Visitors have convenient parking and can stroll along sidewalks on both sides of the banks, near the Olympic Center or sit on boulders along the edge of the river to watch rafters, kayakers, and canoeists being thrown about by the current. The facilities make it perfect for family enjoyment. Most of the old road is gone, but a part of the road has been restored. This road leads from the Olympic Whitewater Center and runs east 2.4 miles along the banks of the Ocoee. The opening of the upper Ocoee has brought a lot of excitement to the area.
Rafters now have the opportunity to take on the Olympic course, an experience to write home about.
Local rafting companies selected their most experienced guides to test the currents of this recently opened whitewater run. Kayakers and canoeists have descended upon these waters like a feeding frenzy of piranha, diving, spinning, powering into the rapids. They take on the mighty hydraulics, holding their own until ejected out and down the river. Safety and teamwork are everything, from a rafting company and river-guide's point of view. Before leaving the rafting company's headquarters, safety instruction are given to group of rafters, then onto a bus and down to the river.