- Wages/Pay
- $90.00 - $120.00 / day + tips
- Experience Level
- No experience required
- Job Start Date
- May 04, 2026
Smoky Mountain Outdoors (SMO) has a long-standing record of training great raft guides. Over the past 30 years, we have trained hundreds of guides, many of whom have continued to guide on other rivers both nationally and internationally.
Our Raft Guide Training is FREE. As someone who is interested in becoming a whitewater raft guide, you may have noticed that some companies offer their own programs, but at a high cost. Our Raft Guide School is designed to be affordable, with a full-time guide position offered to those who excel and pass the course. We only invite you if we are confident that you will pass the course.
How to Apply
If you are interested in attending one of our guide schools, please fill out an application.
Contact Info
- Scott Woodson
- scott@smokymountainrafting.com
- www.smokymountainrafting.com
Smoky Mountain Outdoors
Smoky Mountain Outdoors has over 30 years of whitewater experience and training. Through our FREE Raft Guide School, we have introduced hundreds of applicants, just like you, to the exciting profession of being a Whitewater Raft Guide. It's an opportunity that will last a lifetime.
- Location
- Tennessee
- Season
- Spring, Summer, and Fall
- Staff size
- 80
- Housing
- Whether included in the compensation package or provided at a cost, housing is provided for staff.
- Housing details
- Housing is provided on site.
- Single occupancy housing available
- Yes
- Pet friendly
- No
- Meals
- Some meals / discounts
- Cell phone service
- Yes, most carriers
- Internet access
- Good
