I have been on the lower Ocoee four times and today's trip was the best. Our guide Ed put us in the fight spots all day long. Everyone in the boat had a great time.
We decided to take a couple of dbl seated top rider kayaks on the 6 1/2 mile river trip. the water wasnt too too high, but we had an absolute blast. Their van took us up the mountain to the drop off point, and told us to just take our time and enjoy the ride. well we DID exactly that. Thanks Toccoa River Adventures. you were one of the best parts of our week end trip.. We will definitely be back again.
Our group of 4 took canoes on the 6.4 mile run. We were told the water would be pretty smooth because the dam would be closed on the day of our trip. We hit several areas of rapids we were not adequately warned about and one of the canoes was turned over twice. I am grateful that there were no children with us as we may not have been able to save them and ourselves. There are no signs to mark distances and a few designating stay left or right would have been greatly appreciated. On the positve the boats were clean the facilities were clean and the staff was friendly. They just dont provide enough info to make an informed decision. A shorter trip may have been better.
This was our 3rd time on the Toccoa but first time with TRA.Great float!We did the double tube which took about an hour or so and our teenage kids did the 3 mile trip which took a little more than 2 hours.The scenery is beautiful and the water is peaceful and relaxing. The river was not crowded. You will come across some flowing areas and then some where you can just relax and enjoy the ride. They even give you paddles to help when necessary. There are restrooms and changing rooms on site.We enjoyed lunch at Pearly Gates - staff was friendly, food was good and prices reasonable. Cash or Check only though - no credit cards. ATM on site.Will definitely be back again -- thinking about Kayaking next time!
We had a great experience our river guide was Cat and she did an incredible job. The weekend we went the water was really high and running really fast. I felt as if our guide was in constant control. We did both rides the upper and middle. There were 4 adults in our raft and we had another raft with 3. Both of our guides exhibited large levels of experience and knew the river well. One scary point was at Grumpys where there was a raft stuck in the rapids. We passed that area with o problems even though others had trouble in that spot.
Took raft trip and it was a joy. Guides were very amenable and quite informative. Enjoyed this immensely.
Our family had a great time tubing! My twin 6 year old boys loved the time on the river. The entire staff at TRA is so friendly and very helpful. They are cheaper than most of the other companies around- it's working for them though. Clean nice changing and bathroom facilities also. I would tell everyone to go here!
This is not the first time we have floated down the river with TRA. It's inexpensive and fun. Clean tubes, clean facilities. NICE people. The water is cold. No matter what time of year. We tube every time we go. Maybe one day we will do the fun-yaks for the 8 mile trip. The tubing is an hour for the short run, 2 for the longer one. Just remember if the water is running fast it will be shorter. Get the lady of the establishment talking and be totally entertained. TIP: Don't take your keys with you, give them to the nice lady so you don't lose them in the water.
First off the owners treated me and my family as if they had known us for years. The kids wanted to do a tubing trip and instead of trying to get the most money out of us, they offered us a great suggestion and the prices were cheaper than I expected. After talking to the owners more after our return from tubing (they stayed after closing to make sure we were ok) we decided to book a white water rafting trip. This was mine and my wifes first experience with this and it was a blast. Thanks "Gatorman" and the rest of the staff for making this trip one of the best times I've ever had. We WILL be a repeat customer in the future.
Toccoa River Adventures did a great job handling our large family group. We found the river to be VERy slow. Those of us that had chosen kayaks had a great ride. Those in tubes had a very, very slow time of it. It was even a bit slow for the five year-old in the group. Definitely a relaxing ride, but perhaps a bit too relaxing without a paddle to give you a bit of momentum.