Popular whitewater river rushes through the Nantahala National Forest. Local outfitters: Adventurers Fast Rivers Rafting, ; Carolina Outfitters Whitewater Rafting, 800/468-7238; Endless River Adventures, 704/488-6199; Great Smokies Rafting Co., 800/581-4772; Nantahala Outdoor Center, 800/232-7238, Pigeon River Outdoors, 800/776-7238; Paddle Inn Rafting Co, 800/711-7238; ; Rolling Thunder River Co., 800/408-7238; Whitewater Rafting, 800/451-5361; Wildwater, LTD., 800/451-9972.