White Water Rafting Near Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, TN

Famously Friendly. Wildly Fun.

The Right Thrill Level For your Skill Level

Choose the rafting trip best for you. We'll be with you from start to finish to make your day awesome. Book online to get the best prices!

Raft trips after Sept 6th will experience a variety of river water levels ranging from a calm class II float to a thrilling class IV trip. Levels change daily.

Upper Pigeon River Rafting Trips

Recommendedfor all groups 8 & up

Ages 8 & up or 70 lbs

2 or 4 hour trips

Features class III & IV rapids

Trips run year round depending on conditions

No experience required

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Lower Pigeon River Rafting Trip

Recommendedfor groups with kids 3-7

Ages 3 & up

2 hours

Predominately calm waters

May – September

No experience required

Occasional swim breaks

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We Can’t Wait For Your Adventure!

You're about to feel the rush of white water rafting in the Smoky Mountains! We might be even more excited than you are, because the one thing we love more than rafting is helping other people enjoy it.

Famously Friendly

We're the team that treats you like family. Ride with the friendliest folks on the river.

The Best Day For Your Dollar

You want an amazing afternoon at a good price, so we work hard to be the highest-value adventure in the Smokies.

The Area’s Most Experienced Team

Our 30+ years of experience means you get top expertise in safety, equipment maintenance, and the Pigeon River itself.

New Look, Same Great Experience

We’ve got a new look to better reflect the energy and fun of our rafting trips, but the same ownership and friendly team are here to serve you!

Why You Need to Try Smoky Mountain Rafting

What Our Guests Are Saying

October 2021
We had a fantastic time very professional business our Guide was Justin! He was amazing, very knowledgeable, social and a joy to be around really made the trip fantastic thank you again Justin! We learned a lot and plan on coming again in the future!

—windfallgnome
July 2021
My husband and I had the BEST time this weekend rafting the Upper Pigeon River in Tennessee. Benny, our raft guide, was awesome! He made sure everyone was comfortable, felt safe and had a blast! I can't say enough good things about the company. It's a top-notch organization and all of the employees are very knowledgeable and super friendly!

—Susan Lindrew
March 2021
We had a great time on the Upper Pigeon White water Rafting trip! We had 7 of us, so we filled our own boat. Our guide, Karla (aka HR rep ;) ) was hilarious and energetic and made us feel confident in our abilities. We still felt safe with the safety equipment and the response from the other guides in other boats was amazing.

—Andrea Vernagus
May 2021
The rafting trip was excellent and our guide - Carla - was the best. We have done several white water rafting trips in various parts of the country but this one was among the top. Carla was hilarious, but always serious when it counted and was clearly in control of the raft throughout the trip, which created a calm for all of us in the raft.

—Tom Lutman

We're Easy to Find

You'll find the Raft Outdoor Adventures Riverside Outpost close to all the locations in the Smoky Mountains.

Convenient for groups coming from:

Gatlinburg: 1 hour approximate driving time
Sevierville: 1 hour approximate driving time
Pigeon Forge: 1 hour approximate driving time
I-40: 2 min. approximate driving time

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