
Ducktown, TN 800-251-4800, Welcome to Ocoee Rafting! As the oldest company on the Ocoee River, we have provided guided whitewater rafting adventures for 29 years. Since 1976 Ocoee Rafting has welcomed you to miles of challenging and exciting Class III and IV rapids on one of the country’s premier rivers. Experience Ocoee River Rafting and feel the excitement of whitewater rafting on the Ocoee River. The Ocoee River in Tennessee has become the most popular whitewater rafting adventure in America with over twenty continuous rapids and many play spots for miles of endless fun and adventure. Located in the Cherokee National Forest, the Ocoee River flows through a beautiful gorge surrounded by scenic wildlife and natural wonders. Ocoee River rafting trips run on weekends only in the months of April, May, September and October. During June, July and August, we run trips daily except on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (please click on Calendar to view our schedule).

Rolling Thunder River Company
McCaysville, GA 800-408-7238, Over 25 Years of Excellence in Whitewater Rafting on the Ocoee River and the Nantahala River, The only experience you’ll need is ours!

Few recreational activities can compare to the sheer fun of surging through the bubbling, pounding waves of whitewater on a rushing mountain river. For 25 years, Rolling Thunder River Company has professionally guided thousands of rafters down some of the most scenic and exhilarating rivers in the Southeast.

Rolling Thunder provides white water rafting adventures only on dam controlled rivers in order to guarantee our customers consistent, predictable water flows every day of the rafting season. This also gives us the longest rafting season in the country from early April through the end of October. Rolling Thunder operates on the family-friendly Nantahala River in western North Carolina, the exciting Olympic class Ocoee River in east Tennessee and the gentle Toccoa River in north Georgia. Rolling Thunder is a family-owned and operated company of highly skilled outdoor professionals. We are proud of our outstanding safety record and the high number of guests who return to raft with us year after year.

Wild Water Rafting
800-451-9972, Wildwater Ltd. is widely recognized as one of the finest whitewater rafting outfitters in the country.  For 30 years, our attention to detail has made us a leader in the outdoor adventure industry. Providing high quality experiences on our adventure rafting trips is our number one priority.  You may not recognize state of the art equipment or staff training programs, but you will recognize our commitment to Quality, Safety, and Service.  

Not all outfitters are alike.  Each outfitter has its own philosophy on how to offer an outdoor experience.  Exceeded expectations and friendly faces are to be found on all Wildwater Ltd.’s trips!  Wildwater Ltd. expects the best from our Team for our Guests.  If you do not receive the quality of service we have promised, please let us know. Come join Wildwater for a whitewater rafting trip to remember on the Chattooga River, South Carolina, the Nantahala River, North Carolina, the Ocoee River, Tennessee or the Pigeon River, Tennessee.

Blanche Manor Ranch, Envision the rolling Blue Ridge Mountains where you can saddle up to canter through a shady forest trail laced with mountain laurel in bloom or relax as your horse drinks from a cool mountain stream as it cascades into a hundred little waterfalls. My name is Peggy Blanche, and after over two decades of competing and training numerous horses and riders to world championship titles I was ready to break away from the stressful life of non-stop showing and traveling and find just such an oasis. To make reservations between 8:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M. : (423) 496-1060 - (706) 455-7433

The north Georgia waterfalls shown in the following images are located in north Georgia in Lumpkin, Banks, Dawson, Union, Fannin, Gilmer, Rabun, Towns, Stephens, Habersham, Murray, White, Walker, Pickens and Dade Counties. In addition to the 116 waterfalls and rapids shown here there are many more throughout north Georgia and some will be added to this web page in the coming months. Many of the falls shown have maintained trails and observation platforms, while others are difficult to reach. Still others are on private property and not open to the public. Directions are included for most of the falls.