Our Giant List of Spots for River Tubing Near Greenville, SC for the Perfect Summer Adventure

Inside: A parent made list of places to go river tubing near Greenville, SC, complete with parent tips and Kidding Around reviews of a variety of tubing spots. This list includes river tubing spots in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee.

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All I can think about doing during these hot summer months is getting in the water, whether it’s our neighborhood pool, a refreshing lake, or even better, cruising down a river in a giant tube. Tubing is a great way to have fun AND beat the heat in the upstate this summer.

There is just nothing better than a slow ride down a river on a tube. This is probably one of the more exciting summer adventures I used to do growing up. It was an awesome family activity and we’ve got all the best places to do it near the Upstate, SC.

Living in the heart of a mountainous region that boasts of waterfalls, creeks, and rivers, there are plenty of places to indulge in tubing that aren’t far from Greenville at all.

Tips for Tubing

• Call ahead and make reservations when you go tubing because this is a fairly popular activity, especially if you think weather may interfere with your trip.
• Most places include life jacket rentals but ask just in case.
• Bring sunscreen, water shoes, and snacks. Leave behind stuff you can’t lose, like jewelry, car keys, and cell phones.
• Take along a long stick or broom handle to help maneuver the tube.
• Don’t bring alcohol – most places don’t allow it anyways.
• You will have to sign a waiver of some sort. Download and sign before you go to save time.
• Read all the rules and regulations of whatever place you choose. They are all different.
• Bring a towel and change of clothes that you can use after your trip.

Kids & Tubing

Sure, tubing is a great family activity, but it may not be suited for smaller kids. Some places allow kids of any age but most have a minimum age or height requirement. We tried to give info about rules on kids on each listing below. If you’ve got questions, by all means, call the place before you go.

Giant List of Places to Go Tubing Near Greenville, SC

We’ve got a great list here of not only places for tubing near Greenville to rent a tube but also locations near Asheville, in Northern Georgia, and even Tennessee. If we missed your favorite place, let us know in the comments.

River Tubing: Greenville, SC and South Carolina Locations

Saluda Outdoor River Company

1001 Old Easley Hwy Greenville SC, 29611
864.777.3053
Read our Kidding Around Saluda Outdoor Center review.
Only open Friday-Sunday + holidays

• $24/person and includes a life jacket and shuttle service.
• You can book online or just show up.
• Children must be 42” tall
• Closest river tubing near Greenville, SC
• Opens Memorial Day Weekend

Dolly Cooper Park

170 Spearman Circle, Powdersville

This is a new tubing run in Powdersville on the Saluda River where you need to bring your own tube and life jacket. You can put in at the ramp, tube down the river a bit, then get out and walk back with your tube a quarter-mile and do it all over again. Read our review about tubing at Dolly Cooper Park.

Vintage View River Retreat

1461 Sunny Acres Rd, Pacolet
864.301.1260

• Ages 4+ can tube
• $25/ages 4-13, $30/ages 14+
• Opens May 24, 2025; see website for open dates

Palmetto Outdoor Center

131 Alexander Road, West Columbia
803.404.8254

• Tube prices are $20-$30/person (double tubes are $85) and not all include life a jacket and shuttle service.
• You can reserve online 24 hours ahead of time and rentals are available for walk-up guests (cash only) May 3, 2025 – Labor Day
• Children must be 10 years old.
• Tubing trips are along the Saluda and Congaree rivers

Edisto River Adventures

Edisto River Adventures, 153 Gator Walk, Ridgeville
843.695.8146

• The cost is $35-37/person ($39.99 walk-up) for one trip and $50/all day float pass ($55/walk up) and includes a large tube, parking, and a shuttle ride, entrance fee to the State Park launching site, and after-float fun: sandbar for swimming upon your return & volleyball, cornhole, Jenga, music, picnic areas, changing room, shower & Port O Let.
• Life jackets are not provided.
• You must book online at least 5 hours before your chosen tubing time.
• Open May 3, 2025 weekends; starting May 25, 2025 open Friday-Tuesday, closed Wednesdays & Thursdays

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Tubing Near Me: Tubing in North Carolina

In the Charlotte area? Head over to Kidding Around Charlotte for the closest river tubing near Charlotte, NC.

Zen Tubing [2025 update: only the location at 1648 Brevard Road will be open during the summer of 2025; the River Arts District one will be closed due to sustained damage from Hurricane Helene]

Two locations in Asheville:
1648 Brevard Road and 608 Riverside Drive, Asheville
855.936.8823

• $30/person includes a life vest and shuttle service. It’s $25 if you bring your own tube.
• Must RSVP. Tubing opens on May 16, 2025.
• Cooler carrier is $5.
• Kids must be 4 years old to tube.
• Kidding Around Review of Zen Tubing

Beer City Tubing

Open June 21, 2025 through Labor Day
501 Glenn Bridge Road, ​Arden
828.774.9892

• $25/tube, $10/cooler carrier rental
• Reservations needed
• Must be 4 years old to tube; life jackets must be worn for those 14 years old and younger.

Davidson River Tubing [CLOSED]

1 Davidson River Circle, Pisgah Forest
Open daily 10 am – 7 pm
$8/tube, cash only
828.676.5383
Mom Review of Davidson River Tubing.

Brevard Tubing

Opens May 24, 2025
Everett Road, Pisgah Forest, NC
828.515.3556
Kidding Around Review of Brevard Tubing

• $30/person
• Must be 4 years old to tube; life jackets required for kids ages 12 and under, which Brevard Tubing provides
• No reservations needed
• Footwear required

Tubular Tubing & Outdoor Adventures

39 Old Turnpike Rd, Rosman, NC
828.202.9440

• Opens May 1, 2025
• Prices start at $20/tube
• Kids must be 3 years old to tube

Green River Adventures

You take a two or three hour tubing trip on the Lower Green River.

5476 Green River Cove Road, Saluda, NC
828.749.2800

• Children must 5 years old for the double tubes and 10 years old for the single tubes
• $20/person for the two-hour trip; $25/person for the three-hour trip ($22.50/person for the double tube for the three-hour trip)
• Operation hours are 9:30 am – 3:30 pm daily; opens May 24, 2025

Green River Cove [Closed for 2025 due to Hurricane Helene damage]

5200 Green River Cove Road, Saluda
828.749.3781

• Children must be 42 inches tall to tube.
• $10/pp for three miles, $15/pp for six miles and includes transportation. Some life jackets are available.
• Opens May 25, 2024; Monday – Sunday 10 am – 4 pm

Living Waters Tubing [Closed for 2025 due to Hurricane Helene damage]

5153 Green River Cove Road, Saluda
828.749.0147

• Children must be 42 inches tall to tube.
• $10/pp for 1.5-3 hours and includes transportation. Life jackets are available.
• Must arrive between 10 am – 2 pm
• Read our review of Living Waters Tubing here.

Headwater Outfitters

25 Parkway Road, Rosman
828.877.3106

• $20/person for unlimited runs, includes transportation, life jacket, and tube
• Everyone must be able to swim
• Opens Memorial Day Weekend

Wilderness Cove Tubing

3772 Green River Cove Road, Saluda
828.749.9100

• They are open early June 2025 through September 7th, 2025 Fridays-Sundays but only have two options available for floating down the river: a mini-cat ($34.99+) or an inflatable kayak ($49.99+). You can take a guided tour or go alone. Everything MUST be booked online in advance.
• Kids must be 42” tall to tube and ages 10+. For kids 13 and under, they recommend doing a guided mini-cat tour.
• This is not a lazy river. There are Class I & II rapids. Please read all the rules on their website before booking.

French Broad Outfitters [Closed for 2025 due to Hurricane Helene damage]

704 Riverside Drive, Asheville
828.505.7371

• $25/adult, $12.50/kids ages 6-12
• RSVP online.
• Guests must be 6+ years old.

Catawba River Outdoors

2334 US 221 business N, Marion
828.442.6048

• Opens May 23, 2025 and will be open Thursdays-Sundays from 10 am – 3 pm
• $25/person
• Minimum age is 3-years-old and kids must weigh at least 30 lbs

Cold Mountain Tubing

55 Penland Street, Canton, NC
828.550.0114

• Opens May 25, 2025 daily 10 am – 6 pm
• $20/tube; $45/double tube
• No age limit but smaller kids will need to wear life jackets

Deep Creek Tube Center

1090 West Deep Creek Road, Bryson City
828.488.6055

• $8/per tube rental, life jackets available for kids.
• Kids age 13 and under must wear a life jacket, which are available for a $10 refundable deposit or you can bring your own life jacket
• Open April 3, 2025 – November 3, 2025

Smoky Mountain Tube & Raft

1847 Tsali Boulevard, Cherokee
828.497.4545

• $14/person, includes shuttle service.
• Children must be 5+ years old to participate.
• Open 10 am – 5 pm daily Memorial Day – Labor Day

JJ’s Tubes

1399 West Deep Creek Road, Bryson City
828.736.3640

Deep Creek Store & Tubes

1840 West Deep Creek Road, Bryson City
828.488.9665

• This is a campground that offers tube rentals on site April – October
• $11/tube

Bryson City Tubing

87 Depot Street, Bryson City
828.341.7768

• Tubing on the Tuckasegee River in Bryson City
• Open Memorial Day through September if weather allows
• Call or text to book your tube.

Creekside Tubing

1881 West Deep Creek Road, Bryson City
828.488.2587

• Closest tubing rental place to the Deep Creek entrance
• $11/tube (you also need a $5/day parking pass inside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park)
• Open Memorial Day – Labor Day

NC Outdoor Adventures

Toe River Outpost
1173 Whitson Branch Rd. Bakersville, NC

• Tubing trips run 10 am – 3 pm daily
• Kids must be 3+ years old and those five and under will sit on their parent’s lap in a tube.
• $25/single person tube, $58/double person tube, $22/child (less than 65 lbs) tube, $128/four-person tube; a lap child is free (5 and under only)
• They are offering a Bring Your Own Tube option for 2025 for $16/person
• Opens May 23, 2025

Loafers Glory Rafting [Closed for 2025 due to Hurricane Helene damage]

2637 NC-226 Bakersville, NC

• Tubing trips run Monday -Sunday 11 am – 2 pm
• Kids must be 4 years old
• $25/person; $5 cooler tubes

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Where to River Tube: Georgia

Cool River Tubing

590 Edelweiss Strasse, Helen, GA
706.878.2665

• Tubing trips are one or two hours and cost $14/pp on weekdays and $18/pp on weekends.
• Kids have to be 2+ years old.
• Opens May 9, 2025 on weekends and Memorial Day – Labor Day daily
• Dogs welcome to tube

Helen Tubing

222 Edelweiss Strasse, Helen
706.878.7465

• Tubing trips with a standard tube are $14/person
• Must be 3 years old and everyone ages 13 and under must wear a life jacket.
• Open daily Memorial Day – Labor Day
• Dogs welcome

Learn more about Helen, GA, and these two tubing outfitters, in our Guide to Planning a Trip to Helen, Georgia Anytime of the Year

Toccoa River Tubing

340 Toccoa Avenue, McCaysville, GA
706.492.5280

• $14/person; $19/cooler tube
• Children must be 5 years old to participate
• Open daily 10:30am – 3:30 pm weather permitting starting Memorial Day Weekend

Toccoa Valley Tubing & Campground

1141 Aska Road, Blue Ridge, GA
706.838.4317

• $18/person Monday – Saturday; save $1 per tube when booking online
• Children must be 4 years old and 30 pounds and wear a life jacket

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Where to River Tube: Tennessee

Smoky Mountain River Rat Tubing

They have two tubing locations in East Tennessee near the Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg area:
205 Wears Valley Road, Townsend (Ages 3+)
8435 State Highway 73, Townsend (Ages 6+)

• Tubing passes for both outposts are $19.99 (3-12 years old) and $24.99 (13+ years) in advance online. Dog (50 lbs or less) passes are $14.99. Same day online ticket purchases are $26.99/adult, $21.99/kids, $19.99/dogs Walk-in is limited availability, and costs an additional $5 per ticket. Book online to save money.
• 2025 season is May 23 – September 1, 2025

Where is your favorite place to go tubing near Greenville, SC? If we missed it on our list please add it in the comments!