Date: June 27 through July 5, 2026
Location: Smoky Mountain Meadows Campground
Note: Recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene (Fall 2024) continue. Some of our favorite WOR destinations were greatly affected and continue to be. In a nutshell, that includes everything east of Sylva/Dillsboro. (French Broad, Green, Nolichucky, Pigeon, Toe and Wilson Creek and their tributaries.) As of June 1, 2026, French Broad and Pigeon are open to commercial and private paddler traffic. Debris, particularly plastic piping, continues to be collected from the French Broad. Nolichucky railroad reconstruction is completed. Poplar access is under construction. We will discuss more at the First Timers Sessions and morning meetings.
Week of Rivers is a little early this year, as July 4 falls on the second Saturday. We are headquartered, once again at Smoky Mountain Meadows Campground. You do not have to stay there to participate, but logistically, it is the most practical choice. Day passes will be available for purchase. Morning meetings start promptly at 8:30 am. A full schedule of events is posted on social media. (Subject to change)
Weather – It has been an incredibly dry spring in Western NC and we are currently experiencing drought conditions. Fontana Lake is expected to crest 15 feet below normal summer pool. That said, fortunately we have access to many dam controlled rivers with regular releases. We will have water. We may have rain so that some natural flow rivers become available.
Check here for Helene Rivers updates.
WOR 2026 t-shirts are available!
WOR Clinics:
Week of Rivers, the Carolina Canoe Club’s flagship annual whitewater paddling event, started in 1975, and won the ACA 2019 Sanctioned Event of the Year. [...]
One of the fun traditions of week of rivers is the Annual Used Gear Swap and Sale. While we are primarily interested in Boats and [...]
Annual kick-off Week of Rivers trip. Knock the cobwebs off, stretch the car legs or cool off after setting up your campsite. This year, if [...]
Full Day, ACA course Instructor: Lisa Haskell Safety Boaters: Joy Moses, Karen Heath, Michele Belknap Age: Adult Skill Level: Novice Boat Type: Kayak Meeting Location: [...]
Instructor: Harriet Rollins Coggan Age: Teen, Adult Skill Level: Beginner, Novice, Intermediate, Advanced Boat Type: Canoe, Kayak Meeting Location: Smoky Mountain Meadows outside of pavilion Refine [...]
Instructor: Michelle Whitaker (Belknap) Age: Child Skill Level: Beginner, Novice Boat Type: No Boat required Meeting Location: SMM Pavilion *****Only register your child(ren). An adult [...]
Assuming a dam release, I will lead a trip on the Hiwassee River in Tennessee on the first Sunday, 6/28, at Week of Rivers. It [...]
Peter Van Geisen, Executive Director of Wolf Creek Adventures will be offering his annual WOR 1st Aid and CPR course on Sunday June 28, starting [...]
Join us during Week of Rivers 2026 for our annual river cleanup effort. In addition to leaving put-ins and take-outs a little cleaner during the [...]
Instructor: Juliet Jacobsen Kastorff, Endless River Adventures Age: Child, Teen, Adult Skill Level:Beginner, Novice Boat Type: Canoe, Kayak Meeting Location: meet at Endless River Adventures. [...]
