For a thrilling experience when in Tennessee, consider a whitewater rafting trip through one of the state's many rivers. Choose from gentler rapids or more adventurous waters, depending on your age ...

Each year, more than 300,000 visitors flock to the Ocoee River in East Tennessee to ride its roller-coaster rapids and tumbling currents. But the deaths of two rafters on the river in the past month - ...

The whitewater rafting season is officially underway on the Ocoee River, with a big celebration for an agreement that will keep the river running for years to come. More than 5 million rafters have ...

OCOEE, Tenn. (WDEF) — Cherokee Rafting started in 1978. It’s a family friendly whitewater rafting company based in Polk County, Tennessee. The business prides itself in taking you down a very ...

Whitewater paddling competition is returning to the Ocoee River for the first time since 2001. The Ocoee River Championships begin Friday morning and run through Sunday and feature seven different ...

There are few places in the country where average Joes and Janes can play Olympian for a day, but Tennessee’s Ocoee River is one of them. This waterway hosted the whitewater events for the 1996 ...

A black bear stands tall on his hind legs in front of me. The Tennessee native is wearing a helmet and safety vest, and clutching a paddle in one paw. The glassy-eyed specimen is an eye-catching, if ...