Outfitters & guides

Climbing gyms · Downtown

High Point Climbing & Fitness – Downtown

The Broad Street original with 45-foot lead and top-rope walls and a big boulder area; also the booking desk for its AMGA outdoor guides.

Bike shops · Sewanee

Woody’s Bicycles

Sewanee village shop since 1995 renting bikes and e-bikes near the Mountain Goat Trail and Domain trails; weekday and Saturday morning hours.

Bike shops · Fort Oglethorpe

Battlefield Outdoors

Fort Oglethorpe shop by the Chickamauga battlefield with bikes, a repair bench, kayaks and a huge disc golf wall.

Climbing gyms · Downtown

High Point Climbing & Fitness – Riverside

Roomier Riverside gym with ropes, auto-belays, a dedicated bouldering room and training space, usually less crowded after work than downtown.

Rafting & tubing · Reliance

Hiwassee Outfitters

Reliance base for self-guided rafts, duckies and tubes on the 5.5-mile Hiwassee float ending at Devil's Shoals; cabins and campsites.

Rentals · Downtown

L2 Outside

SUP and kayak rentals under the Market Street Bridge for a lap around Maclellan Island, plus summer sunset tours.

Rafting & tubing · Cleveland

Outland Expeditions

Family-run since 1981 near Parksville Lake; Middle, Upper and full Ocoee, plus funyaks, river boarding and guided climbing.

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Outdoor gear · East Brainerd

REI Chattanooga

The co-op near Hamilton Place: deep stock of tents, stoves and climbing hardware, plus a service desk and member returns.

Climbing gyms · Downtown

Synergy Climbing and Ninja

Southside community gym run by Wills Young and Lisa Rands, with a TBA-style training area and AMGA-certified trips to Sunset, Foster Falls and Stone Fort.

Fly shops & tackle · Blue Ridge

Toccoa River Outfitters

Downtown Blue Ridge fly shop (with a McCaysville outpost) for Toccoa tailwater flies, current reports, float and wade trips, and tying classes.

Guides & instruction · Ocoee

Ace Kayaking School

Private whitewater coaching based on the Ocoee, from first rolls and river reading to dialing in Class III-IV lines.

Rafting & tubing · Benton

Ace Ocoee Adventures

Small paddler-run outfit for rafts, funyaks and duckies, tied to Ace Kayaking School if you want to learn to roll.

Rafting & tubing · Ocoee

Adventures Unlimited

Middle and full-Ocoee trips from a 30-acre campus with tent and RV sites, bungalows and a bar and grill for after the take-out.

Rafting & tubing · Benton

Big Frog Mountain Outfitters

Welcome Valley outfitter geared to groups, running Middle and full-river trips with a 24-person lodge and tent platforms.

Hostels, inns & cabins · Benton

Bigfoot Outfitters (Ocoee cabins & lodge)

Cabins, lodge rooms and group camping on the Lower Ocoee with private river access, handy for paddlers running their own boats.

Bike shops · Blue Ridge

Blue Mountain Bikes

Family-run Blue Ridge shop renting trail bikes, leading guided rides and selling consignment bikes for Aska and the Pinhoti.

Rentals · Mineral Bluff

Blue Ridge Mountain Kayaking

Kayak rentals and shuttles for the six-mile lower Toccoa, with lessons and some river gear for sale.

Outdoor gear · Blue Ridge

Blue Ridge Mountain Outfitters – Blue Ridge

Downtown Blue Ridge outfitter for hiking gear and maps, and a place to line up a guided hike or trailhead shuttle in the Chattahoochee NF.

Rafting & tubing · Ducktown

Carolina Ocoee

Ducktown outpost of a Nantahala-based crew running Middle trips and Upper-plus-Middle combos on summer weekends.

Bike shops · Ellijay

Cartecay Bike Shop Brewery

Ellijay's riders' hub: rentals and repairs before Mulberry Gap or the Pinhoti, their own beer on tap afterward, plus social rides.

Rafting & tubing · Ocoee

Cascade Outdoors

Small crew of competitive freestyle boaters guiding half-day Middle trips and full-day runs through the Olympic section.

Bike shops · Downtown

Certified Electric Bike Specialists

Southside e-bike shop that rents e-bikes for Stringer's Ridge, Raccoon Mountain and the Riverwalk, and knows the local e-MTB rules.

Bike shops · Downtown

Chattanooga Electric Bike Co.

E-bike specialist on McCallie selling Gazelle, Tern, Bulls and others, with rentals and repair if you want to try one first.

Guides & instruction · Chattanooga

Chattanooga Guided Adventures

Beginner-friendly outdoor climbing classes, backpacking and navigation courses, and kayak trips like the Nickajack bat cave paddle.