WHAT RIVER IS THE CLOSEST AND BEST FOR WHITEWATER RAFTING?
The Ocoee River is the closest and best river for whitewater rafting. The Ocoee River is also known as the Toccoa River. The Toccoa River and Ocoee River are actually a single river that flows northwest through the southern Appalachian Mountains of the southeastern United States. It is called the Toccoa River in Georgia, until it reaches the twin cities of McCaysville, Georgia and Copperhill, Tennessee. The 1996 Summer Olympics (The whitewater slalom event) was conducted on the Ocoee River.
