When it comes to whitewater rafting or kayaking in Oregon or anywhere else in the West, your best source for information is OregonRafting.org. For the river enthusiast, whether you are a beginner or expert, we are sure that you will find this site useful. Although our name suggests that we are solely focused on Oregon whitewater, you will find that this is not the case and we have mountains of information on runs outside of the state.

This site is a work in progress. The paddling community of commercial and private boaters is an extremely wonderful group to be a part of. We hope that you will join in our enthusiasm for rivers and help us make this site, not only a good source of information, but a great place to visit and swap stories, pictures, and ideas. Please share any comments you may have with our webmaster. Thanks for visiting and we hope to see you on the river.

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Western River News and Information:

Middle Fork of the Salmon News:

• June 21-26, 2008 Middle Fork of the Salmon With great flows and warm temperatures, this Middle Fork trip was downright wonderful. Mix in some great families and friends and - bingo - we had...
• June 12-17, 2008 Middle-Main Combo Trip Each year we hope to have high flows and good weather for our June 12th Middle-Main combo trip. In six days we float roughly 190 miles, an average...
• Snowing in Salmon Our second Middle Fork trip of the "summer" launches tomorrow (6/12/08). In Salmon, we woke up and thought it was December. Or, maybe it is just ...

Kern River News:

• Meet Our Guides Jason S. ? Los Osos, CA. Jason is a general contractor with a Degree in Political Science who, unable to reconcile his high moral standards with a...
• The Flag Flies
This year, we unveiled our flag to signify the opening of the Kern River rafting season. The flag will fly proudly throughout the 2008 season, whi...
• Meet Our Guides

Rabbit (aka Shoeless Joe) ? Lubbock, TX.  When his last job glazing hams didn?t turn out to be everything he thought it would be, Rabbit decided ...

• Curry Chicken Salad We have had several requests for our Curry Chicken Salad recipe over the past week, so we thought we would share it with the world! The ingredients...
• Quotes From Our First Trips of the Season Middle Fork of the Salmon Trips “Scenery, Weather, Water, Food—it was all great!” “The bliss experienced by floating the Middle Fork in a place of ...
• Exploring the Owyhee by Tate Higgins It’s Just Rocks and Water (River Rescue Part I) Our mid-morning float is punctuated by the occasional class III rapid. The upstream...