Outfitters & guides

Rafting & tubing · Ocoee

Cherokee Rafting

Highway 64 outfitter running Middle, full-river and a more technical high-adventure trip; pairs with a nearby RV park.

Fly shops & tackle · Blue Ridge

Cohutta Fishing Company

Blue Ridge fly shop and guide outfit covering the Toccoa and surrounding wild-trout creeks, with casting and tying classes for newer anglers.

Guides & instruction · McMinnville

Cumberland Caverns

Tennessee's longest show cave, worth the drive for its muddy crawling tours and overnight caving trips deep in the system.

Bike shops · Monteagle

ECO E-Bikes

Monteagle e-bike shop right on the Mountain Goat Trail; half- and full-day rentals must head out by 1 p.m.

Rentals · Chickamauga Lake

Erwin Marine Boat Rentals (Chickamauga Marina)

Harris pontoon rentals from Chickamauga Marina, April through October, for cruising up the lake toward Harrison Bay.

Guides & instruction · Chattanooga

Experience Chattanooga Guided Hikes

Husband-and-wife guides running private waterfall and overlook hikes around the region, with transport included.

Guides & instruction · Blue Ridge

Fly Shop Co

Blue Ridge native Will Taylor guides catch-and-release trout trips on the Toccoa, Noontootla, Jacks River, and nearby creeks.

Guides & instruction · Dunlap

Flying Camp Paragliding

Sequatchie Valley paragliding school flying Henson Gap and Whitwell, offering tandems, pilot certification and a bunkhouse for students.

Guides & instruction · Chattanooga

Granite Arches Climbing Guides

Regional guide service that runs private climbing days at Sunset Park, Foster Falls and Leda for first-timers through aspiring leaders.

Rentals · Guild

Hales Bar Marina & Resort

Nickajack Lake marina west of town renting pontoons, with floating cabins and RV sites a short drive from Chattanooga.

Climbing gyms · Cleveland

High Point Climbing & Fitness – Cleveland

Bouldering-only gym in Cleveland with 100-plus problems and Kilter and Tension boards for rainy-day training.

Bike shops · Summerville

Jarrod’s Place Bike Park Shop

On-site shop at Georgia's shuttle-served bike park: same-day brake bleeds, tubeless fixes and rental rigs between gravity laps, Thursday to Sunday.

Rentals · Chickamauga Lake

Lakeshore Marina

Chickamauga Lake marina near the dam renting boats for a day on the water, with a grill on site.

Bike shops · Downtown

Loblolly Bike Shop

Coolidge Park e-bike shop (the old Pedego store) renting bikes for Riverwalk and North Shore cruising, plus Onewheels and service.

Guides & instruction · Rising Fawn

Lookout Mountain Flight Park

Long-running hang gliding and paragliding school on the Lookout brow: training-hill lessons, aerotow tandems, and on-site cabins and camping.

Rafting & tubing · Benton

Nantahala Outdoor Center – Ocoee Outpost

NOC's roadside Ocoee outpost running Middle trips, a higher-intensity Middle option and Upper-plus-Middle combos.

Rafting & tubing · Copperhill

Ocoee Adventure Center

Copperhill outpost near the state line doing Middle trips and the full ten miles on summer Upper-release weekends.

Rafting & tubing · Benton

Ocoee Inn Rafting

Old-school outfitter on Parksville Lake with rafting, cabins and a marina renting boats and paddleboards for flatwater days.

Rafting & tubing · Ocoee

Ocoee Watersports

Rafts the Middle Ocoee and rents kayaks and SUPs for Parksville Lake when you want flat water between releases.

Fly shops & tackle · Blue Ridge

On The Fly Excursions

Fly counter inside Blue Ridge Mountain Outfitters plus guided trips on Noontootla, Hemptown, and the Toccoa; handy for beginners who need gear included.

Rafting & tubing · Benton

Outdoor Adventure Rafting (OAR)

Running the Ocoee since 1977 from a 21-acre riverside base with bunkhouses and tent sites; also floats the mellow lower section.

Rafting & tubing · Ocoee

Quest Expeditions

First outpost you hit at the 64/411 junction; Middle, Upper and full-river trips with a group bunkhouse and cafe.

Guides & instruction · Raccoon Mountain

Raccoon Mountain Caverns & Campground

Closest wild caving to town: helmeted crawls into undeveloped passage beyond the show cave, with a campground on the same property.

Rafting & tubing · Copperhill

Raft One

Upper-end outpost near the Olympic course with Middle, Upper and full-river trips, plus cabins and camping for a weekend base.