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Catawba River Outdoors
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The Country Diner
2429 US-221, Marion, NC 28752
Chow Time Pizza
2535 US-221 BUS, Marion, NC 28752
Pepperoni's
2080 N Main St, Marion, NC 28752
Pelican's Snoballs of Marion, NC
174 US-70, Marion, NC 28752
Cook Out
96 US-70, Marion, NC 28752
Sonic Drive-In
166 US-70, Marion, NC 28752
Bar-B-Que Hut
1879 N Main St, Marion, NC 28752
Taco Bell
182 US-70, Marion, NC 28752
J. Hartman’s
390 US-70, Marion, NC 28752
Smokey Que's
1700 N Main St, Marion, NC 28752
Nearby local services
Dawn Campbell's Grooming
2551 US-221 BUS, Marion, NC 28752
Copper Creek Distillery
2550 US-221 BUS, Marion, NC 28752
McDowell Square Shopping Center
364 US-70, Marion, NC 28752
Farmers Home Furniture | Marion, NC
364 US-70, Marion, NC 28752, United States
Steve's Country Flea market
2415 US 221 Business N, Marion, NC 28752
Nearby hotels
Comfort Inn
178 US 70 West 221 Bypass & Hwy 70, Marion, NC 28752
Sportsman Inn
40 US-221, Marion, NC 28752
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Catawba River Outdoors
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Catawba River Outdoors

2334 US 221 Business N, Marion, NC 28752
4.6(104)
Open until 3:00 PM
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attractions: , restaurants: The Country Diner, Chow Time Pizza, Pepperoni's, Pelican's Snoballs of Marion, NC, Cook Out, Sonic Drive-In, Bar-B-Que Hut, Taco Bell, J. Hartman’s, Smokey Que's, local businesses: Dawn Campbell's Grooming, Copper Creek Distillery, McDowell Square Shopping Center, Farmers Home Furniture | Marion, NC, Steve's Country Flea market
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(828) 442-6048
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catawbariveroutdoors.com
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Nearby restaurants of Catawba River Outdoors

The Country Diner

Chow Time Pizza

Pepperoni's

Pelican's Snoballs of Marion, NC

Cook Out

Sonic Drive-In

Bar-B-Que Hut

Taco Bell

J. Hartman’s

Smokey Que's

The Country Diner

The Country Diner

4.5

(330)

$

Open until 12:00 AM
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Chow Time Pizza

Chow Time Pizza

4.0

(183)

$

Open until 12:00 AM
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Pepperoni's

Pepperoni's

4.5

(473)

$

Open until 12:00 AM
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Pelican's Snoballs of Marion, NC

Pelican's Snoballs of Marion, NC

4.8

(184)

$

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Nearby local services of Catawba River Outdoors

Dawn Campbell's Grooming

Copper Creek Distillery

McDowell Square Shopping Center

Farmers Home Furniture | Marion, NC

Steve's Country Flea market

Dawn Campbell's Grooming

Dawn Campbell's Grooming

5.0

(37)

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Copper Creek Distillery

Copper Creek Distillery

4.9

(39)

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McDowell Square Shopping Center

McDowell Square Shopping Center

4.2

(670)

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Farmers Home Furniture | Marion, NC

Farmers Home Furniture | Marion, NC

4.7

(62)

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A great way to spend your day with family and friends. Due to covid you register and pay outside. Some reviews mentioned food on site, but I didn't see any offerings or concession from outside. They have restrooms and a "bath house" for changing. We brought a small cooler with drinks/lunch and rented a cooler tube for an extra $10. They offer life vest, paddles and bamboo poles to help you navigate the river at no extra cost, as well as, straps to tether your tubes together. The river was beautiful with a few nice stops along the way for swimming, lunch and a quick swing off the tree ropes. The water moves a bit quick in a few spots but just enough to make it more fun. The only draw backs were a couple of groups were partying hard and some of the language was not family friendly. Getting off at the end is a little tricky and you really have to hustle to land just right and keep your stuff/group together. I ended up losing my sunglasses and re injuring a broken toe. It was still a really nice experience.
Melissa DillingerMelissa Dillinger
Catawba River Outdoors makes a family float trip with younger kids (4 & 6) super easy! If you don't make any stops...it will take you about 2.5 hours. We packed plenty of snacks, lunch and drinks -- made 2 leasure stops along the way -- and it took us about 4 hours. Easy walk up ticket purchase. Short bus ride. Flat walk and drop in. Sturdy floats with plenty of straps to connect everyone. The bamboo sticks were soooo much better than some of the other reviews on here will lead you to believe. And the take out was easy because they had people stationed at the end to help. Get a float for your cooler and make a day of it!!!! We'll be back!!!
april connellapril connell
Excellent “lazy river” experience for all ages. Our group had a fun & relaxing time venturing down the very peaceful, slow-flowing river. Hardly any rapids and mostly shallow enough to stand up in if needed. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful, and the shuttle bus was spotlessly clean which is rare in this kind of business! Money well spent and sweet memories made…
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A great way to spend your day with family and friends. Due to covid you register and pay outside. Some reviews mentioned food on site, but I didn't see any offerings or concession from outside. They have restrooms and a "bath house" for changing. We brought a small cooler with drinks/lunch and rented a cooler tube for an extra $10. They offer life vest, paddles and bamboo poles to help you navigate the river at no extra cost, as well as, straps to tether your tubes together. The river was beautiful with a few nice stops along the way for swimming, lunch and a quick swing off the tree ropes. The water moves a bit quick in a few spots but just enough to make it more fun. The only draw backs were a couple of groups were partying hard and some of the language was not family friendly. Getting off at the end is a little tricky and you really have to hustle to land just right and keep your stuff/group together. I ended up losing my sunglasses and re injuring a broken toe. It was still a really nice experience.
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Catawba River Outdoors makes a family float trip with younger kids (4 & 6) super easy! If you don't make any stops...it will take you about 2.5 hours. We packed plenty of snacks, lunch and drinks -- made 2 leasure stops along the way -- and it took us about 4 hours. Easy walk up ticket purchase. Short bus ride. Flat walk and drop in. Sturdy floats with plenty of straps to connect everyone. The bamboo sticks were soooo much better than some of the other reviews on here will lead you to believe. And the take out was easy because they had people stationed at the end to help. Get a float for your cooler and make a day of it!!!! We'll be back!!!
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Excellent “lazy river” experience for all ages. Our group had a fun & relaxing time venturing down the very peaceful, slow-flowing river. Hardly any rapids and mostly shallow enough to stand up in if needed. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful, and the shuttle bus was spotlessly clean which is rare in this kind of business! Money well spent and sweet memories made…
april connell

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5y

We have been tubing down rivers for 25 years. (Most of those years were in Michigan). In SC we have only floated down the French Broad River. Sky Tubing is our favorite, but they were booked due to reservation policies for covid 19. We found Catawba River Outdoors as a last minute prospect. WHAT A GOLD MINE OF A FIND! We had SO MUCH FUN. The river was amazing, and the scenery was gorgeous. We did the new "extended" 4 hour float. Either float puts you right back where your vehicle is parked. You have to maneuver around rocks, twists in the river, and downed trees - which is normal for any river, but it gets a little trickier on this river as you randomly run into fast(er), but Fun, currents. The one downside to the 4 hour float is that you have to go UNDER a downed thick tree branch. You literally have to flatten your body backwards to pass under the branch. Kayakers managed to get under it, but I don't know how they did it! We will DEFINITELY be back again. The company allows 2 year olds to float, but I would Not take a child that young unless you are comfortable with river rushes. There are no rapids, but it can get a little intense at times. HIGHLY RECOMMEND these people! We will be back! We had a...

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1y

Stay Away!!!

The water are contaminated. A day after our visit, two of my kids started having stomach problems and one was throwing up. I just checked the official swim guide website and the water in the Catawba River near Marion are not safe for swimming.

I suspected that because as we went on the tube, I saw foam that I recognize from sewer spillings in the water.

In addition to that: they have a video on the website showing people on tubes with red paddles. They do NOT give you paddles.

If you expect a "lazy" river, that's not the place - you will need to work hard to get to the exit. A lot of places there is no current and you have to paddle quite a bit. It is tiring and your muscles will hurt.

They were not helpful. The guy that gives the tubes just told us to help ourselves and didn't volunteer much. Only after I asked about paddles he suggested to grab a bamboo stick, without which we would have struggled to complete the course. He even said we don't really need it and one would be enough for all 5 of us - WRONG! Each person needs one, unless you have a paddle.

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