The 500-acre campus of the Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC) near Bryson City, North Carolina, is quiet in mid-February except for the rushing waters of the Nantahala River flowing through it. There are ...

The Whitewater Junior Olympics and the Junior Whitewater Canoeing World Championship are two big whitewater competitions coming soon to the Nantahala Outdoor Center in Bryson City, North Carolina.

While the American West gets so much of the love when it comes to adventure, the underappreciated South lays claim to an abundance of whitewater. And it’s not just the rapids that make paddling here ...

Whitewater Express and Nantahala Outdoor Center will be the outfitters operating on the Chattahoochee River whitewater course that’s to open next summer. Whitewater Express will be in downtown Phenix ...

The USDA Forest Service urges users on By-Pass reach of the Nantahala River — commonly referred to by paddlers as the Upper Nantahala — to be alert for rising water levels on Sept. 29-30. Water needed ...

If you've never watched a whitewater race on a real (that is, not artificial) whitewater river, head out the Nantahala River at the Nantahala Outdoor Center this weekend. It will be chilly, but just ...

BRYSON CITY - When your father is a legendary whitewater kayaker and coach, and you’re a kid afraid of the water, it kind of stinks. That was just one of many obstacles Michal Smolen overcame to ...

Press release from National Forests in North Carolina: Whitewater Falls and the Foothills Trail (TR 437) that connects to Whitewater Falls on the Nantahala Ranger District is expected to remain closed ...

Prepare to get wet! Even the most hesitant of whitewater rafting beginners will be wishing for more waves, more spray, and more fun at the end of one of these 7seven family-friendly whitewater trips.

One of the region’s most popular and accessible waterfalls is closed because of damage done by recent wildfires. Whitewater Falls and the Foothills Trail that connects to Whitewater Falls on the ...

Contributing editor Megan Michelson is an award-winning journalist who covers travel and the outdoors for a wide range of publications, including Outside, The New York Times, and the San Francisco ...

On the western edge of the battleground state of North Carolina cuts the Nantahala River and an unlikely spot for an experiment in reconciliation. About 30 Americans went there to navigate the ...