Tennessee is a state of Southern United States of America. Maximum of the best whitewater rafting zones are situated in southeast portion of Tennessee. Since the portions of the River Ocoee and the River Pigeon is flowed through the state of Tennessee, all the good rafting areas are built beside of these two rivers.
Let us discuss about the Ocoee River rafting areas first. Wildwater Limited of USA controls the management of the rafting in these areas. Following the geography, the rafting areas here are divided into two different sub-regions. The Middle part of the rafting area is known as The Middle Ocoee Run with the difficulty level of III and IV. But the Upper Ocoee Run is the more famous rafting area among the rafters! This area is of rafting difficulty level of Class IV. The upper region has the unique achievement of hosting the Olympic games in 1996.
The other rafting zone in Tennessee is situated beside of the Pigeon River. The rafting areas beside River Pigeon of Tennessee are situated just beside of the Great Smoky Mountains. These rafting areas are relatively new. But already they are becoming famous among the rafters. These places, especially the lower area is suitable for the beginners. The upper Pigeon rafting area needs some more rafting skills since it is associated with some more rafting difficulty.
The rafting business is growing very rapidly in Tennessee. The day is not so far behind when more rafting areas will be created in Tennessee.