Adventures on the French Broad river
For more than 30 years, our family has been discovering, planning, and taking customers on memorable trips across the French Broad River watershed.
Now, we’re western North Carolina’s number one source for family-friendly fishing, paddling, and tubing trips Proudly Located in beautiful Rosman, North Carolina! Featured as a TripAdvisor Traveler’s Choice Adventure for 10 years in a row!
For more than 30 years, our family has been discovering, planning, and taking customers on memorable trips across the French Broad River watershed.
Now, we’re western North Carolina’s number one source for family-friendly fishing, paddling, and tubing trips Proudly Located in beautiful Rosman, North Carolina!
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Forks of the river taproom is Your destination for local craft beer on tap and a variety of beer, wine, & cider ready to take on your next adventure.
Forks of the river taproom is our destination for local craft beer on tap and a variety of beer, wine, & cider ready to take on your next adventure.
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Take advantage of our Thanksgiving Family Special! Children ages 5–12 can join our guided llama hikes on November 23 or November 25 for just $50 per person (regularly $75).
Gather the family and join us in DuPont State Forest for a guided hike to some of the area`s beautiful waterfalls. It`s a fun way to get everyone outside, spend quality time together, and make a few memories along the way. We`ll meet at the DuPont State Forest trailhead at 9:30 AM and wrap up around noon.
We`ll have 8 llamas joining us, and if a hike fills to capacity, participants may take turns walking with the llamas. It`s something we`ve done before and works out just fine!
Spots are limited, and these hikes will fill up quickly, so don`t wait to get your family signed up.
Book online at headwatersoutfitters.com under the Hiking tab or Events Calendar. If you have any questions email Lydia at [email protected]
#hikewithllamas #headwatersoutfitters #landofwaterfalls #828isgreat
@llamacaddy @explorebrevardnc
It’s be a great fall for smallies!
📸 Guide @brettwalkermeany
#headwatersoutfitters #wncfishing #discovernc #gowithaguide #goodtimes
A Sunday full of our favorite things. Friends, Football, Fire rings, and Food.
Thanks for a great afternoon @thesmolkshow
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Week 4 of Christmas Countdown Tuesday!
Featuring 15% OFF Men`s and Women`s Bedrock Stockingfoot Wader and Astral Bird Dog.
Shop online or in store! shopheadwatersoutdoors.com
Follow along for more deals leading up to Christmas!
Sendero Summer is riding off into the sunset!
Save up to 50% off hats, tees, dresses and more, and once it’s gone, it’s gone. Perfect for gifting (or treating yourself) before the holidays.
https://shopheadwatersoutdoors.com/collections/clearance
📍 Shop in-store at Headwaters Outfitters in Rosman & downtown Brevard. Order online for easy in store pick-up at either location!
“Witch” way to the river?
Happy Halloween from the Headwaters Crew! 🎃🧙♀️
#frenchbroadriver #headwatersoutfitters #rosmannc #halloween2026
@el_dee3 @danilynn1989
WHAT. AN. OCTOBER.
The fall colors are at peak, the water is clear, and the birds are out. The Upper French Broad is showing off right now, and you need to see it from a canoe!
Paddling only runs through MONDAY, then we wrap up the 2026 paddling season.
Book your paddle at headwatersoutfitters.com
#headwatersoutfitters #frenchbroadriver
The colors of the mountains and river gorges in fall paint an epic backdrop to many fishing stories. And as the leaves fall, a challenge comes to the fly angler. Some avoid the days when leaves float thick down mountain creeks. But some realize the beauty of the challenge. The painted portraits fall provides in Appalachia are well worth the mends around maple leaves and the hooksets into submerged sycamore leaves. And if you stay patient, stay committed, and welcome the challenge, the reward is truly special.
📸 Guide @brettwalkermeany
#fallinappalachia #headwatersoutfitters #wnc #explorebrevardnc #blueridgemountains
This Veterans Day, come say thank you in person and support a good cause 🇺🇸
Blue Ridge Honor Flight flies our veterans to Washington, D.C., at no cost to them, so they can stand at the memorials built in their honor, often for the first time. For many, it’s a day they never thought they’d get.
On Wednesday, November 11, we’re raising money to send more of our local heroes on that trip, and we’d love for you to be part of it.
Special guest: Neil Denman, President of Blue Ridge Honor Flight, will be with us to share what these flights mean to the veterans who take them. If you’ve never heard an Honor Flight story firsthand, don’t miss this one.
Here’s the day:
🍺 Noon–8pm: Taproom open, with $1 from every draft going to BRHF
🌭 3–7pm: Hot dog plates. Veterans eat free, everyone else by donation
🎶 4–6pm: Music on the porch with Transylvania County’s own @codyhalemusic
🎯 Dart Night $$ Tournament: $20/duo, Cricket, single elimination, $100 to 1st place. Pre-register at the taproom, space is limited!
📍 25 Parkway Road, Rosman
Bring a veteran. Bring your family. Bring a friend. Every beer, every plate, and every handshake helps get a veteran to D.C.
Thank you to WNC Properties for sponsoring this event. 💙
Learn more about @blue_ridge_honor_flight here!
#VeteransDay #BlueRidgeHonorFlight #HonorOurHeroes #TransylvaniaCounty RosmanNC BrevardNC
Our November and December guided llama hike dates are LIVE! 🦙
Looking for a fun family activity around Thanksgiving? We added a hike for the day before Thanksgiving, Wednesday, November 25, so you can get outside, enjoy the waterfalls, and make some mountain memories with family visiting for the holiday!
Check out all the November and December dates on the flyer and reserve your spot at headwatersoutfitters.com under the Hiking tab.
Questions? Email Lydia at [email protected].
@llamacaddy @explorebrevardnc @discoverashevillenc @visitasheville @kidaroundsc
#hikewithllamas #828isgreat #headwatersoutfitters #landofwaterfalls
