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Interpretative

Cumberland Gap National Historic Park

Context Travel (National Parks focus)

Leave No Trace Adventures

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

Big South Fork Scenic Railway 

Lake Cumberland Excursions

Find Outdoors (Pisgah National Forest)

River and Earth Adventures Rafting 

Snakeroot Ecotours

George L. in Asheville

Mining

Carolina Outfitters (Gem)

Train Tours

Carolina Outfitters

CASS SCENIC BALD KNOB TRIP Approximately 22-mile, 4.5 hr. Round – trip Excursion

Bicycle

Adventure Cycling 

Arrowhead Bike Farm

Pipestem Adventures

Asheville Outdoor Adventure Company

Roanoke Mountain Adventures

Pro Fitness 

Climbing

Southeast Mountain Guides

River Expeditions

Pipestem Adventures

Rock Dimensions

Kentucky Rock & Adventure Guides

Roanoke Outfitter Adventures

Spelunking

Wahoo Adventures

High Mountain Expeditions

River and Earth Adventures Rafting 

Zip Linning

Climbworks Smoky Mountains 

Off the Grid Adventures

Pipestem Adventures

Nantahala Outdoor Center

Nextstep Travel (Youth Ministry)

Hiking

Adventures Accessed  

REI Adventures

HBCUs Outside

GSM Outfitters LLC 

Just Get Outdoors

Asheville Outdoor Adventure Company

Blue Ridge Hiking Company

White Blaze Outdoors

Explore Chick

The Clinch Coalition Guided Hikes 

High Mountain Expeditions

Guided hikes of Big Yellow are periodically offered with both TNC

Leave No Trace Adventures

Find Outdoors

Asheville Wellness Retreats & Tours (Hiking/Yoga)

Excihiking

Marion Outdoors Gear & Resupply

Group Hikes

Ski and Snow

Nextstep Travel (Youth Ministry)

Horse

Cliffview Trading Post  

River Expeditions

Pipestem Adventures

H&M Stable in Pikeville

Triple R Ranch Outfitters 

Elk Mountain Riding Company

Carolina Outfitters

Water

Whitewater Rafting and Kayaking

Carolina Outfitters

Endless Rivers Adventures 

ACE Adventure Resort

Nantahala Outdoor Center

Smoky Mountain Outdoors Rafting

WildWater

Watauga Kayak on Watauga Lake

USA Raft on the Nolichucky River

Kentucky Whitewater Rafting and Kayaking

Russell Fork White Water Rafting

Wahoo Adventures

Asheville Outdoor Adventure Company

Pipestem Adventures

Nantahala Outdoor Center

High Mountain Expeditions

River and Earth Adventures Rafting 

Nextstep Travel (Youth Ministry)

Cantrell Ultimate Rafting (New River and Gauley)

Roanoke Outfitter Adventures

Flat Water

Clinch Life Outfitters

LEVISA ADVENTURES

Greenbrier Outfitters

Appalachian Boarding Company (SUP)

Red River Adventures

SUP Kentucky

Cave Run Lake Kayak Adventures 

Rockcastle Outdoor Company (SUP)

The Gorge Underground

Lake Cumberland Excursions

Headwaters Outfitters Outdoor Adventures

Carolina Outfitters

Wai Mauna Asheville SUP Tours

Mountain 2 Island

Tangent Outfitters (3 SUP trips)

Asheville Wellness Retreats & Tours (SUP Yoga)

Pro Fitness

Fishing/Angler

Hunting/Firearms

Camping

Explore Chick

Headwaters Outfitters Outdoor Adventures

Motor

Hatfield & McCoy Airboat Tours

Motorcycle Tours

Rockcastle Outdoor Company

GearHead Moto Tours  

Blue Rim Tours  

Off Roading

Off the Grid Adventures

Lick Mountain Excursions (May-Oct)

Appalachia Made Co  ATV Tours

Trailblazers Outfitters

WV ATV Rentals 

Rockcastle Outdoor Company

Mountain Top Adventures 

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

Explore Chick

New River Survival & Bushcraft 

Explore Chick

Curtis Wright Outfitters

Adventure Appalachia 

Greenbrier Outfitters

Endless Rivers Adventures  (Kayak Private Instruction and Work Shops)

Nature Reliance School 

Wai Mauna Asheville SUP lessons

Mountain Shepard Adventure School

Introduction to Paddling

Forest Bathing

& Nature Therapy

Forest Bathing Finder

Asheville Wellness Retreats & Tours

Northeastern TN

REI Adventures

     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  

 

HBCUs Outside

            Backpack the Big Creek Loop in the Great Smoky Mountains

Explore Chick

             SMOKY MOUNTAINS HIKING + GLAMPING WEEKEND ( 4 Days)

Nantahala Outdoor Center

             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

            Upper River Rafting

            Lower River Rafting

            Pigeon River Combo Package

            Extreme Upper River Rafting

            Inflatable Kayaking 

Climbworks Smoky Mountains (Gatlinburg)

            Mountain Top Zipline Tour

            Tree Top Zipline Tour

See their 5 Packaged Tours

Nolichucky Outdoor Learning Institute (Erwin)

Adventures Accessed  (Hiking and Nature Based)

       Asheville

       Waterfalls in the Snowbirds (Smoky Mountains)

       Ruggued Unicoi Mountains (NC/TN state line)

       Women's Retreat  (Smoky Mountains)

       Adventure Worth Sharing with Teams

       Team Building

       Leadership Development

WildWater (Specials and Packages)

Off the Grid Adventures (Watauga Lake)  UTV Tours

Watauga Kayak on Watauga Lake

USA Raft on the Nolichucky River

A Walk in the Woods Great Smoky Mountains

             Meet the Team and Guides

GSM Outfitters LLC (Sevierville)

                  Guides

Blue Rim Tours 

Motorcycle Tours

 

Smokey Mts. ADV Guide

Virginia

Heart of Appalachia

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)

Southeast Mountain Guides

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

Blue Ridge Highlands

Mountain 2 Island 

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) 

Blue Rim Tours 

Motorcycle Tours

 

Virginia Mountains

Adventure Cycling.  Blue Ridge Bliss-Virginia (7 days) 

Explore Chick

             Women's Virginia Hiking and Survival (101) (4 Days)

Excihiking  Roanoke Area

Bike Guides Near Roanoke

Caving Guides Near Roanoke

River Guides Near Roanoke 

Roanoke Mountain Adventures (Bike)

Survival Schools near Roanoke

Alleghany Outfitters

Introduction to Paddling

Roanoke Outfitter Adventures

Southern WV

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)

Horseback

Rock Climbing

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)

Stand up Paddle Boarding

Falconry

Flatwater Kayaking

Mountaineer Experience

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)

Mt. Bike

Rock Climbing and Rappeling

Horse

White Water Rafting

Zip Line

Tangent Outfitters (Pembroke)

Stand up Paddle Boarding

Appalachian Boarding Company (Surf/SUP/long board)

Explore Chick

                    West Virginia Wild Weekend (4 Days)

Blue Rim Tours 

Motorcycle Tours

Eastern KY

Kentucky Whitewater Rafting and Kayaking

Breaks Interstate Park

Russell Fork White Water Rafting (Elkhorn City)

Trailblazers Outfitters (Pike County)

(Single Track & SXS Guided Tours)

H&M Stable in Pikeville

    Summer Horse Camp (call 606-794-9881)

    Paddle & Saddle Package.  April 1st-Oct 31st.  (call )606-794-9881

Pikeville Tourism

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)

Explore Chick

Red River Gorge Backpacking Workshop (2 Days)

Southeast Mt. Guides

Climbing & Rappelling.  Red River Gorge, KY

The Gorge Underground

     Kayak

     Boat

     Crystal Kayak

     SUP

SUP Kentucky

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

Leave No Trace Adventures

     Driving Adventures

     Hiking Adventures 

 

Triple R Ranch Outfitters (must bring your own horse)

Barthell Coal Mining

Barthell Coal Mining Camp Tours (Sterns)

Big South Fork Scenic Railway (Sterns.  Takes you to the Barthell Coal Mining Camp)

Lake Cumberland Excursions

Nature Reliance School (Southeast of Lexington)

One Day Hands on Workshops

Multi-Day Courses

 

 

 

Western NC

Headwaters Outfitters Outdoor Adventures (Brevard)

     Paddle and Overnight Camping Trips

     Tubing Adventures

     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)

Whitewater Rafting

Whitewater Kayaking

Hikes

E-Bike

George L. in 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)

Hiking/Yoga

Private Chef

SUP Yoga Classes

Guided Forest Bathing & Nature Therapy

Blue Ridge Hiking Company (Asheville)

Day Hikes

Overnight Trips

Curtis Wright Outfitters (Weaverville/Asheville)

Falconary

Team Building

Wahoo Adventures

Wahoo Adventures  Caving

Wahoo Adventures  Water Activities (Todd)

Nantahala Outdoor Center

          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)

High Mountain Expeditions

White Water Rafting.

Tubing

Caving

Hiking
 

Elk Mountain Riding Company

River and Earth Adventures Rafting (Blowing Rock)

Whitewater Rafting

Caving

Interpreative 

Rock Dimensions (Blowing Rock) Climbing

Carolina Outfitters (Topton)

     Gem Mining

     Horse Riding

     Train Tours

     Little Tennessee River Floats

     Rafting

Snakeroot Ecotours (Mt. Mitchell.  Black Mountains)

     Guides

     

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)

Blue Rim Tours 

Motorcycle Tours

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