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January 6th, 2025
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How Smoky Mountain Rafting Can Help You Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions

January 2, 2025 January 6th, 2025

Did you make New Year’s resolutions this year? Smoky Mountain white water rafting can help you keep many of your New Year’s resolutions! Here’s a list of some of the most popular New Year’s resolutions and how Smoky Mountain rafting can help you keep them:

Resolution #1: Try Something New

If you want to become more adventurous, one of your New Year’s resolutions may be to try something new. If you’ve never been white water rafting before, this is the perfect way to fulfill your resolution! You can enjoy the excitement of rafting down the river while surrounded by breathtaking Smoky Mountain scenery. For a thrilling experience, book an Upper River Rafting trip to navigate class III and IV rapids. If you’d rather start small with a more relaxed adventure, book a Lower River Rafting trip for a more leisurely float down the river.

Resolution #2: Improve Physical Health

rafters sticking paddles in the Pigeon RiverOne of the most popular New Year’s resolutions is to improve physical health in the new year. Smoky Mountain white water rafting is the perfect way to keep this resolution! This activity is a fun way to work your muscles and burn calories. Paddling along the river is a full body workout that engages your arms, core, and even your legs. Spending time out in nature and breathing in fresh air is also great for your physical health!

Resolution #3: Travel More

Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to travel more? Taking a trip to the Smoky Mountains can help you get out of your daily routine and explore a new place. During your rafting trip, you’ll get to see parts of the Smoky Mountains you’ve never seen before from a unique vantage point on the river. Our white water rafting outpost is located in Hartford, TN, about 45 minutes from Gatlinburg, which means you’ll also get to see a town that you’ve likely never visited before!

Resolution #4: Spend More Time with Family

A happy family going river rafting near Gatlinburg TN.Smoky Mountain rafting is the perfect way to spend more time with family and friends! Each raft fits up to seven people plus a guide, so your entire family can experience this fun activity together. Working together to navigate the rapids is sure to bring you closer to one another and make memories that will last a lifetime!

Resolution #5: Save Money

One of the most common New Year’s resolutions is to save more money. Smoky Mountain white water rafting is an affordable activity that won’t break your budget. You can spend hours having fun on the river for a very reasonable price. We also offer combo packages and group rates to help make your trip as affordable as possible!

Resolution #6: Be Happy

smiling people raftingIs your goal to be happier and do more things you enjoy in the new year? White water rafting is a great way to keep this New Year’s resolution! Rafting down the exciting rapids of the Pigeon River is sure to put a smile on your face! While you focus on navigating the river, it’s easy to forget all your worries so you can fully be in the moment and enjoy yourself. Plus, seeing the beauty of the Smokies all around will definitely fill you with happiness!

Are you ready to commit to keeping your New Year’s resolutions? Rafting season runs from spring to fall, so you have plenty of chances to fulfill your resolutions this year! Book your white water rafting trip today!