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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

McCaysville outfitter for Middle and Upper Ocoee trips that also rents tubes and kayaks for the gentle Toccoa right out the door.

Walk-up tube and cooler-tube rentals for a lazy float on the Toccoa through McCaysville, good with kids.

Six-mile Toccoa tube float with Class I-II riffles from a campground in the Aska area; tubing reopens May 2027.
The original Hiwassee float service, running rafts, kayaks and tubes with shuttles out of the old Reliance general store.

Copperhill base doing Middle and Upper-plus-Middle trips, with mountain bike rentals and a ropes course on the property.

Regional outfitter's Ducktown outpost running Middle and Upper Ocoee trips, with a canopy zipline tour nearby for non-paddlers.
Running the Ocoee since 1976; Middle trips plus Upper and full-river combos on the limited Olympic-section release days.
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