The Forest offers the other extreme in paddling, too. The gentle Turkey/Stevens Creek Canoe Trail in Long Cane Ranger District never has whitewater, unless it is at flood stage. On this river paddlers can enjoy observing life on the riverbanks. Wildlife watchers might see deer, turkeys, raccoons and hawks and waterfowl. Plants such as bloodroot, anemone, geranium, wild ginger, cranefly orchid and partridgeberry are present.

In the Enoree Ranger District, the Enoree — the River of Muscadines — will move you downstream at a rate of about two to three miles per hour. The Tyger River has no real whitewater, either, but runs fast enough from time to time to produce a mild frisson.