Blue Heron Whitewater is the closest whitewater rafting outfitter to Asheville, NC. Your tribe can choose from a variety of rafting trips. Half Day Trips enjoy 5 miles, with fun class II-III rapids. Full Day Trips add 3 more miles, including the exciting class IV Frank Bells Rapid. Minimum age for the whitewater trips is 8 years old. Younger tribes can have a great time on the milder Float Trip. When making your reservation, let us know you are a Y Guides group for our special offer.

Since 1972, NOC has shared the outdoors with millions of people. Whitewater rafting trips, all varieties of kayak and canoe instruction, mountain bikes, Alpine Tower climbing, ropes challenge course, team building initiatives, discovery hikes, and so much more. NOC is the perfect destination for groups of all ages and sizes.

Only about an hours drive from Raleigh to the magestic Haw River, we will provide your tribe with instruction, guided natural-history trips or just standard boat rentals.

We also have a 6 acre private, “Spirit Island” available for overnight canoe camping trips. Evening paddles, wildlife paddles, stargazing and full moon outings!

Ten and Under Tennis follows almost every other youth sport and uses racquets, balls and courts that are sized right for kids so that they enjoy the game right from the start. The USTA offers special patch worthy tribal outing events this Fall at Raleigh, Cary and Wake Forest tennis complexes. Get 10% off all 10 and Under tennis gear at Stringers in North Raleigh.

To find out more about Tennis in your area:

USTA North Carolina 
Raleigh Tennis Association 
Western Wake Tennis Association 
Durham Orange County Tennis Association
Wake Forest Tennis Association

The Village Inns of Blowing Rock operates three quaint inns located in downtown Blowing Rock, North Carolina. We would love for all of the Y-Guides and their families to stay with us this winter and go skiing or snowboarding! Our three properties will honor discounted Winter Y Guides pricing during non-holiday periods of $69 (Sunday-Thursday) and $99 (Friday and Saturday). No minimum numbers required. Let’s hit the slopes!

The French-Swiss Ski College at Appalachian Ski Mtn. has set aside special dates that enable you to ski/snowboard at affordable rates. Program includes slope tickets, rental equipment (skis, boots, poles or snowboard & boots), and a one hour lesson (all ability levels, ages 6 & up). No minimum numbers are required for these special rates, only advanced reservations. Family members and friends are welcome.

Make your tribal or family hikes that much more exciting while you are using a portable GPS unit to treasure hunt for Geo caches.

Too cold? Too hot? Well, it's just right inside Grand Slam U.S.A., the place in Raleigh for indoor sports activities like batting cages, basketball courts, floor games in and safe and fun environment. Great for your Tribe Outing. 

The Raleigh Iceplex offers an Ice Skating Adventure for all Arapahoe Nation members from time to time. The cost per person is $6, which includes skate rental and a patch. An optional group skating lesson is available for $25 per tribe and recommended for beginning skaters.

At the YMCA of the Triangle, we're committed to improving our community through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.

That's why we offer a wide variety of programs and services that help us nurture the potential of kids, help you live healthier, and allow us to support our neighbors who need us most.