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KLAMATH RIVER RAFTING
WHY RAFT THE KLAMATH RIVER
The Klamath River is the "undiscovered" gem of river rafting in California. The Klamath has two distinct differences from the heavly rafted Sierra rivers. The first is the water temperture. The Sierra rivers are relatively short and are close to the snow so they have very cold water even in the middle of the summer.
The Klamath is a warm river because it is so much longer. By the time the water reaches the Happy Camp area the water is approximately 70 degrees.
The other major difference is the amount of people on the river. The Sierra rivers are within 2 to 3 hours of the San Francisco Bay area with their millions of people and many many people go for just the day.
The mid Klamath River is much farther away (5-6 hours) and the distance keeps all but the most dedicated vacationers off the river.
On our trips, we raft the remote Cade Mountain Canyon just upriver from our lodge where much of the canyon has no road access. This remoteness keeps virtually all people out of the area giving you a rafting trip through this remote reqion where you most likly will not see any other people - just the best opportunity to see bears, deer, otters, earles, osprey...
WHY RAFT WITH OUR LODGE
We offer Klamath River Rafting trips that begin or end at our riverfront lodge. This means that your vehicle will stay safely parked at our lodge while you are on the river. (Other rafting companies will ask you to hand over your keys and some unknown "local" will move it for you - and it will sit by the side of the river for a few days)
We only offer day trips so each day you will have the best food, comfortable beds, hot showers, and all the comforts of civilaztion...
With us you will not lack the "wilderness experience" as our lodge is right on the river with a private beach and each night we host several camp fires that all our guests may enjoy. Overnight guests are also welcome to pitch a tent. Often mom and dad are not interested in sleeping outside but allow their older children to sleep out on the lawns overlooking the river. And in the morning everyone gets a hot shower - and a real flush toilet in your guest room - not a bucket on the other side of a large boulder.
We offer trips on two different streatches of the river. The up-river trip (Seattle Creek to the resort) is easy class 1 through the remote Cade Mountain Canyon - this section is considered the most scenic of the entire river system. Because it is so remote, with so few people, this section offers the best wildlife viewing.
The down-river trip (Resort to Wingate Bar) offers big thrilling class 3 rapids with long stretches of mild riffles and calm waters.
We recommend staying at least three nights at the lodge and taking both rafting trips. Take the up-river trip first and then the following day or later take the down-river trip.
There are several other activities the family will enjoy to make a longer vacation stay. Consider:
- a day swimming and gold panning on the crystal clear creeks in the area (Indian Creek, Elk Creek, Clear Creek.)
- Hiking the trails of the Klamath National Forest and Marble Mountain Wilderness.
- Visit the Oregon Caves National Monument
- Visit the wineries of Southern Oregon
- Visit the local Museums: Karuk People Center and Bigfoot Museum of Willow Creek.
- Rent our kayaks for self guided trips on the river
HOW TO RESERVE
We only accept advance rafting reservations from our overnight guests. Please reserve your room reservations first then send us an email with your rafting trip reservations.
Look over the trip details to the right for prices and other details. Read below for tips for a better trip and well as safety tips. |
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KLAMATH RIVER RESORT INN'S GUIDED RAFTING TRIPS:
Trip 1 - Seattle Creek to Resort (Class 1)
Meet at 10am at lodge office to outfit equiptment, drybags, watch safety video, and sign participation agrements. We will shuttle you in our vehicles over Cade Mountain for a river trip back to the lodge lasting approx 6 hours. KRRI will provide a large ice chest to store your lunches and beverages (absolutely no alcohol allowed.) We will stop several times for swimming, photos, gold panning, etc and for lunch at a great beach. Arrive back at KRRI's beach at approxamately at 5PM.
Price per person $100 (includes all taxes, shuttle, and US Forest Servive fees)
*Must be at least 4 years old
Trip 2 - Resort to Wingate (Class 3)
Meet at 10am at lodge office to outfit equiptment, drybags, watch safety video, and sign participation agreements. We will begin the trip at KRRI's private beach on the river. The trip begins with lots of slow scenic water as we pass the Happy Camp river park and under the large bridge in Happy Camp. After Happy Camp the rapids start to become larger and more frequest as the river starts to loose elevation. We'll stop at several great locations including the confluence of Elk Creek. After lunch we will begin the second half of the trip with the first big class 3 rapid - Rattlesnake. Then will we hit 3 more class three rapids named Devils Toenail, Funnel, and Trench intermixed with smaller class rapids.
We will end our trip far downriver at Wingate Bar. KRRI will shuttle all particpants in our vehicles back to the lodge.
KRRI will provide a large ice chest to store your lunches and beverages (absolutely no alcohol allowed.) Arrive back at KRRI approxamately at 5PM.
Price per person $100 (includes all taxes, shuttle, and US Forest Servive fees)
*Must be at least 6 years old and know how to swim.
PACKAGE SPECIALS
Package 1: 3 Nights in the Herbert Hoover Suite, 2 days rafting (Seattle and Wingate trips) Up to 6 people. Regular price $2006.76 Sign-up for our montly newsletter to receive special discount pricing up to 25% off.
Package 2: 3 nights in 2 connecting rooms (king & dd) with kitchen, 2 days rafting (Seattle and Wingate trips) Up to 6 people. Regular price $1776.72 Sign-up for our montly newsletter to receive special discount pricing up to 25% off.
HOW TO RESERVE A TRIP
We accept advance reservations for our rafting trips only from those who will also be staying in our lodge. Within seven days of a trip date, those not staying overnight may email us to check on space on our trips.
Once you have reserved your rooms using our online reservations ststem, then email us at res@klamathriverresortinn.com to reserve the rafting trips.
Seattle Creek Trip (Class 1) offered on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays.
Wingate Trip (Class 3) offered on Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays.
All rafting and kayak rentals are closed on Mondays.
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