White water rafting trips on the Ocoee River / Raft One Whitewater

Ever wonder how the Ocoee River whitewater rafting got its start?

Here is a brief history on the commercializing of Ocoee Rafting.

The Ocoee River was once owned by Eastern Tennessee Power Company. During 1910 to 1913, the Ocoee Dam #1 and Ocoee Dam #2 were constructed along with the wooden floom line to divert the river water to the power house to feed the hydro electrical turbines and started creating power.

In 1939, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) purchased the Ocoee River and the power system. When the floom line needed repair in 1976, river water ran through the river bed again and Ocoee River whitewater rafting got its start. The first Ocoee whitewater rafting on the river was in military surplus rafts and the call of the river quickly made Ocoee rafting a favored sport. Soon after, Ocoee rafting outfitters began negotiating river water usage terms with TVA and this has continued till today.

The Ocoee area now sees more than 250,000 Ocoee whitewater rafting visitors per year. People know a good thing when they Raft One Whitewater it.

Welcome to Raft One Whitewater.

We are your Ocoee River Rafting Experts. Come out and have fun with us on the beautiful Ocoee River in Eastern Tennessee.

Raft One Whitewater operates whitewater rafting on the Ocoee River out of historical Copperhill, TN. The river is located in the Cherokee National Forest, and was the site of the 1996 Olympics Ocoee River Whitewater Competition. Class 1-5 rapids, makes the Ocoee River perfect for whitewater rafting. There are 3 sections of river for Ocoee River rafting; The Upper Section, The Middle Section, and the Lower Section. Each of these sections of the river is roughly 5 miles of Ocoee rafting FUN! Your Ocoee whitewater rafting trip with Raft One Whitewater on any of these 3 sections of the river will be the most memorable experience you and your group have ever had in or around the Ocoee River area.

Raft One Whitewater is a customer-driven, Ocoee River rafting outfitter and we strive to stay the BEST outfitter on the Ocoee River. With close to twenty years of Ocoee River rafting experience, the owners, Brent and Dusty love what they do. They consider Raft One Whitewater "for the people, by the people." Both brothers can be found still leading trips down the river. "Being personally involved lets us spend time with our customers; we want them to learn to love the Ocoee River as much as we do." Dusty says. Brent replies, "We want Raft One Whitewater to be the company that our customers look forward to taking their Ocoee rafting trip with every year. Also, we want to know them on a first name basis."

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