Nantahala Outdoor Center

[1] NOC operates whitewater rafting trips on six Southeastern rivers:[2] the Chattahoochee, Chattooga,[3] French Broad, Nantahala, Ocoee, and Pigeon.

[4] They also offer mountain bike rentals, group programs, outdoor retail, restaurants, ropes courses, kayak touring, fly fishing and hiking.

NOC international expeditions ventures to the ends of the earth from Mount Kilimanjaro to Machu Picchu to the Northern Lights in Iceland.

Former NOC president John Burton (who, until recently, was an owner/operator of nearby Nantahala Village Resort) was a member of the original 1972 Olympic slalom team.

[6] Bryson City native, Adam Clawson, a two-time U.S. Olympian and a 1991 World Championship silver medalist is widely recognized as one of the greatest C-1 slalom paddlers to ever race for the United States.