This is a nice tubing outfitter in Townsend. They focus on the upper part of Little River. Once you sign up and get your tubes, it is a 3-4 minute ride from their facility (they take you in a van) to the "put in." This course is around an hour float down the river with a few class II rapid sections. For most adults, it should be easy going as long as you know how to maneuver a tube or raft. For young kids, I'd probably tether the child's tube to yours. Our two kids, 7 and 9, did fine. But, we had to make sure they rode the tubes correctly. Cowboy Tubin's prices are less than competitors by $5/pp and the run is slightly longer. They have very clean indoor changing rooms and bathrooms. Much nicer than some other places. Also, very friendly staff. read more

Great place all around. Great staff, great location and overall great experience. For a cheaper price than the closest competitor we had a wonderful experience on the same river doing the same thing. The restrooms and changing rooms were spotless which is always a major plus in my book. Sometimes it's the simple thing and this one thing sold me on this company. The lady that we signed in with gave us a rundown of the river, what to expect, what to wear and what not to. She mentioned my hat and suggested not wearing it (which I agreed) then our sunglasses. What set her apart was the fact that she pointed out they sell sunglass retainers but if we didn't want to buy them they could tie some twine on them so we wouldn't lose them. That's rare, she had an opportunity to upsell us but didn't. Simply offered them then gave us a free option as well. As simple as it was, it was appreciated. read more

Great tubing place, so nice to be able to get from Townsend koa. Only negative was that during Covid 19 times, zero social distancing in vans and no santitizing between rides. read more

My family and I have been going to River Rage the last 6 years. In that time, we have progressively watched it get funky nasty. Last year we were done with them. This year we tried Cowboy Tubin. Why we didn't switch years ago, hell, I don't know. These guys were super nice. Outstanding facilities. The bathrooms looked brand new. Their minivans were squeaky clean and they had AC too. We will see you next year Cowboy!!!! read more

Cowboy Tubin - Tubing Near Me - Townsend, Tennessee

Wonderful service!! Longer ride than surrounding tubing competition!! Friendly service and staff!!

Cowboy tubin' is great! They are very nice caring people. They actually tied strings on our flip flops so we wouldn't lose them in the river. They charge $10 while a lot of others charge more. There shuttle service is fast. The Rapids part of the river is a little rough and can be dangerous. Several people were flipped on their tubes. You can get out out the river and walk on land around the Rapids if you are afraid. read more

Cowboy Tubin - Tubing Near Me - Townsend, Tennessee

Cowboy Tubing is a small, family owned business. They are kind, helpful, and warm. They charge ten dollars per tube, which cheaper than the larger groups, plus their route on the river is a bit longer than River Rat's (more tube time for less money!). They also have life jackets available for no charge, and if you're a glasses-wearer like myself, they sell sports clips to keep your classes on while you're in the water. read more

Excellent location and very friendly staff make this an easy pick. With other places using the same routes and same prices; I decided that hospitality was the deal maker. We are locals that just never went tubing and have taken this for granted. Once you are in the water though, the experience in in your hands only so be careful. This is not recommend for children under 7 or older adults with health or mobility problems. There are some rapids that can get very tricky depending on water volume. This is where you can find complete strangers helping one another get through tough parts. Will return soon. read more

Best tubing experience! The water was a little low, so you got stuck at some points. However, as long as you kept your butt up- it was great. There are 2 other companies who also offer tubing trips. The river rat is $15 and the exit to get out comes first. This might be better with small kids, but for those who want more of the class 2 rapids, you're going to want to go further. River rat ends before more class 2 rapids appear. Cowboy tubing is the next exit and passes all the class 2 rapids. Rage river is the longest trip, however, after cowboy tubing is all very calm water. I just think you wind up baking longer. The people and girl driver were very nice! We went down the river 3 times and only because we didn't get there until later in the afternoon. If the water was 3" higher, it prob would've been a little better. Less spots to get stuck at. Shoes are a must but the class 2 rapids rock! Even after flipping over the first trip.... we went back two more trips. Can't wait to come back! Not recommended for young kids by any means. read more

This is a safe, fun COVID-19 experience! The staff is masked, they will arrange a private shuttle for your group, and they sanitized the van and tubes for us. Olivia was so helpful and patient! The bathrooms and changing rooms are so clean...a huge bonus at the end of a adventurous day. We rented tubes for the whole day, and they suggested local spots to stop at and float/swim on our own after we tubed the large section of the river. We had a recommendation from friends for another local company, but after seeing & reading about the crowds & lack of social distancing, we chose Cowboy Tubing instead. So happy with our decision! This was the best day of our vacation!! read more

Great experience!! Very hospitable, very clean facility, air conditioned along with air conditioned transportation. EXCELLENT service. Tubed River rage also, was not as pleasant or informative. Very rude teenagers behind counter rushing you through without any explanation. The two services are like nite and day and have the same river routes. River rage does a 4 hours tubing, but its borning. Dont do it. Do the 1.5 hour one and keep going back down it. There are rough spots, but not bad. Tubing is tubing. Be prepared to get banged up a little and not every rapid you will get down smoothly. Let the rapid take you and dont try to fight it. Its all about balancing your weight on your tube. Use the tubes to bounce off the rocks. The ride is much more fun than trying to fight it. dont lean back where there are big rocks or you could hit your head as its spins you around. It sound worse than what it was. Its loads of fun...... read more

Staff was quick to get you shuttled back up the river. Changing rooms are available. Tide was low and many rocks were jutting out; I was afraid of hitting my spine and getting severely injured. Swapped to a smaller tube on the second time down which was a big mistake. If you are an adult...even on the small side, I would stick with the larger tube. Over all, the family had a great time! There were plenty of areas where you could just float around on the tube without being concerned with rapids and rocks. Definitely would go again to Cowboy Tubin. read more

This is a great place to ride the rapids for first timers. We arrived later in the afternoon so we had to rush to get ready to go down the river. The staff was real helpful (family owned & run) in helping us get prepared. There had been a lot of rain so the river was running faster than normal. It took us about 45 minutes to do the 1.5 hour run. We had a great time even with a few minor scrapes. read more

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Did tubing here yesterday after reading reviews and we are so glad we did! The staff were lovely and couldn't be more helpful! Loved our shuttle driver....told us funny tubing stories! Glad we read the reviews on Yelp....so we knew the water level was lower ....knew there were rocky rapids. It was a blast. We maneuvered the rapids without injury....floated in the cool water....enjoyed the peace and quiet. Great time! read more

Family run and really nice folks. My family that included a near-40 mom, 3 teens and two "little kids" went twice and had a great time. The van driver let me ride in the van once to see the put-in. Then he drive me back to base where I had a lovely time reading in the shade of a tree until they floated down. Our trip was summer of 2015. read more