The Elk River

There are still places in this state which civilization has not ruined even if not protected. In our five mile float down the Elk River in Middle Tennessee we saw only five houses and floated two or three miles only interrupted once by other canoeists.

The Elk has gained some reputation as a trout river and we did catch and release several highly colored rainbows, holdovers from a previous years stocking.

The River is a fairly swift moving river with no rapids above class I, so it is a river to enjoy the scenery on. For a beautiful float through semi wild country at a very reasonable cost contact Elk River Canoes. They will schedule a float of your desired length and time, supply everything in the way of canoes, life jackets, and paddles plus shuttle service to and from your point of entry/take out.