TUBING DIRECTIONS & HOURS
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Directions
Tubing Operating Dates / Hours
River Rat Outpost A, Outpost B & Riverside Cabana Rentals:
2025 Season: Open May 23 – September 1
Open 7 days/week from 10:00AM-5:00PM. Check-In desk closes at 4:30PM. Last entry into water 5pm.
**Our exact opening dates may fluctuate due to water level and temperature. If your travel plans are close to our opening date, continue to check our website and Facebook page for up-to-date information.
CAN’T FIND US? GIVE US A CALL!
If you have trouble finding us, or would like to give us a call for more information, don’t hesitate to call us at (865) 448-8888. Tubing and a family-fun adventure is just a short drive away! Smoky Mountain River Rat tubing is located at 205 Wears Valley Road, Townsend, TN 37882. Look for the YELLOW tubes!
Go to traffic light #3 in Pigeon Forge and turn south onto US-321/Wears Valley Road. Continue to follow US-321 for about 15 miles and Smoky Mountain River Rat will be on the right side of the road before you cross over the Little River. Look for the YELLOW tubes!
Head north on US-321/North Lamar Alexander Parkway for 17 miles. Once in Townsend, look for the first traffic light and take a left onto Wears Valley Road. Smoky Mountain River Rat is on your left, just over the bridge. Look for the YELLOW tubes.
Smoky Mountain River Rat is located in the heart of Townsend, Tennessee, home to some of the best river tubing in the world. Townsend, Tennessee is a quaint Southern city in Blount County, Tennessee with a small population of people with huge hearts. Townsend identifies itself as “The Peaceful Side of the Smokies,” and that’s just the feeling we hope you’ll get when you come to tube with the Smoky Mountain River Rat. Townsend is quiet and has the least traffic of the three main entrances to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. If you’re planning a trip to Townsend, Gatlinburg, or Pigeon Forge, we hope you’ll consider adding Smoky Mountain River Rat to your itinerary. We hope you love Townsend as much as we do, and we can’t wait to see you on your next trip.
