Nantahala Outdoor Center operates guided whitewater rafting trips across six rivers in the Southeast. Based in Bryson City, North Carolina, the center offers the Nantahala River (eight miles of Class II–III rapids suitable for families and first-time rafters), the French Broad River (five scenic miles through Pisgah National Forest with Class II–III rapids and riverside lunch), the Chattooga River (Section 3 with Class II–III rapids and Bull Sluice rapid, or Section 4 with Class IV whitewater including Seven Foot Falls and Five Falls), the Ocoee River (five miles of continuous Class III rapids with named features like Broken Nose and Tablesaw), plus the Pigeon and Chattahoochee Rivers. NOC has guided rafting trips since 1972 and operates a 500-acre main campus offering lodging, dining, ziplining, and mountain biking alongside rafting.