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 ...

Commercial rafting on the Ocoee River will launch this weekend, two months later than normal and with some adjustments to keep people apart and increase cleaning protocols. "We just got approval from ...

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 ...

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 Ocoee River is officially the most visited whitewater river in the United States with 229,542 visitors in 2012, according to research results announced today by tourism officials in Chattanooga.

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. Adventure Adviser: The Ocoee offers ...

A black bear stands tall on his hind legs in front of me. The Tennessee native is wearing a helmet and safety vest, and clutching a paddle in one paw. The glassy-eyed specimen is an eye-catching, if ...

A 23-year-old rafting guide drowned Saturday on the Ocoee River while trying to rescue some passengers. Stan Guy had grown up on the Ocoee and was a guide for the Sunburst Rafting Company in Benton.

BENTON, Tenn. (AP) -- Authorities say two women, including one from Atlanta, have died while rafting on the Ocoee River in separate incidents in two days. The first death happened Saturday when a ...