Tubing

Cool Down in the River This Summer

The Boone area offers a wealth of opportunities for tubing down a spectacular mountain stream. There is no more relaxing way to spend a summer afternoon. Many of the same Boone Area outfitters who offer canoe and kayak paddling trips are equally focused on the great family fun to be had on a lower-tech tube! 

Some visitors, who bring their own tubes, choose to park a car in the Rural Historic District of downtown Todd and then shuttle or drive to Green Valley Community Park to put in their tubes for a fun tubing excursion down the South Fork of the New River. If starting at the river access in downtown Todd, end at Todd Island Park for a 2.5 - 3.5 hour tubing trip.

Contact Us to get a copy of the New River Paddle Trail Adventure Map, with details like distance, average paddle and tubing times between river accesses, and where low-water bridges can be found along the river. 

DOWNLOAD THE NEW RIVER PADDLE TRAIL MAP

Be sure to take the time to plan ahead before a tubing adventure! Have a plan for transportation, bring a dry bag for any belongings and snacks, & be prepared to exit the water to go around low bridges along the river. As always, Make It Your Nature to follow the 7 Outdoor NC Principles when recreating in fragile river ecosystems. 

For more ideas on how to prepare and what to wear, download our Tubing Tips and Checklist.