Blue Heron Whitewater
Canoe And Kayak Hire Service
Why pick this one
Blue Heron Whitewater offers four French Broad River trips, including a scenic float for children age four and up, 22 miles from Asheville.
Best for
- Families with children age four or older seeking a guided river outing
- First-time rafters seeking Class I-III whitewater
- Groups wanting a full-day Class I-IV French Broad River trip
- Visitors seeking rafting near downtown Asheville
- Groups wanting a rafting trip with a riverside deli or picnic lunch
Look elsewhere if
- Visitors specifically seeking canoe or kayak rentals rather than guided rafting
- Participants younger than four years old
- Visitors seeking emergency or after-hours watercraft service
Specialties
- Half-day Class I-III whitewater rafting
- Full-day Class I-IV whitewater rafting
- Scenic guided float trips
- Riverside lunch rafting trips
Certifications
- USDA Forest Service permit
What makes them different
- Located 22 miles from downtown Asheville and described as the closest French Broad River whitewater outfitter
- Offers four trips for different ages and abilities
- Scenic float trips accept children age four and older
- Supplies the gear needed for the rafting trips
- Guides discuss river geology, ecology, and local history during trips
- Serves
- Asheville, Marshall, Barnard, Hot Springs
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 35 Little Pine Rd, Marshall, NC 28753
- Phone
- +18284504663
- Website
- http://www.blueheronwhitewater.com
Services
- Whitewater rafting
- Guided scenic float trips
- Family river trips
- River geology, ecology, and local history instruction