Oregon's Fall Rafting Adventure As summer winds down, most people start thinking less about outdoor adventures and more about preparing for the colder months ahead. But what if we told you that fall might be the best time for your next rafting expedition? While others are hanging up their hiking boots and packing away [MORE...]
River Slang and What It Actually Means If you've ever booked a river trip — or just researched one — you've probably run into whitewater rafting terms that sound like a foreign language. Put-in? Ducky? Wave train? River guides speak a slang all their own for the boats, the water, and the gear, and [MORE...]
What to Know Before You Reserve Your Trip How many people in a raft? It's one of the questions we hear most often when guests are reserving a trip, and for good reason. Knowing how many people fit in a raft helps you plan for your group, set expectations, and decide whether a shared [MORE...]
River Drifters: Maupin's Premier Rafting Outfitter — Same 45+ Years of Excellence From ancient tribal waterways to world-class whitewater — Maupin, Oregon's Deschutes River has always drawn people to its banks. Read on to learn why River Drifters is the ideal place to start your adventure! If you've rafted the Deschutes before, you might [MORE...]
Wildfires and Rafting: What You Need to Know Before Your Trip Wondering about rafting during wildfire season? You are not alone. This past winter was mild across much of the West Coast — and while that made for a pleasant few months, it also means less snowmelt heading into the warmer season. Drier landscapes [MORE...]
The Best Games to Play on a Multi-Day Rafting Trip Here’s something first-timers don’t always expect about a multi-day rafting trip: the time between rapids is just as good as the rapids themselves. You’re camped on a riverbank with no Wi-Fi, no obligations, and a group of people who just shared something genuinely exciting. [MORE...]
Ever Wonder What to Do When Nature Calls on a Multi-Day Rafting Trip? Most of our multi-day trips have pit toilets available along the river for guests and guides to use. However, when those aren’t available, River Drifters provides a portable river toilet called “the groover.” It’s used to pack out all human waste [MORE...]
Rafting with Kids: Ages, Guides, and the Games That Make It Unforgettable Twenty years guiding rivers, and the question I still get most from parents is: “Is my kid ready for this?” My daughter has been on the water with me for weekends, every Mother’s Day, and more Bring Your Child to Work Days [MORE...]
Rogue River Family Rafting: Your Guide to a 4-Day Southwest Oregon Adventure If you’re searching for the best Rogue River family rafting experience in the Pacific Northwest, you’ve found it. Nestled deep in the coastal Siskiyou Mountains of southwest Oregon, the lower Rogue River corridor is one of the most iconic family river trips [MORE...]
Central Oregon Whitewater Rafting: Which River Is Right for You? Central Oregon has no shortage of moving water, and if you're planning a rafting trip, you'll quickly find that the rivers here are about as different from each other as the landscapes they run through. The high-desert canyon of the Deschutes looks nothing like [MORE...]
