To book your reservation please call 1-888-723-8663. To book your trip online click here to go to our reservation form on our old website. Raft One Online Reservation Form.
Making a reservation for your Ocoee rafting trip is the best way to guarantee you’ll be able to go rafting on the day and time that works best for you. Even though it’s possible to walk into our outpost and get on a rafting trip without a reservation, chances are you’ll have to wait several hours for us to find space for you on one of the rafts.
Here are some of the things you need to know and decisions you need to make to reserve your Ocoee rafting trip:
Before deciding on what day to go rafting consider the pros and cons of rafting at the Ocoee River’s busiest times. Click here to learn more about Ocoee rafting at busy times.
Which type of rafting trip do you want?
We offer full day (the full river trip) and half day (upper section or middle section) Ocoee rafting trips.
Full Day Ocoee River Trip:
$80.00 – $99.00 depending on the date and number of people in your group. (Discounts available) For more information see our rates page.
5 to 6 hours from trip time until you’re back at the outpost.
Lunch included.
For more information about the Ocoee Full river trip click here.
Half Day – Upper Ocoee or Middle Ocoee:
$32.00 – $42.00 depending on date and number of people in your group. (Discounts available) For more information see our rates page.
3 to 4 hours from trip time until you’re back at the outpost.
For more information about the Ocoee Middle trips click here.
For more information on the Ocoee Upper trips click here.
How much will rafting the Ocoee River cost?
The cost of an Ocoee rafting trip varies with the date and time you pick, how many people are in your group and what section of the Ocoee river you want to raft.
Click here to get rates for your Ocoee rafting trip.
Click here to get an online discount.
How many people are going rafting?
Often when you first make your reservation especially if you’re booking for a large group you may not know how many people you will have. That’s OK. Give us an estimate to hold the date and time you want then adjust the number of rafters as you get firm commitments. If you need to add or drop people from your reservation just call us. We do require a deposit based on the number of people in your group and payment in full 2 weeks before your trip but we’ll work with you to make it easy for you to adjust your numbers. (If you are organizing a big group to go rafting on the Ocoee River. Click here for Tips and Tricks to get your folks to commit to your trip).
Remember all Ocoee rafters must be at least 12 years old.
What time of the year?
The Ocoee River is a dam controlled river. This means that the water levels are controlled by TVA. You’ll never get to the Ocoee and find it to low to run.
Click here to check the Ocoee release schedule to see what days the Ocoee River is running.
The water for the Ocoee River comes off the top of Blue Ridge Lake. This means most of the year the water is warm compared to other rivers. The exception is in the early spring. Click here for the pros and cons of Ocoee rafting during different times of the year:
What day of the week?
Monday – In general Mondays are the least busy day of the week. Middle Ocoee rafting trips only.
Tuesday – The Ocoee River isn’t scheduled to run. Enjoy mountain biking, zip line canopy tours, hiking, swimming at the Blue Holes, and other great outdoor activities.
Wednesday – The Ocoee River isn’t scheduled to run. Enjoy mountain biking, zip line canopy tours, hiking, swimming at the Blue Holes, and other great outdoor activities.
Thursday – In June and most of Aug Thursdays are relatively open and uncrowded. Thursdays in July can be busy depending on how many big groups are scheduled to raft.
Friday – Fridays are like thursday. Fridays in July are when big groups go rafting to avoid the high Saturday prices. Fridays in June and most of August are excellent choices.
Saturday – Saturdays are far and above the busiest days. They are also the longest rafting days so to avoid the crowds you can book an early or late trip and get the best of all worlds.
Sunday – Sundays are great days if you need to raft on the weekend and you want to avoid the crowds. After Monday Sundays are our least busy days.
Which trip (what time of day)?
You’ll need to call us to see what trip times are available for the day you want to go rafting. We generally have trips going out every hour but we limit most trips to 9 boats (50 – 60 people) so prime trip times book up quickly. If you can go early or late in the day you’ll find it less crowded.
Reservation, Cancelation and Rafting Policies:
We try our best to make our reservation process work in your favor but we do have a few rules. When you reserve your trip we commit guides and equipment to that trip to make sure you’ll have the best possible Ocoee white water rafting trip. We also turn away other customers who may want to raft at the time you chose. In return we ask a few things from you:
Click here to review our Ocoee rafting, reservation and cancelation policies.
What is the big difference between rafting the middle and/or upper? Asking in behalf of first timers that want to experience a thrilling ride but not be scared out of our minds…lol
The upper Ocoee begins with a long stretch of very easy white water then starts a series of big class lV rapids which include the site of the 1996 Olympic white water competitions. The Upper Ocoee can be classified a drop pool river which means you paddle through a stretch of flat water, drop a big rapid into another pool of calm water. The Middle Ocoee run is a classic boulder river which means the rapids are very continuous with almost no break in between but the rapids themselves are not as big as those on the Upper Ocoee. Both sections are thrilling in their own way and both are suitable for an exciting first time experience. Keep in mind a experienced professional guide is leading you down the river. A good guide can make the trip as scary or as tame as you want it. Don’t be shy about telling your guide to tone it down if it’s getting too rough or to spice it up if it seems to easy.
Please advise your age limits for rafting. We have 5 & 8 year old boys and wanted to know if we can do a low-level rafting trip for Spring Break in April. Thanks!
The age limit for rafting on the Ocoee is 12 years old. We have tubing trips on the Tacoa river (the river that feeds the Ocoee) that would be suitable for 5 and 8 year olds. We can also recommend an outfitter on the Hiwassee River which is only 30 minutes from the Ocoee.