Rentals in Chattanooga

Battlefield Outdoors

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

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.

L2 Outside

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

REI Chattanooga

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

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.

Blue Ridge Mountain Kayaking

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

Chattanooga Guided Adventures

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

Ocoee Inn Rafting

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

Ocoee Watersports

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

River Canyon Adventure

Kayak, canoe and SUP rentals in two-hour blocks for paddling the Tennessee River Gorge without hauling your own boat.

Rolling Thunder River Company

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

Toccoa River Tubing Company

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

Toccoa Valley Campground

Six-mile Toccoa tube float with Class I-II riffles from a campground in the Aska area; tubing reopens May 2027.

True Adventure Sports

Base a mile from Little River Canyon for guided climbing, rappelling and caving, boat and bike rentals, a small pro shop and cabins.

Webb Brothers Float Service

The original Hiwassee float service, running rafts, kayaks and tubes with shuttles out of the old Reliance general store.

Whitewater Express Ocoee

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

Cartecay River Experience

Summer tube and kayak rentals with shuttle on the Cartecay outside Ellijay; pick the livelier Adventure run or the lazy float.

Big Canoe Pontoon Boat Rentals