This is a family owned business. And as we say in the South, "good people"! They were very…read moreresponsive, personable, and kind. They have a nice restroom and sell sodas. Easy, peasy. In no at all, we were on the water. I even enjoyed the conversation on the short bus ride! The trip down the creek was amazing! And bonus points for kayaking with cows! They must have gotten out of their fence. It was a highlight for sure! If you want to have a good time, go to Big Will Outfitters! We will be back soon!

Awesome friendly staff got us safely to the launch and gave us lots of great information on the…read moreway. The creek is beautiful and it's a 6 mile float back to the takeout which was clearly marked. The pvc rails made it easy to get our kayaks out instead of having to carry them up the stairs. Highly recommended!

Wonderful day in the river. River was beautiful and the staff were great. Looking forward to…read moreusing them again.

This was my first experience on the Duck River, and it was a great one! Higher Pursuits made…read morebooking online really easy, the pricing was fair, many different options as to what type of boat you wanted for the day, and offered updates on Facebook in regards to weather/closings for the day. The location was really easy to find, once we arrived we checked in and were offered some general information about what to do and the location of changing rooms/restrooms. We were also given instructions about the route we would be floating, the vast collection of mussels we may see, and information about other wildlife we may come across, and safteg information. The launch is a quick drive from the base location. The employees were all very friendly and helpful. They got us all set up and sent us on our way. The water was shallow, but still had some nice current in places. The Duck River was extremely peaceful, and not over crowded (the spacing out between groups from Higher Pursuits helped with that greatly). Getting picked up at the end, and knowing where to stop was also made to be a breeze. Higher Pursuits runs things like a well oiled machine and really has a great system going! Between the ease of everything, the peaceful kayaking location, and the friendly customer service I could not have asked for a better experience!

Love this place nice and quit down the river not a lot of other kayakers billy and family was greatread more

If I could give this business 10 stars I would. This was a great idea! The previous review was A1,…read moredef stop at a gas station after the 2nd exit before or after the trip. Billy is a cool cat! Call at least a day or few hours ahead in case they are slow, he is very helpful with directions. We paid $45 for a tandem and everything was perfect. The scenery is so beautiful and water is nice for a swim. One thing there is a TON of spiders and snakes so be ready to avoid the fallen branches and whatnot. It's also very quiet aside from one local we had the entire river to ourselves. Adventures like these are what memories are made of, thanks Billy!

Absolutely amazing time!!! 10/10 would recommend!! Amazing people amazing time for a great price!!!read more

We LOVE this place!! First time we went we just kayaked. This time we brought our camper and spent…read morethe whole weekend! We had a great time and the management were super helpful and very friendly!! Had a great float and a great time-Will definitely back! You can bring your own kayak or rent one from them.

Great place to picnic, swim, fish, kayak, hike, and mountain bike. Most mountain bike trails are…read moreacross the road from the river near ranger station.

Decent enough ramp to launch a canoe or kayak. It is in the Wheeler National Refuge and overall a…read moregreat place.

Mainly public canoe and kayak boat ramp, but other small watercraft (NO Jetskis permitted) can be…read morelaunched. Ample parking. Fishing from the bank or boat and good views of natural surroundings with binoculars. Overlooks Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge.

This is a beautiful little river. The Outfitter works well to deliver you to your spot . You spend…read morethe day at your own pace floating down the river stopping at some beautiful scenery and you end up back at the outfitter.

Had an awesome experience, kayaking stuff was superb. Checking in registration was super easy. This…read morestretch of river is easy. Nice for a long day float and lunch on a rock bar.

We were looking for someone fun to do during our Nashville trip outside of bar hopping and found…read morethe Peddle Boat Pontoon with River Queen! We had a great time cruising down the river on the boat, and NO peddling is required! The boat fits 16 and we were comfortable with our group of 10. Our guides were awesome, blasted tunes for us and pointed out historical landmarks as we passed them on the river and gave us the history of those points. I looked at booking the larger pontoon saloon also, but ultimately I am VERY glad we went with River Queen instead. The saloon boat was jam packed with 3-4 different groups of 10+ people. We had the peddle boat all to ourselves!

Fun crew! It was easy to make reservations on line and they were easy to communicate with before…read morehand. on their website they stated we will get wet so I called them about that. we didn't get very wet at all. They shuttled us from the end to the start and set us up and sent us on our way. once on the river we enjoyed ourselves until we realized we weren't paddling fast enough. it really took an hour to get to the end. the last 1/3 was a great way to see the Nashville skyline. once at the end they pulled us out of the water and we were on the way to broadway. easy peasy.