Clinics
Brush up on your kayak or canoe skills this summer. Many of the kayak and canoe clinics listed below have an introductory/beginner, intermediate, and advance program to help all experience levels.
Toccoa River in Blue Ridge, GA. The local favorite just minutes from our cabin rentals is Canoe and Kayak Ventures at 706-455-7972. The Toccoa River tail water is rare in that it feeds north and becomes the Ocoee River once you cross the Tennessee state line.
Ducktown, TN - 20 minutes from Blue Ridge, GA Kayak Clinic is held on a different local river depending upon the participant's skill level ranging from class I to IV water. The boat/equipment is included along with transportation to and from the river. Call the Ocoee
Adventure Center to make your reservation 1-888-723-8622.
Chattooga River in Clayton, GA - 55 minutes from Blue Ridge these canoe or kayak clinics are available on many weekends starting at $195 and you must be over 12 years of age. Southeastern Expeditions, Inc. Phone: 1-800-868-7238
Hit the water
Blue Ridge, Georgia and its surrounding North Georgia mountain communities offer some great paddling adventures for canoeing and kayaking enthusiasts. The water conditions range from Class 1 to Class V, so there's a broad range to enjoy this summer.
The Classes breakdown as follows:
Class I: tame/mild
Class II: moderate rapids, some clear passages and a few small drops
Class III: moderately difficult rapids with large and irregular waves
Class IV: intense and powerful
Class V: insane/expert only
Ocoee River is only twenty minutes from Blue Ridge, GA and was used for the 1996 Summer Olympics kayaking events. The Toccoa River below Lake Blue Ridge dam turns into the Ocoee River once you cross into Tennessee, which has lots of challenging whitewater rapids to satisfy all paddlers.
Cartecay River is twenty minutes away from Ellijay, GA which is south of Blue Ridge, GA on highway 515. Cartecay River offers moderately technical flat-water to Class III whitewater rapids with plenty of areas to play in between for the novice and intermediate paddlers. Put-in access on either side of the bridge on Lower Cartecay Road or try the put-in at highway 52, paddle up 1 mile to Lower Cartecay Road then take out on Stegall Mill Road.
Chattooga River is most remembered as the river refernced in the 1970's movie classic "Deliverance". The Chattooga River provides some wild Class III and IV whitewater action between the Georgia and South Carolina border, which is just 55 minutes from Blue Ridge, GA.
Tallulah River is one hour from Blue Ridge, GA and is for experts that do not mind walking down 500 steps to the put-in. It's important to note that on weekends between April and November the Tallulah River rapid speeds are between 500 to 700 cubic feet per second (yes this is very fast). Just 1 hour from Blue Ridge.
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