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Nantahala Rafting Center
10345 Highway 19 West
Bryson City, NC 28713
(828)488-2384

         GPS Coordinates:
         35 20' 36 N
         083 33' 39 W


The Nantahala Rafting Center is located on Hwy. 74 South, 12 miles South of Bryson City, North Carolina. We recommend Hwy. 74 versus Hwy. 19 for time and better roads. Please check your map to confirm driving routes.

From Murphy, NC – Follow Hwy 74 East past the Nantahala River. The Wildwater Ltd. Nantahala Rafting Center is on Hwy 74, five minutes past the take-out, on your right.

From Bryson City, NC – Take the Great Smoky Mountain Expressway (74) until US 74 bears to the left, stay on 74 West towards Murphy, NC. The Wildwater Ltd. Nantahala Rafting Center will be on the left, approximately 1.5 miles from the turn.

From Franklin, NC – (1 hour mountain driving) Take 28 North to US 74, turn left onto US 74. When highway forks, bear left on 74 West towards Murphy, NC. The Wildwater Ltd. Nantahala Rafting Center will be on your left, approximately 1.5 miles from the turn.
or – (straighter roads, but more miles) Take 441 North to Dillsboro, pick up US 74 West toward Bryson City. Stay on 74. When it bears left toward Murphy, NC the Wildwater Ltd. Nantahala Rafting Center will be on the left approximately 1.5 miles from the turn.


From Atlanta, GA – 3.5 hours
Take I-85 North to I-985 North (in Gainesville) to I-365 North (in Cornelia) to 441 North past Franklin, NC to Dillsboro. In Dillsboro take Hwy 74 towards Bryson City. About 12 miles past Bryson City, Hwy 74 narrows from four lanes to two lanes where Hwy 28 turns North. Bear left, staying on Hwy 74 West. Wildwater's Nantahala Rafting Center is 1.8 miles on the left past the 74/28 fork.









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