French Broad River Whitewater Rafting

Family-Friendly Rafting, NC History & Adventure!

French Broad whitewater rafting trips take you down the world's third oldest river. The stately French Broad flows through scenic Pisgah National Forest in the mountains of North Carolina, and is ideal for families and young teens. On French Broad River rafting trips, you can expect moderate Class II and III rapids that are splashy and fun. The full-day trip option adds the percussive, Class IV Frank Bell's Rapid, a river-wide, bouncy drop.

French Broad River Trip Options

NOC has offered French Broad whitewater rafting trips for more than 25 years and offers an array of trip choices, allowing you to customize your French Broad adventure. Choose rafts or ducks, flexible trip times and fully-guided or guide-assisted trips.

Half Day trips last about four hours and cover the Lower French Broad.
Half Day Deluxe trips include a riverside picnic lunch.
Full Day trips include a riverside lunch, plus an exciting finale at Class IV Frank Bell's Rapid.

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All NOC French Broad River trips depart from our French Broad outpost, near Asheville, NC. [Click for Directions]