Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Head to the mountains this year to celebrate 50 years of adventure with Nantahala Outdoor Center. The North Carolina hub is ...

It’s time to make memories. What do you want to do this summer? Rafting, ziplining, an easy riverside lunch? Odds are, you can find some version of your family’s outdoor wish list at one of Nantahala ...

The 500-acre campus of the Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC) near Bryson City, North Carolina, is quiet in mid-February except for the rushing waters of the Nantahala River flowing through it. There are ...

While the American West gets so much of the love when it comes to adventure, the underappreciated South lays claim to an abundance of whitewater. And it’s not just the rapids that make paddling here ...

Payson and Aurelia Kennedy, and Horace Holden Sr. were ahead of their time when they created the Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC) in 1972. The three like-minded friends shared a love for adventure and ...

What: NOC's Sizzlin' 4th of July. When: Friday-Sunday. Where: Nantahala Outdoor Center, U.S. 19 West in the Nantahala Gorge of Swain County. Details: It might be uncomfortably hot in Asheville, but it ...

NOC’s Treetop Adventure Nets are a new way to reach for the sky. Bryson City, NC (June 21st, 2017) The Nantahala Outdoor Center has made exploring the canopy more fun, easy and accessible for the ...

Nantahala Outdoor Center, one of the nation’s largest outdoor recreation companies, announced plans to open its new Nantahala Zip Line Adventure Park at the company’s 500-acre Nantahala River campus ...

Bryson City, N.C. (December 19, 2014)— Registration is open now through April 10 for the Southeast’s most grueling team race: The Smoky Mountain Overnight Relay to be held April 17-18, 2015. This ...

Over the years, Nantahala Outdoor Center in Bryson City, North Carolina, has been used by 23 Olympians in the sport of whitewater rafting. Not only do they train Olympic athletes, they also provide ...

The Whitewater Junior Olympics and the Junior Whitewater Canoeing World Championship are two big whitewater competitions coming soon to the Nantahala Outdoor Center in Bryson City, North Carolina.