A mere 20 minutes from your community to the best whitewater rafting, kayaking, canoeing, zip lining, trout fishing & outdoor entertainment in the South! Surround yourself with the picturesque mountains, lakes, creeks, streams and rivers throughout the Nantahala National Forest.
“Rated "One of the Best Outfitters on Earth" by National Geographic Adventure, NOC has been the leader in the rafting industry since 1972. NOC offers family-friendly adventures rafting and paddling the Nantahala River, as well as riverside dining, lodging, shopping, mountain bike rentals, ziplining, lake kayaking, wilderness medicine training, and their world-famous paddling school. The Adventure Park allows you to soar more than 550' through the air on the Wesser Zip, the Nantahala Gorge’s most fun zip line, and take on a multi-level rope challenge as high as 60' above the forest floor. The Treetop Adventure Nets is a full-netted enclosure for children to explore, climb, slide, and navigate through a series of tunnels, chutes and pathways overlooking the river.”
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