WHITE WATER RAFTING INFO

South Fork American River 

Lower ‘Gorge’ Itinerary:

• Meet mid-morning to late morning in Lotus

• Sign-in, instruction

• Class II warm-up rapids (Medium level of difficulty)

• Riverside lunch

• Class III rapids, the "Gorge"

• Take-out in Folsom Lake, shuttle

• The trip ends mid-afternoon to late afternoon

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On the Lower "Gorge", our trip begins with easy Class II rapids, the perfect warm-up for the Class III whitewater that waits downstream. Before we get to the big stuff, we break for a delicious riverside lunch. After lunch, we're back in the rafts, paddling the Class III whitewater of the "Gorge". Our Class III challenge begins with Fowler's Rock Rapid and culminates with rapids like the Hospital Bar and Recovery Room. Any trip through the rapid-filled "Gorge" is an eventful one! Reaching Folsom Lake in the late afternoon, we float to our take-out.

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 Rated 5* on YELP

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We experienced this trip last time and the rapids are challenging but extremely manageable. For those that are nervous, they allow you to sit in the middle of the boat so that you are safe throughout the adventure and don’t need to fall into the water if you don’t want to, however, if it is warm it is incredibly refreshing! Campers are allowed to sit out of the white water rafting, however, it does not affect the price of the camp. That being said, we highly encourage every camper to participate.