Rivers & Trips

No trip to Idaho in the summer is complete without a river adventure.  Idaho is known as the whitewater state so to truly experience Idaho one must crash through some whitewater and no trip is better for that quick escape than the Main Payette River.  35 minutes from downtown Boise, anyone in the area, be it for fun or work, can escape for an afternoon rocking through the class III rapids and swimming in the warm waters.  

The South Fork of the Payette has a number of sections each with a different levels of adventure and unique characteristics; but all the sections have pristine clear mountain water, magnificent river canyons, and each section has some technical and challenging whitewater ready to challenge any adventure seeker.  For those...

The South Fork of the Payette has a number of sections each with a different levels of adventure and unique characteristics; but all the sections have pristine clear mountain water, magnificent river canyons, and each section has some technical and challenging whitewater ready to challenge any adventure seeker.

Whether you find yourself in McCall or Boise if you are looking for a a fun day on the river for your group of friends or family the Cabarton section of the Payette River is very possibly what you are looking for.  This section starts with some incredible high...

The Jarbridge and Bruneau Rivers trip is one of the most adventurous guided river trips in the United States.  Due to non-stop whitewater sections of class III and IV rapids dropping at a wild gradient of 50ft per mile, and being a small volume river that is typically run...

The Owyhee River is famous for the incredible desert canyons which make up the boundaries of this river from top to bottom. The most commonly run sections of the Owyhee River are the middle and lower sections which both operate in the far eastern reaches of Oregon.  However, just because they are most common does not mean they are the best.  By most accounts they are the most common because they are the easiest to access and have the most consistent flows, not because they are the most deserving of attention.

The Boise River is lined with beautiful black cottonwood trees and wildlife can be seen like blue heron, osprey, red tail hawks, king fisher, and beaver. This trip is Class 1-2 and is for those that want a nice and relaxed float while experiencing Boise from a unique perspective. Plenty...