The Great Falls Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to promoting an active and outdoor lifestyle by collaborating with land and water resource managers, producing adventure sporting events and competitions, and fostering the safe recreational use of our natural resources.
Starting in 2026, GFF is hosting a downriver freestyle and playboating competition on the Gauley River near Summersville, WV.
The 2026 Upper Gauley Rodeo is scheduled for Saturday, October 3rd.
Competitors will meet in the field above masons branch take out to set shuttle, then put on as a group at the dam. The first judged portion of the competition will be at Geek Wave, where participants will have 2 rides of 30 seconds to showcase their skills. Then the group will move down to Pillow Rock, where there will be 1 judged downriver freestyle run.