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Activities | Water
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General Precautions
- go at your own risk
- reserve a seat in advance
- group rates offered
- wetsuit usually available
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Rating the Rapids
- Class 1 - Beginner
- Class 2 - Intermediate
- Class 3 - Moderate
- Class 4 - Difficult
- Class 5 - Advanced
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Safety Most companies require:
- river safety orientation or class
- sign a release form
- any medical condition, consult your doctor before booking a trip
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- California White Water Runs
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- Trinity River: raft "Hell Hole", "The
Slot" & "Zig-Zag" - half-day Class 3+ rapids
Upper Klamath River: near the Oregon border, 17 miles
of Class 4 white water
Merced River: Sierra Mtns., near Yosemite, 1-day runs,
Class 3 & 4
Upper Kern: "Widow Makers", 1-day, 10-mile,
Class 3 & 4 runs in S.Sierras
Kings River: for beginners, Class 3 close to Fresno
American River: Sierra Mtn. foothills, 1-day runs in Gold
Country area, "Satan's Cesspool" & "Trouble-maker",
Class 3 & 4
See more on California Rivers
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maps!
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Adventure
Vacations
P.O. Box 1836
La Jolla CA
92038
858-459-1065
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Eagle Rafting
610 N. Brady
Ridgecrest,
CA 93555
800-375-7395
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South Bay
River Rafters
P.O. Box 243
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
800-655-RAFT
310-545-8572
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| Central California
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Adventure Connection
P.O. Box 475
Coloma, CA 95613
800-556-6060
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Action Rafting
816-349-9618
P.O. Box 348062
Sacramento CA 95834
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Adventure
Vacations
P.O. Box 1836
La Jolla, CA
92038
619-459-1065
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Ahwahnee
Whitewater
P.O. Box 1161
Columbia,
CA 95310
800-359-9790
209-533-1401
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All-Outdoors California
Whitewater Rafting
1250 Pine Street
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
800-24-RAFTS
925-932-8993
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American
River Raft Rentals
11257 South Bridge Street
Rancho Cordova
916-635-6400
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American
River Recreation
6770 Marshall Rd.
P.O. Box 465
Lotus, CA 95651
800-333-7238
530-622-6802
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American Whitewater Expeditions
P.O. Box 4280
Sunland, CA 91041-4280
800-825 3205 Summer
800-576 3205 Winter
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ARTA/California
River Trips
916-622-8672
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Beyond Limits Adventures
P.O.Box 215
Riverbank, CA 95367
800-234-7238
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Canyon Raft Rentals
133 Borland Ave
Auburn CA 95603
530-823-0931
American River
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Sierra Map Sets!
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Echo: The Wilderness Co.
6529W Telegraph Ave.
Oakland, CA 94609-1113
800-652-3246
510-652-1600
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- Gold Rush
River Runners
6260 Hwy 49
P.O. Box 1070
Lotus, CA 95651
800-900-7238
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Kaweah White Water Adventures
41881 Sierra Dr.
P.O. Box 1059
Three Rivers,
CA 93271
800-229-8658
209-561-1000
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- Mother Lode River Trips
Coloma, CA
800-427-2387
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O.A.R.S. River Trips
SR 49, P.O. Box 67
Angels Camp,
CA 95222
800-346-6277
209-736-4677
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River Journey
14842 Orange Blossom Rd
Oakdale, CA 95361
800-292-2938
209-847-4671
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River Mountain Action Tours
P.O.Box 239
Rescue, CA 95672
800-762-7238
530-626-8586
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River Rat Raft Rentals
4053 Pennslyvania Ave.
9840 Fair Oaks Blvd
Fair Oaks
800-500-7238
916-966-6777
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River
Riders
1911 Douglas Blvd.
Suite 85-345
Roseville, CA 95661
800-655-5864
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Rubicon Whitewater Adventures
P.O. Box 517
Forestville
CA 95436
707-887-2452
North Coast & Sierra
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South Bay
River Rafters
P.O. Box 243
Hermosa Beach,
CA 90254
800-655-RAFT
310-545-8572
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Spirit Whitewater
P.O. Box 51040
Pacific Grove, CA 93950
800-400-7238
831-373-3275
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Sunshine Rafting Adventures
Stanislaus River Rafting
P.O. Box 1445
Oakdale, CA 95361
800-829-7238
209-848-4800
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Tributary
Whitewater Tours
20480 Woodbury Dr.
Grass Valley, CA 95949
800-672-3846
530-346-6812
rivers:
American, Truckee, Yuba,
Carson, Klamath Trinity
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Terra's Raft Rentals
8240 Fair Oaks Blvd
Carmichael
916-944-1938
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W.E.T. River Trips
P.O. Box 160024
Sacramento, CA 95816
888-RAFTWET
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Whitewater Connection
800-366-7238
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Whitewater Excitement
P.O. Box 5995
Auburn, CA 95604
800-750-2386
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Whitewater Voyages
5225 San Pablo Dan Rd.
El Sobrante, CA 94803
800-488-7238
760-376-8806
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- Zephyr Whitewater Expeditions
P.O. Box 510
Columbia,
CA 95310
800-431-3636
209-532-6249
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Chuck
Richard's
White Water
Box WW, Lk.Isabella 93240
800-624-5950
760-379-4444
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Eagle
Rafting
610 N. Brady
Ridgecrest, CA 93555
800-375-7395
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Hyside
Inflayables
Kernville
760-376-3723
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Kern River Tours
P.O. Box 3444
Lake Isabella CA 93240
800-844-7238
760-379-4616
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Outdoor
Adventures
Wofford Heights
760-376-1455
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Mountain
& River Adventures
P.O.Box 858
Kernville, CA 93238
800-861-6553
760-376-6553
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Sierra
South Inc
Kernville
760-376-3745
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White Water Voyages
Lake Isabella
760-379-3244
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Ahwahnee
Whitewater
P.O.Box 1161
Columbia, CA 95310
800-359-9790
209-533-1401
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Tahoe
Whitewater Tours
916-581-2441
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Tributary Whitewater Tours
20480 Woodbury Dr.
Grass Valley, CA 95949
800-672-3846
530-346-6812
rivers:
American, Truckee, Yuba,
Carson, Klamath Trinity
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California
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All-Outdoors California
Whitewater Rafting
1250 Pine Street
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
800-24-RAFTS
925-932-8993
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Aurora River Adventures
P.O.Box 938
Willow Creek, CA 95573
800-562-8475
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Beyond Limits Adventures
P.O. Box 215
Riverbank, CA 95367
800-234-7238
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Bigfoot Rafting Co.
Trinity River & Klamath River
Highway 299 at Willow Way
800-722-2223
530-629-2263
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Copco Lake Store
27734 Copco Rd.
near Oregon border
530-459-3655
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Cutting
Edge Adventures
PO Box 1334
Mount Shasta
CA
530-926-4647
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Klamath
River Outfitters
3 Sandy Bar Rd
Somes Bar
530-469-3349
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Living
Water Recreation
PO Box 1192
Mount Shasta
CA
530-926-5446
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Mariah Wilderness Expeditions
P.O. Box 70248
Point Richmond,
94807
800-462-7424
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Momentum River Expeditions
1257 Siskiyou Blvd #1178
Ashland, Oregon 97520
866-663 5628
541-488-2525
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O.A.R.S. River Trips
SR 49, P.O.Box 67
Angels Camp,
CA 95222
800-346-6277
209-736-4677
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Redwoods and Rivers Rafting
PO Box 606
Big Bar, CA 96010
800-429-0090
530-623-4627
Rafting Trinity, Klamath, Eel Rivers
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River
Country Rafting
110 Nugget
Happy Camp, CA
530-493-2207
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Northern California Map Set
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River Dancers
302 Terry Lane
Mount Shasta CA
530-926-3517
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River
Riders
1911 Douglas Blvd.
Suite 85-345
Roseville, CA 95661
800-655-5864
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River
Travel Center
800-882-7238
P.O. Box 6
Point Arena, CA 95468
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Rubicon Whitewater Adventures
P.O. Box 517
Forestville CA 95436
707-887-2452
North coast & Sierra
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Tributary
Whitewater Tours
20480 Woodbury Dr.
Grass Valley, CA 95949
800-672-3846
916-346-6812
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Trinity River Rafting
Hwy.299 West, Big Flat
800 307-4837
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Turtle
River Rafting Co.
PO Box 313
Mount Shasta CA
530-926-3443
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Whitewater Excitement
P.O.Box 5995
Auburn, CA 95604
800 750-2386
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Wilderness
Adventures
108 Ski Valley Dr.
Mount Shasta CA
530-926-6282
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The little red rafters on the longest river in California - the Kings River, on the Western Sierra Nevada mountain range. This stretch is before Pine Flat Reservoir in the lower Kings Canyon portion, outside Kings Cyn National Park.
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Canyon
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Hualapai
River Running
P.O. Box 246
Peach Springs, AZ 86434
800-622-4409
602/769-2210
602/769-2219
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River
Travel Center
800-882-7238
P.O. Box 6
Point Arena, 95468
rafting & sea kayaking trips throughout U.S. West. Grand
Canyon, Baja, Idaho, California, Utah, & Oregon.
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Mild to Wild Rafting
& Jeep Tours, Inc
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1111 Camino del Rio
Durango CO 81302
800-567-6745
970-247-4789
435-259-7818 UT
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Outward Bound School
945 Pennsylvania St. Dept. CP90,
Denver, CO 80203
303-/837-0880
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River Runners, Ltd.
11150 Hwy.50, Dept.D
Salida, CO 81201
800-525-2081
719-539-2144
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Rock Gardens Rafting
1308 County Road 129
Glenwood Springs CO 81601
970-945-6737
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Wilderness Aware Rafting
In-A-Raft.com
12600 US Hwy 24/285
PO Box 1550
Buena Vista, CO
800-462-7238 719-395-2112
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The Colorado River near Moab Utah. Mellow rafting most of the time. It's more like a picnic & float trip.
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