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Cumberland Gap National Historic Park
Context Travel (National Parks focus)
Hatfield & McCoy Feud Guide for your Motorcoach
Jenny Wiley State Resort Park (Elk Tours)
Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park (Elk Tours)
Barthell Coal Mining Camp Tours
Find Outdoors (Pisgah National Forest)
River and Earth Adventures Rafting
Mining
Train Tours
CASS SCENIC BALD KNOB TRIP Approximately 22-mile, 4.5 hr. Round – trip Excursion
Bicycle
Asheville Outdoor Adventure Company
Climbing
Kentucky Rock & Adventure Guides
Spelunking
River and Earth Adventures Rafting
Zip Linning
Nextstep Travel (Youth Ministry)
Hiking
Asheville Outdoor Adventure Company
The Clinch Coalition Guided Hikes
Guided hikes of Big Yellow are periodically offered with both TNC
Asheville Wellness Retreats & Tours (Hiking/Yoga)
Marion Outdoors Gear & Resupply
Ski and Snow
Nextstep Travel (Youth Ministry)
Horse
Water
Whitewater Rafting and Kayaking
Smoky Mountain Outdoors Rafting
USA Raft on the Nolichucky River
Kentucky Whitewater Rafting and Kayaking
Russell Fork White Water Rafting
Asheville Outdoor Adventure Company
River and Earth Adventures Rafting
Nextstep Travel (Youth Ministry)
Cantrell Ultimate Rafting (New River and Gauley)
Flat Water
Appalachian Boarding Company (SUP)
Cave Run Lake Kayak Adventures
Rockcastle Outdoor Company (SUP)
Headwaters Outfitters Outdoor Adventures
Tangent Outfitters (3 SUP trips)
Asheville Wellness Retreats & Tours (SUP Yoga)
Fishing/Angler
Hunting/Firearms
Camping
Headwaters Outfitters Outdoor Adventures
Motor
Hatfield & McCoy Airboat Tours
Motorcycle Tours
Off Roading
Lick Mountain Excursions (May-Oct)
Appalachian Adventures & Outfitters, Inc.
Jeep Trails/Overlanding
Mountain State Overland Expeditions
Education/Skills & Team Building
Nolichucky Outdoor Learning Institute
A Walk in the Woods Great Smoky Mountains
New River Survival & Bushcraft
Endless Rivers Adventures (Kayak Private Instruction and Work Shops)
Wai Mauna Asheville SUP lessons
Mountain Shepard Adventure School
Forest Bathing
& Nature Therapy
Asheville Wellness Retreats & Tours
Great Smokey Mountains Adventures
Great Smokey Mountains Women's Backbacking
Smokey Mountains Backpacking-Appalachian Trail and Beyond
Great Smokey Mountains Family Adventure
Great Smokey Mountains Hiking Rafting & Hops
Great Smokey Mountains Women's Adventure
Backpack the Big Creek Loop in the Great Smoky Mountains
SMOKY MOUNTAINS HIKING + GLAMPING WEEKEND ( 4 Days)
Pigeon River Rafting: Lower Pigeon Gorge (Gatlinburg)
Pigeon River Rafting: Upper Pigeon Gorge (Gatlinburg)
Ocoee River Rafting: Middle Ocoee (Benton)
Nantahala Outdoor Center (Knoxville)
Smoky Mountain Outdoors Rafting
Climbworks Smoky Mountains (Gatlinburg)
Nolichucky Outdoor Learning Institute (Erwin)
Adventures Accessed (Hiking and Nature Based)
Waterfalls in the Snowbirds (Smoky Mountains)
Ruggued Unicoi Mountains (NC/TN state line)
Women's Retreat (Smoky Mountains)
Adventure Worth Sharing with Teams
WildWater (Specials and Packages)
Off the Grid Adventures (Watauga Lake) UTV Tours
USA Raft on the Nolichucky River
A Walk in the Woods Great Smoky Mountains
GSM Outfitters LLC (Sevierville)
Motorcycle Tours
Appalachian Adventures & Outfitters, Inc. (Richlands)
SXS Guided Tours
Clinch Life Outfitters (St. Paul) Scroll to bottom of page
The Clinch Coalition Guided Hikes (Clinch Ranger District)
Rock Climbing at the Breaks Interstate Park
LEVISA ADVENTURES (Kayak. Clinch Ranger District)
GearHead Moto Tours (Tazewell and Giles County)
We are an all inclusive Motorcycle Touring Company that caters to the busy enthusiast that longs for an exceptional motorcycle adventure experience
RENTALS, LESSONS, & TOURS (Pulaski)
Lick Mountain Excursions (May-Oct) Wytheville.
They take you out on a easy trip on a SXS. Views. Picnics.
Cliffview Trading Post (New River Valley) Guided Horse.
White Blaze Outdoors (Abingdon)
Adventure Cycling. Blue Ridge Bliss-Virginia (7 days)
Motorcycle Tours
Adventure Cycling. Blue Ridge Bliss-Virginia (7 days)
Women's Virginia Hiking and Survival (101) (4 Days)
Excihiking Roanoke Area
Roanoke Mountain Adventures (Bike)
Very Informative page on Outfitter Guides
New River Survival & Bushcraft
Mountain State Overland Expeditions
DISCOVR_X11 [ wv south - part one ]
DISCOVR_X12 [ wv south - part two ]
Adventure Appalachia (Oak Hill)
ACE Adventure Resort (New River Gorge)
River Expeditions (Oak Hill)
Bike (not sure if this is guided or not)
Cantrell Ultimate Rafting (New River and Gauley)
Arrowhead Bike Farm Mt. Bike Clinic and Guided Tours (Fayetteville)
Greenbrier Outfitters (White Sulphur Springs)
Nextstep Travel (Lewisburg)
Hatfield & McCoy Airboat Tours (Matewan) CRDRT
Appalachia Made Co ATV Tours (Williamson/Near KY)
Mountain Top Adventures (Gilbert)
Scroll to the bottom of page. "Private Group Tours Available Call 304-664-8864"
WV ATV Rentals (Mercer County)
GearHead Moto Tours (Mercer County)
We are an all inclusive Motorcycle Touring Company that caters to the busy enthusiast that longs for an exceptional motorcycle adventure experience
Pipestem Adventures (next to Pipestem Resort State Park, northeast of Princeton)
Tangent Outfitters (Pembroke)
Appalachian Boarding Company (Surf/SUP/long board)
West Virginia Wild Weekend (4 Days)
Motorcycle Tours
Kentucky Whitewater Rafting and Kayaking
Breaks Interstate Park
Russell Fork White Water Rafting (Elkhorn City)
Trailblazers Outfitters (Pike County)
(Single Track & SXS Guided Tours)
Summer Horse Camp (call 606-794-9881)
Paddle & Saddle Package. April 1st-Oct 31st. (call )606-794-9881
Hatfield & McCoy Feud Guide for your Motorcoach
Jenny Wiley State Resort Park (Prestonsburg)
Guided Elk Tours. September to early March
Pro Fitness (Prestonsburg)
All bikes. Kayak or Paddleboarding
Letcher County Guided Tours (to schedule a tour call 606-634-1814)
They offer pre-planned tours, but never found any info)
Red River Gorge Backpacking Workshop (2 Days)
Climbing & Rappelling. Red River Gorge, KY
Cumberland Fall Paddle Board Adventures
Grayson Lake Paddle Boarding Adventure
Red River Gorge Underground Cavern Glow
Kentucky Rock & Adventure Guides (Facebook)
Just Kik-N-It Ranch (Livingston)
Horseback
Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park (Buckhorn)
Guided Elk Tours. Fall or Winter
Cave Run Lake Kayak Adventures (Morehead)
Rockcastle Outdoor Company (Livingston. Open seasonally May-Sept)
Paddle Board (SUP)
Motorcycle, and Dual Sport
SXS
Triple R Ranch Outfitters (must bring your own horse)
Barthell Coal Mining Camp Tours (Sterns)
Big South Fork Scenic Railway (Sterns. Takes you to the Barthell Coal Mining Camp)
Nature Reliance School (Southeast of Lexington)
Headwaters Outfitters Outdoor Adventures (Brevard)
Paddle and Overnight Camping Trips
Guided Paddling
Find Outdoors (Brevard)
hiking and customized tours of Pisgah National Forest, DuPont State Forest, the Blue Ridge Parkway and anywhere in between.
Outdoor Adventure Company (Asheville)
We'd love to hear from you and help you create an experience of a lifetime. Give me a call and let's start to plan your personal Western North Carolina adventure.
Nextstep Travel (Asheville)
Asheville Wellness Retreats & Tours (Asheville)
Guided Forest Bathing & Nature Therapy
Blue Ridge Hiking Company (Asheville)
Curtis Wright Outfitters (Weaverville/Asheville)
Wahoo Adventures Water Activities (Todd)
Nantahala River Rafting: Fully Guided in North Carolina (Bryson City)
Mountaintop Zine Line Tour (Bryson City)
Nantahala River Raft & Duck Rentals in North Carolina (Bryson City)
French Broad Rafting: Half-Day Deluxe, with lunch (Marshall)
French Broad Rafting: Full-Day Deluxe with lunch (Marshall)
WildWater (Specials and Packages)
River and Earth Adventures Rafting (Blowing Rock)
Rock Dimensions (Blowing Rock) Climbing
Carolina Outfitters (Topton)
Snakeroot Ecotours (Mt. Mitchell. Black Mountains)
Endless Rivers Adventures (Nantahala Gorge)
Group Adventures (White Water Rafting)
Kayak Instruction & Work Shops
Guided hikes of Big Yellow are periodically offered with both TNC and the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy (SAHC). If interested, please contact TNC at 828-350-1431 or SAHC at 828-253-005.
WildWater (Specials and Packages)
Motorcycle Tours
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