Our 2 day South Fork American River rafting trip is ideal for families with kids ages 7-8+ groups and ok for non-swimmers. Our Riverside Campground is near Sacramento, San Francisco, and Lake Tahoe! Join us for a riverside camping and white water rafting adventure on Class 2 and 3 rapids.
Once you arrive as our guest please know you are now what we consider “River Time”. This means we try and stick to a schedule, but times are merely a guideline and may not be exact once we start our adventure. Times below may vary, but not much!
The night before your rafting adventure begins:
4:00-8:00PM – Check in to our South Fork American River campground for camping the night before you start rafting. Dinner is not included.
Day 1
7:00AM Coffee, tea and drinks are available in the kitchen
7:30AM Breakfast
Mid-Morning (10:00am ish) Load shuttle for a short ride up to the put in
Lunch around Noon
More Rafting after lunch and you will return to camp around 4:30PM
6:00PM Riverside appetizers
6:30PM Dinner
8:00PM Campfire and riverside chats (campfire not guaranteed due to possible high fire danger)
10:00PM Quiet Hours begin until 7:00AM the following morning, that just means no loud partying, music or noises…it’s not a bedtime!
Day 2
7:00AM Coffee, tea and drinks are available in the kitchen
7:15AM Breakfast
8:00AM Load shuttle to put in for the Chili Bar Run. Safety talk at put in and start rafting!
NOON Riverside lunch either at Marshall Gold Discovery park or our camp
The final 4 miles back to camp are pretty mellow with a few Class 2 & 2+ rapids along the way including Barking Dog a few strokes before we take out at our camp
3:00PM
We say our fond farewells as you head home or to your next destination … OR maybe you would like to stay another night?
Please note that cell phone reception in our remote area is not guaranteed, although it is getting better. Therefore we suggest you print out the directions or save for offline on your phone. Please be sure to check drive times when booking your rafting trip and allow for additional time on Holidays and weekends.
With over 25 years of running the highest quality rafting trips and river tours, Raft California invites you to join us on one of our spectacular rafting adventures!
We have whitewater rafting trips on over 12 rivers in Northern California, Oregon, and into Nevada! Rivers include the South Fork American, Middle Fork American, North Fork American, North Yuba, Truckee, Tuolumne, Kaweah and more!.
There’s still time to go rafting! Join us for a whitewater rafting trip on the Klamath, American or Truckee Rivers! Many trips still running in
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