“Yurt” is originally from a Turkic word referring to the imprint left in the ground by a moved yurt, and by extension, sometimes a person’s homeland. The term came to be used in reference to … Read More
Spring Break Fun!
Wildwater Nantahala Our Nantahala facility is located in the scenic Smoky Mountains with a perfect blend of activities and lodging to meet the needs of groups. Stay at the Falling Waters group lodge or Yurts … Read More
Freight and Heritage – Smoky Mountain Railroad
The Smoky Mountain Railroad started construction in the late 1800’s after other rail lines reached Asheville, North Carolina. As you can imagine, building a railroad across the mountains was no easy task. Luckily, the engineer … Read More
Wildwater Gives Back
Wildwater is always striving to be the best company we can be. As a company, we believe in being close to our communities that surround our locations and the people in them. But we also … Read More
Green Friday – November 29th, 2013
Instead of standing in shopping lines Friday, join Wildwater for the 3rd Annual Green Friday at our Nantahala, Asheville and Chattooga Zipline Canopy locations. We will be donating 50% of our income that day to … Read More
Meet The Wildwater Founding Family
Wildwater was founded by a family who wanted to share their passion for the outdoors with others. Jim and Jeanette Greiner founded Wildwater in 1971 on the Chattooga River, pioneering the first commercial rafting company … Read More
“Our Yurt.”
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Harris, a retired couple from Hendersonville, NC, come up to visit Wildwater’s Falling Waters Yurt Village every year, twice a year. After moving from California a few years ago, Mrs. Harris … Read More
Labor Day Special!
Don’t have your Labor Day Monday planned? Come join Wildwater for any of our Rafting and/or Canopy Tours and bring a friend for FREE**! Good for Rafting and/or the Canopy Tours at the Chattooga (SC), Ocoee (TN), Pigeon (TN) and Nantahala (NC). … Read More
Adventure Bus Driving.
Of course Wildwater is all about adventure, both on and around the river. It has many facets; Rafting, Ziplining, Hiking and Camping. To participate in the rafting trips, people have to get to the river. In the … Read More
Nanty Love
To the CEO, Mr. Wise: We recently had 2 wonderful experiences with your staff on a recent trip to Bryson City, NC. I am an adventuresome grandmother who was showing her 10 year-old son the … Read More