Blue Ridge Mountain Zipline & Canopy Tours

City/State - Bryson City, NC

County - SWAIN

Region - Great Smoky Mountains North Carolina

Description - Enjoy a soaring and gliding experience naturally fueled by a gradual elevation change at Nantahala Gorge Canopy Tours. More than a zip line ride, NGCT takes you past hemlocks, into hardwoods, and through a deciduous forest packed with native plants such as mountain laurel, dogwood, rhododendron, Frazier magnolia, silver bells and many more. NGCT opened July, 2009 and is the first zipline/canopy tour facility in the area.

City/State - Plumtree, NC

County - AVERY

Region - Great Smoky Mountains North Carolina

Description - Experience a real Canopy Tour and Zipline Adventure that takes you into the trees with Plumtree Canopy Tours. More than just a 3 hour zipline experience, enjoy 11 zips and 4 sky bridges while learning about the trees, wildlife habitats, community of Plumtree, the vast underground mines, the hey days of the early to mid-1900s, and how this region of peaks soaring 5500 feet above sea level remains a world leader today. Operated by the professionals from Nantahala Gorge Canopy Tours, Plumtree flies you 60 feet above Isaacs Branch Creek, launches you from Rock & Roll and zips you past trees and mountainsides on The Zinger.

City/State - Longcreek, SC

County - AVERY

Region - Upcountry South Carolina

Description - Based on the property of the Historic Longcreek Academy, Chattooga Ridge Canopy Tours is a 2.5 hour experience that incorporates large towers, ancient trees, sky bridges, and 10 ziplines into a soaring experience like none other in the Chattooga area. You will glide over 70 feet above the ground and take 4 flights over Academy Lake as you learn about the forest, wildflowers, historic Longcreek Academy, and Chattooga Ridge region. Two Canopy Rangers escort each small group on a personal experience that is both exhilarating and enlightening about nature, history and yourself. Unique to our experience is the ability to add additional adventures in a package such as our whitewater rafting trips on the Chattooga River, canoe trips, or lake kayak tours. Wildwater also offers overnight accommodations, group meal options, and a full ropes course all at the same facility.

City/State - Hartford, TN

County - COCKE

Region - Great Smoky Mountains Tennessee

Description - Enjoy a soaring and gliding experience naturally fueled by a gradual elevation change at Chattooga Ridge Canopy Tours. This Brand New three-hour experience gives you over 1/2 mile of air time with: 7 bridges, 10 zip line sections between trees & elevated platforms, 4 Academy Lake crossings with optional wet zip, Helicopter hoist up into our Triceratops platform & Over 9 scenic and historic acres of flying area all within the setting of Wildwater's Chattooga Rafting Center and 2 acre Academy Lake! Reservations are required and can be made by contacting Wildwater at 866-319-8870

City/State - Lansing, WV

County - FAYETTE

Region - Mid -Ohio Valley West Virginia

Description - West Virginia's New and Gauley River Rafting offer whitewater adventure from tame to insane in post-card perfect wilderness gorges. We're perfect for families-6 YEAR OLDS ALWAYS RAFT FREE. And we're perfect for high adventure, too. We are, after all, THE Adventure Resort for rafting and zip lining and much more. Check out our world-class cabins, camping and on-site restaurants, too.

City/State - Circleville, WV

County - PENDLETON

Region - Eastern Panhandle West Virginia

Description - NROC, formerly know as the Nelson Rocks Preserve, is a privately-owned nature preserve that encompasses 145 mountainous acres, including the double-fin Tuscarora Quartzite fins of Nelson Rocks. Home to incredible rock climbing, via ferrata climbing, a canopy tour, and miles of breathtaking, awe-inspiring hiking trails NROC is sure to offer the dose of adventure that's right for you. By reservation only. Via Ferrata age requirements 13+yrs old; Canopy Tour weight requirements between 70-250lbs. Convenient nline registration available. Lodging options on site. http://www.NelsonRocksOutdoorCenter.com

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City/State - Asheville, NC

County - BUNCOMBE

Region - Western North Carolina

Description - ORB Canopy Tours- 5th location offered by Adventure America Zipline Canopy Tours. 9 zips, several bridges. Raft & zip w/40 years experience at Wildwater's ORB Adventure Center http://www.adventureamericaziplinecanopytours.com

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City/State - Clarkesville, GA

County - HABERSHAM

Region - North Georgia Mountains

Description - Come fly across the NE Georgia mountains by ziplines. We have the longest ziplines in the north georgia mountains. 6 lines totalling a mile. 40lbs up to 250lbs. Any age. http://sunburststables.com

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