If you’d rather be alone in your boat instead of relying on other people to “Get Down” so you don’t get thrown, then you should really try Kayaking instead. I still have the image of my football coach burned in my memory of being upside down, in the air, while being thrown from the raft. If you’re really “lucky”, you’ll be swimming in the rapids when your raft tips over. You’ll get to high dive off of boulders, “surf” the rapids, and swim around the rapids whenever it’s convenient. On some of the multiday trips, instead of driving back to the resort for the night, you’ll be camping under the stars with all meals (and coffee) covered for you. Merging together at Gauley Bridge to form the Kanawha River, they make up the epicenter of white water in the southern part of the state.Īce offers guided tours on both rivers ranging from half day trips to multiday trips. The two most infamous rivers in the state are the Gauley and the New River. It’s only appropriate that we start here first. West Virginia is known for some of the best white water on the east coast. My hands are going to hurt from typing after writing out everything there is to do. Located on 1,500 wooded acres adjacent to the New River Gorge National River, Ace Adventure Resort offers a ton of Outdoor Activities all in one place. She advised me that I needed to update this page and give Ace its credit with a better post, listing everything there is to do there. Shoutout to all our guides, Dave, Jen, Josh/Bethany, Gage and Brian.Last year, after my mom came back from Ace Adventure Resort, she was raving about the place. Between her and Dave, the group leader, they made sure to travel the lighter areas of the rapids, yet still providing so much excitement! This was literally a once in a lifetime trip, as the older ones said "one and done" on many of these activities! But the rest of us will be back. The seniors in the group, aged 76 and 77, had Jen as their guide for rafting. Our guides were kind, but firm, friendly and knowledgeable about Ace, the equipment and the area. Ace Adventures take safety seriously! Of course, that is a good thing. Some of us opting out of certain activities but all of us went on the ATV's and rafting. We rode ATV's, played paintball, completed the mud obstacle course, played in the waterpark and went whitewater rafting. Make sure to plan ahead for activities by making reservations in advance. Read the "what to bring" section in the website for a better experience. There was a breakfast bar with stools under it. They were nicely furnished although we would have liked a kitchen table with chairs, especially for rain days or when the mosquitos got too bad to hang outside, to sit around for meals or play cards.
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