The Ocoee River is the nation’s most popular whitewater venue averaging 250,000 rafters, canoeists and kayakers a year. It has a $43 million annual impact to Polk County and the region around it ...

OCOEE, Tenn. — The Ocoee River stretches 93 miles through Tennessee ... “When it was built, it was planned on being an anchor point for this community and gathering," Deangelo said.

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 ...

Jun. 8—Whitewater enthusiasts and others heading east on U.S. Highway 64 toward the Ocoee River and Cherokee National Forest in Polk County, Tennessee, can see the state's $12.6 million ...

OCOEE, Tenn. - Up to 5,200 gallons of fuel spilled into the Ocoee River on Tuesday and Wednesday after a tanker truck drove off the road, down an embankment and into the river. The driver of the ...

The day use area of the Ocoee Whitewater Center remains open while the U.S. Forest Service works on a master plan for the building. Affected trails reopened in May 2022, and a river warning system ...

TVA officials have denied that water flow was excessive on the Ocoee River on Saturday morning and Sunday morning when there were separate rafting deaths. TVA officials said, "Providing for ...

Repair work is starting on a century-old wooden flume on the Ocoee River, as Tennessee Valley Authority seeks to fix last year’s rockslide damage. “Back in November, Mother Nature gave us a ...