Monday, April 25, 2011

Olympics 1996 Ocoee Whitewater Center




We stopped here on our way to SC. It was the canoe slalom venue for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. It is the only in-river course to be used for Olympic slalom competition.
Today, the course is watered only on summer weekends, for use by guided rafts and private boaters. The hanging slalom gates have been permanently removed. Because the river rarely has water, the Center, now operated by the U.S. Forest Service, serves primarily as a site for hiking, mountain biking, conferences, weddings, and receptions.

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