The whitewater rafting season is officially underway on the Ocoee River, with a big celebration for an agreement that will keep the river running for years to come. More than 5 million rafters have ...

The rushing rapids of the Ocoee River draw thousands of people every season, but for years the future of the river was as turbulent as the water itself. Now, lawmakers have brokered a compromise to ...

Two lawmakers from Southeast Tennessee have floated bills in their respective chambers seeking to negotiate with the Tennessee Valley Authority for more water release days on the famed Ocoee River and ...

OCOEE, Tenn. (WDEF) — Cherokee Rafting started in 1978. It’s a family friendly whitewater rafting company based in Polk County, Tennessee. The business prides itself in taking you down a very ...

Question: I want to know about rafting the Ocoee River in Ducktown, Tennessee. I’m looking for rafting companies, places to stay and tourist attractions. Thanks. Alfred Lyons Adventure Adviser: The ...

POLK COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — Tennessee Rep. Dan Howell proposed a bill to add more days to the rafting season along the Ocoee River. If approved, House Bill 1946 would provide funding to the Ocoee ...

Everyone knows that the Ocoee River is one of the most popular whitewater rafting adventures in America. But the little-known secret is that the southeast Tennessee destination is also an epicenter ...

Tennessee State Parks and 23 Ocoee River outfitters have joined forces again this year to offer military veterans a free rafting trip on the Fourth of July, and for the first time, their families can ...

The 1996 Olympic Summer Games in Atlanta, included one venue outside the state of Georgia. The Canoe and Kayaking venue was hosted in Tennessee on the Ocoee River 27 years ago. But the actual planning ...

Tennessee isn’t just for country music and barbecue. When the weather heats up, it's rivers and lakes transform into paddler playgrounds filled with forested banks, mountain backdrops, and calm ...