French Broad Rafting and Ziplines

Specialties

We provide safe, fun and memorable whitewater rafting and zipline canopy tours in the Blue Ridge Mountains outside Asheville, NC. We are a local, family owned company that has been in business for over thirty years.

History

Established in 1981.

Started as French Broad Rafting Company by the West family in 1981 as a small family owned rafting company, we are the oldest company still on the French Broad River near Asheville, NC. In 2003 the Hampton family took over ownership and merged it with a few other small rafting companies to become French Broad Rafting Expeditions, growing the company to over 50 employees. In 2013 we opened a zipline canopy tour to highlight the beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains and expand the adventure from the river to the trees. French Broad Rafting and Ziplines is growing in exciting and wonderful ways but is as always, dedicated to providing the customer service you would expect from a local, family owned company. Boasting some of the most experienced guides around (some have been with us for over thirty years!) we can offer your family, friends or group the opportunity to experience the great outdoors in a safe, fun and memorable way. Please come join our family on the adventure of a lifetime.

Meet the Business Owner

The Hampton Family H.

Business Owner

The Hampton Family began their career in the outdoor industry nearly twenty-​five years ago on the rivers of the southeast. After working as professional raft guides and managing for other rafting companies for many years they opened their own company in 2002. A year later they merged with two other rafting companies, including the venerable French Broad Rafting Company, taking over for retiring owners Ron and Sandy West. Continuing a thirty-​year tradition of the family-​owned, locally-​focused business, the Hamptons have grown French Broad Rafting every year and recently became the largest outfitter on the French Broad River. Their reputation in the industry is bolstered by the high level of expertise that comes with having such a veteran staff (many of the raft guides on staff have been with the company for decades) as well as their focus on the personal experience and outstanding customer service you’d expect from a small business.

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