For more information about these and other activities, contact the Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce at 864-594-5000.

other popular activities:
biking . disc golf . family fun . fishing . golf . hiking/backpacking . hot air balloon rides . rafting . rock climbing . scenic drives . shopping . water sports . other great ideas

American Whitewater's Guide to SC Rivers
American Whitewater restores rivers dewatered by hydropower dams, eliminates water degradation, improves public land management and protects public access to rivers for responsible recreational use. The website lists whitewater sites in Spartanburg and surrounding counties, and across the state.

Lawson's Fork Creek
Spartanburg's Lawson's Fork is now accessible to paddlers who want to put in at Whitney and float to the Cottonwood Trail, a distance of 4.5 river miles. Work has been completed on the "put-in" just below the dam, along U.S. Highway 221.

Blue Ridge Outing Company offers raft trips specializing in taking small children. Area residents get kids free on Sunday and half-price on Saturdays for a limited time. 1-800-572-3510

Chattooga National Wild and Scenic River
Long Creek, SC
Born high in the Carolina mountains and dropping an average of 49.3 feet per mile in its race past the stately woods of Sumter National Forest, for 40 miles this tumultuous (and sometimes disarmingly placid) mountain river separates South Carolina and Georgia. The Chattooga became a sort of national quest after its starring role in the movie "Deliverance." For guided raft tours, contact Wildwater Ltd. at 800-451-9972 or 864-647-9587.

Rolling Thunder River Company offers raft trips on the Ocoee and Nantahala Rivers. For the more experienced rafters the Olypimic section of the Ocoee River is available. 828-488-2030

Southern Waterways
Asheville, NC
Offering quiet water river trips in the Asheville Area on the French Broad River using canoes, rafts, and Kayaks. Call 828-232-1970 for more information.