Welcome to Cleveland, Tennessee: Gateway to the Ocoee Region

Are you ready for adventure? You've come to the right place! Whitewater rafting is really why the Ocoee Region is famous. This is a vacation experience you're never going to forget!

Shoot the rapids on America's only Olympic River, the Ocoee River. Located just 20 miles east of Cleveland, Tennessee, the Ocoee River with its class III and IV whitewater rapids is one of the South's most popular whitewater rivers. The Ocoee was the site of the 1996 Olympic Whitewater Competition.

Anyone age 12 or over can enjoy the rapids of the Ocoee on guided raft trips offered by outfitters. These guided trips are available weekends
April-October and weekdays June-August.

Search the Cleveland, Tennessee Chamber's member directory for an outfitter for your next trip.

Cleveland is the perfect place for your home base while you raft the river and enjoy other outdoor activities here in the Ocoee Region. We really are in the middle of it all! Be sure to check out all that the Ocoee Region has to offer.