Toccoa River in Aska Adventure Area of Blue Ridge, North Georgia Mountains
fishing, rafting, kayaking, canoeing and tubing.


Toccoa River in the Aska Adventure Area

The Toccoa River finds its headwaters in the wilderness mountain reaches of southwestern Union County in the Chattahoochee National Forest on the Eastern United States, Western Continental Divide.  Form there the Toccoa River flows into the upper remote reaches of Fannin County and heads northward.  This river is surprisingly broad for a high mountain river and very popular for canoeing and fishing alike. 

Following its path thru the mountains the river passes thru the remote historic community of Dial weaving its way thru high range pasturelands.  Just before reaching the Shallowford Bridge across from the Shallowford Rivershack eatery in the mountain community Due is a put-in for some of the best tubing and funyaks in North Georgia.  Riding along the swift current of the Toccoa River you’ll pass the Toccoa Riverside Restaurant as dining spectator’s watch tubers make their way down the river.  Beyond the restaurant the river winds and turns with whitewater cascading over large river stones making its way to the big river bend where you will find a low water fall. Large boulders block the river to the left side forcing the river into a whitewater cascade on the right creating the most exciting whitewater rush along the river’s run.  This is the normal take out for the river due to the accessible paved road next to the river.

After this fun and exciting journey make sure to stop in at the Toccoa Riverside Restaurant and become a spectator seated along the windows or under the covered deck of the restaurant.  From this advantage point you can enjoy the quite beauty of the Toccoa River while enjoying an atmosphere unique in mountain dining. 

After the river’s bend the Toccoa River winds thru the mountains thick forest on its descending journey to the lower valley of Fannin County.  Reaching the mountain valley floor the Toccoa River gathers into the water of beautiful lake waters of Lake Blue Ridge on the edge of the mountain town of Blue Ridge in Fannin County, Georgia.  Boating recreation and bass fishing are a favorite on the waters of Lake Blue Ridge one of the many mountain lakes created and regulated by the TVA, Tennessee Valley Authorities.

Flowing thru the locks of Lake Blue Ridge Dam and pass the powerhouse the river continues its journey northward heading for the Tennessee border. Where the Toccoa River runs across the valley floor of Fannin County from the dam to the state line is considered some of the finest fly fishing in all North Georgia, this info the Highlander personally received from a very good source.

Once the Toccoa River reaches the state line it passes under the bridge where the state line towns of McCaysville Georgia and Copperhill Tennessee are joined and immediately becomes the Ocoee River.  The Ocoee River follows its path across the Copper Basin before entering the Ocoee River Gorge in Tennessee Cherokee National Forest, the Mecca of whitewater rafting and one of the greatest whitewater rivers in the southern Blue Ridge Mountains with an official Olympic seal of approval.  Due to early mining operations in the Copper Basin and the wild waters of the Ocoee River Gorge fishing and the Ocoee River are not compatible. 

The Toccoa River and Lake Blue Ridge combine for an assortment fun and sport and great water recreation.

 

 

Back to North Georgia Mountain's Rivers and Creeks