July 4th Float and Float (pre Wheel Scorcher)
4th of July Float and Float in Asheville! We’ll paddle nearly 5 miles on Stand Up Paddleboards, inflatable kayaks, and rafts down a very mellow section of the French Broad River that runs right through the heart of Asheville. We’ll have tunes and get as funky and fun as you like!
We have a limited number of SUPs and inflatable kayaks for rent for $25 with paddle and gear thanks to Matt Moses at USA Raft! If you have e your own SUP, Raft, etc please feel free to bring it in. Tubes are fine too. I also have a couple of rafts we’ll bring with coolers, gear, drybags and music! We will meet at 10 am at the Craven Street Bridge Parking Area in Asheville next to the French Broad River in the River Arts District at 10:00am. We’ll have to set our own shuttle to Hominy Creek Park, so we will figure out which cars will shuttle folks up.
- We will float 5 miles back down from Hominy Creek Park. Plan to be on the river 3-4 hours…probably finishing and back around 3 or 4 depending on how fast/slow we go.
- Afterwards, we’ll give folks time to get their cars back etc and regroup at 6pm at The Wedge Foundation for some beverages and hit the Foundation Skate Park.
- We’ll head from here in to Asheville where we’ll roll in to town for a fun group ride. We’ll hit Ben’s Tune Up, of course and can charge there.
- Then, we’ll watch fireworks in downtown Asheville at 9pm. We have some great spots to watch from.
- Afterwards, people can continue to check out town and split off.
Look forward to showing you some fun stuff around Asheville! This is a trip for fun and not actually affiliated with Wheel Scorcher.
Join at your own risk. It’s gonna be a wheely good time!