2 Dams were built between 1910 and 1913 featuring a wooden flume that diverted the waters of the Upper and Middle Ocoee along an elevated path, concentrating water pressure for the hydroelectric powerhouses. Trip Length: Half Day (Approximately 3 hours) Time on Water: 2 hours Minimum Age: 12+ years Intensity: Exciting & adventurous No Experience necessary. Each section of Make a full day out of your Ocoee experience by by combining Upper and Middle white water trips on summer weekends or by adding an Ocoee Basin Zipline Canopy Tour any day to your river trip! If you’re looking for a fun experience of blasting through big white water, the Middle Ocoee is the trip for you!White water rafting on the Upper Ocoee River is more challenging than the Middle Ocoee section due to the big, powerful water of the 1996 Olympic course.
Ocoee whitewater with NOC is Tennessee rafting at its best. Your adventure begins with the upper section of the Ocoee River and ends with the classic middle.
This experience includes 4 … The water from the lake falls over the top of the 30-foot dam that is Ocoee Dam number 2 making for a giant river wide waterfall.
Here you’ll drop through enormous rapids like Smileys, Slam Dunk, and the double-drop of Humongous.
The best Tennessee whitewater rafting tours on the Upper Ocoee River with Rolling Thunder River Company. While the beginning and ending sections of the trip are quiet enough that you can enjoy the natural beauty of the area, the river narrows through a steep set of rapids at the 1996 Olympic Kayak Slalom Course. The entire trip takes around six hours for this trip Ocoee Dam number one was the first hydroelectric dam built in the state of Tennessee and one of the first in the country. For an unforgettable day of adventure on the Ocoee River, double your excitement with a trip that combines Upper and Middle sections of the river.
Equipment Provided: Raft, PFD, helmet, paddle, splash jacket and transportation. Both the Upper and Middle Ocoee sections are roughly five miles long and take a similar amount of time to raft (about 2 hours each). River History: Originally managed by the Eastern Tennessee Power Company, the Ocoee River was dammed to build hydroelectric plants. Everyone, including Scouts and camps with teens, love this roller coaster stretch of river where your guide will steer you through an unbroken run of class III and IV rapids like Grumpy’s, Double Trouble and Table Saw. You can also combine both trips for a full day of thrilling Ocoee white water action.Our Rafting Center features clean, spacious changing rooms with hot showers and blow dryers that are available before and after your white water rafting trip. From beginning to end, the Ocoee river will get you soaked, smiling and laughing. The Upper Ocoee features the Olympic Section which was the whitewater course during the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Rapids of the Ocoee Rapids of the Middle Ocoee River The start of the Middle Ocoee is spectacular! After a break at the end of the upper and a quick snack, you’ll hit the Middle Ocoee River for two additional hours of some of the most popular Tennessee white water rafting in the Blue Ridge and Great Smokies region!We run two trips on the Ocoee, the celebrated Middle section, and the Upper. Construction was started in 1910 and in January 1912 the plant initially began generating electrical power. White water rafting on the Upper Ocoee River is more challenging than the Middle Ocoee section due to the big, powerful water of the 1996 Olympic course. Most known as the Olympic River for hosting the canoe and kayaking events in the 1996 Olympic games. This was 21 years before TVA was formed by the TVA act by Congress.Both the Upper and Middle Ocoee sections are roughly five miles long and take a similar amount of time to raft (about 2 hours each). The great thing about the Full River trip is that you donât miss a thing plus you get a nice break for a delicious river side lunch. Both are half-day trips, with about two hours of river time. The leader in river tours in Tennessee since 1977. Each section of Ocoee River Rafting has numerous class three and class four rapids.
The water from the lake falls over the top of the 30-foot dam that is Ocoee Dam number 2 making for a giant river wide waterfall. The Middle Ocoee River is half a day of Tennessee white water rafting fun for individuals, families, and groups. 1 and Ocoee No. There is a wide walkway on the right side of the … Rapids of the Upper Ocoee … Full Day Trips. Rafting The Upper & Middle Section.
The Upper Ocoee is available weekends mid-May through mid- September and features the challenging big water of the famed 1996 Olympic white water course. A great trip for the adventurous paddler!Combine the Upper and Middle Ocoee white water rafting trips for ten miles of action-packed class III-IV white water.
[…] The Ocoee No. You’ll have a highly-trained guide in each raft, but boaters who take on the Upper Ocoee should be prepared to participate actively in their Ocoee white water rafting experience.
See a little history along the way with the last remaining wooden powerhouse water flume in the country. Spend a full day conquering the Middle Ocoee and the Upper Ocoee of Tennessee, the site of Atlanta’s 1996 Summer Olympics Whitewater events.
The Ocoee River in Southeast Tennessee is one of the worldâs most popular The start of the Middle Ocoee is spectacular! Choose from 2 of our exciting Ocoee based rafting trips near Chattanooga, Knoxville and Ducktown, TN. All Trips are fully guided. Both are fun and exhilarating and you can’t miss selecting either section. The Middle Ocoee is our most popular trip with 20 exhilarating class III and IV rapids in a five-mile stretch. This six-hour adventure begins with the big hydraulics and even bigger waves of the Upper Ocoee River and the Olympic Course.
All transportation to and from the river is included, as is all basic rafting equipment: paddle, PFD, helmet and paddling jacket if needed. Known for its big waves, warm water and continuous action.