River Sports Outfitters Is Your Choice For Your Outdoor Adventure Needs In Knoxville, Tennessee

Online, September 18, 2012 (Newswire.com) - River Sports Outfitters is an independent outdoor specialty retailer in Knoxville, Tennessee. For 28 years River Sports Outfitters has been providing local and online customers with the best in outdoor clothing, hardware and accessories.

River Sports Outfitters offers customers the best in road / trail biking, road / trail running, camping, rock climbing, and kayaking / canoeing gear since then. By focusing on core brands such as Mountain Hardwear, Montrail, Chaco, Keen, Patagonia, Gary Fisher, Asolo, Arc'teryx and Marmot, River Sports has carved a niche as the destination of choice for outdoor enthusiasts.

From day one, the RSO team's focus has been on increasing awareness of, and interest in, the outdoors in the local community and, more recently, the online community. As subject matter experts and users of the products ourselves, we are always ready to help and share our experiences and products with our customers. We want to help equip you with the information and knowledge to enjoy your outdoor experience even more.

Additionally, River Sports offers a wide variety of events throughout the year, including several trail races, and XTerra event, and much more. As it's contribution to the celebration of the Great Smoky Mountains 75th Birthday this year, River Sports announced an aggressive schedule of 75 events in the Smokies between March and November.

The RSO team offers bike, boat and equipment rentals from three locations in town: the Sutherland Avenue store, the Waterfront near Calhoun's, and The Cove in Farragut.

Finally, the RSO team is proud of the state-of-the-art climbing facility at the Sutherland Avenue store. The climbing gym is a favorite spot for children's birthday parties as well as a spot for experienced, gifted local climbers for "off season" practice sessions.

River Sports Outfitters proudly works closely with many of our local state and national parks in Tennessee, as well as, many area non-profits to promote a "green" attitude and encourage people to get outdoors. Here are a few of the organizations we work most closely with:

Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Panther Creek State Park
The Legacy Parks Foundation

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