River John's Outfitters, Tennessee, United States
5.0 (10 reviews) Spent More than 3 hours Ranking #2 in Maryville Gear Rentals
Long Overdue Family Float Trip
River John's Outfitters offers a three-acre island event venue and parking and portage (for a fee), if you have your own boat. Each year, we are open starting in May through the end of October with operating hours from 9am - 5pm. We are an ideal spot to drop-in or drop-off at for some river fun. You will need 2 vehicles (some people use Uber for the second vehicle) to shuttle you back and forth between our island and your drop-in or drop-off location. Our island accommodates private events, such as weddings, family reunions, business outings, and any other special event. Except for parking and portage, the island is a private event venue, and reservations are needed for all other services. Thanks, River John.
Address
4134 Cave Mill Rd, Maryville, TN 37804-3141
Mobile
Website
http://www.riverjohns.com/
Current local date and time now
Saturday, May 11, 2024, 11:29
User Ratings
5.0 based on (10 reviews)
Reviews
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5DeNeil B 5:00 PM Jul 18, 2018
Calming and exciting
Before I forget, do call ahead and reserve a time. This is a small family operation and can only handle a small number at a time. Mr John and his wife are very nice and friendly host. Go here if you want away from the hustle and bustle of other places in Townsend and Pigeon Forge. The trip down river was calm much of the time but you do have many rapid areas that makes things exciting. We saw lots of wildlife, especially big birds. Plan on about 4 hours to do this in.
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5Jessica E 5:00 PM Jul 11, 2017
Awesome day on the river!
While staying near GSMNP, we wanted to find a river we could kayak (with our own equipment) with our three kids (ages 8, 10, 13). This river was perfect. We started at the dam and got out at River John's island. It took us about 3 1/2 hrs. and that included stopping for lunch on an island. It's a rock bottom river, with many larger rocks strewn about. The river flips back and forth between pools and runs. By runs I mean areas of swift water with rocks that create very small rapids/riffles. It made for a very interesting river trip. There were a couple times where it got kind of tricky (especially for the kids), but we all made it through with no problems! River John's shuttled us because we had our own equipment. It was so simple...we drove to River John's, he jumped in with us and came to the put in, then he drove our truck back and parked it on his island. Great people!
