Summer is the best time of year in the mountains. The wilderness is in full bloom, wildlife is out and about, and the temperatures are just right for a cool white water rafting trip down the Nantahala River with Carolina Outfitters. It’s also a great time of year for...
It’s that time of year when warmer weather blows in and you’re eager to get outside for some fresh air and fun activities. After a long cold winter Carolina Outfitters whitewater rafting is ready for some sunny days! How about you? We’ve put together a list of 2023...
Breweries are all the rage these days. What better way to relax after a white water rafting trip down the Nantahala River or the Ocoee River with Carolina Outfitters and Carolina Ocoee? You could sit in your hotel room or your rental cabin with a six pack of Bud and a...
When you think of going snorkeling, rivers aren’t the first place that come to mind. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission decided to change that. Coming in late spring of 2023, access to ten rivers in western North Carolina will offer snorkeling, including...
The Nantahala River in western North Carolina and the Ocoee River in Ducktown, Tennessee, much like songs, can be an inspiring way to spend time in the Great Smoky Mountains and the Nantahala National Forest. Music is a big part of most of our life and invokes...
A river's purpose is to flow ever downward until it meets the sea, nourishing life along its banks and in its shallow depths, as it journeys onward. A river can be defined by nature, or by the people who walk its edge, wade its waters, play in its natural pools, or...
The Nantahala Gorge, in the Great Smoky Mountains of western North Carolina, is abundant in wildlife. The Gorge is mostly wilderness much of which is national forest: The Nantahala National Forest in Bryson City NC is made up of 531,148 acres. This wooded area...
Carolina Outfitters loves to be outdoors doing everything from white water rafting on the Nantahala River and Ocoee River to hiking the Appalachian Trail and many others in the Nantahala National Forest and the Cherokee National Forest. Today we would like to...
Image by Hardebeck Media from Pixabay | McKenzie River Oregon Here at Carolina Outfitters on the Nantahala River in the NC mountains near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Carolina Ocoee on the Ocoee River in the Cherokee National Forest in TN, we...
Teddy Roosevelt was the 26th president of the United States who served from 1901-1909. He was an avid outdoorsman who traveled extensively through the wilderness. His love of nature is evident in everything he wrote, namely Hunting Trips of a Ranchman and The...
Carolina Outfitters
715 U.S. Hwy 19
Topton, NC 28781
Reservations: 828-488-6345
E-mail: raft@carolinaoutfitters.com