French Broad Adventures - Canyoneering Outpost
Adventure Sports Center
Why pick this one
French Broad Adventures offers guided waterfall-rappelling canyoneering near Asheville and has operated outdoor trips since 1981.
Best for
- first-time canyoneering participants needing guide instruction
- waterfall rappelling and canyon exploration near Asheville
- families seeking rafting, calm-water floats, or ziplining
- travelers combining two or more outdoor adventures
- visitors wanting outdoor trips approximately 30 minutes from downtown Asheville
Look elsewhere if
- ziplining during the 2026 season, when the zipline course is closed for maintenance
- travelers requiring full meal service at an outpost
- participants seeking an easy canyoneering activity, since the expedition is rated moderate and involves hiking, boulder-hopping, and rappelling
Specialties
- whitewater rafting
- calm-water rafting
- zipline canopy tours
- waterfall rappelling canyoneering
- off-road e-mountain biking
Certifications
- U.S. Forest Service permit
- Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce membership
- Madison County Chamber of Commerce membership
- McDowell County Chamber of Commerce membership
- Hot Springs Tourism Authority membership
What makes them different
- Operating since 1981, with more than 500,000 guided trips
- Canyoneering trips include hiking, boulder-hopping, waterfall rappelling, wading, and optional swimming, sliding, and jumping
- Located approximately 30 minutes from downtown Asheville
- Offers rafting, ziplining, canyoneering, and off-road e-mountain biking at one adventure business
- Adventure packages combining two or more trips provide a 10% savings
- Years in business
- 45
- Serves
- Asheville, Marshall
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 284 Lyman St, Asheville, NC 28801-4742
- Phone
- 18286490486
- Website
- https://frenchbroadrafting.com
Services
- guided rafting trips
- ziplining
- canyoneering expeditions
- off-road e-mountain biking
- multi-adventure packages