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Provider:
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River Drifters
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Destination:
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North America > USA > Washington > White Salmon River - WA
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Duration:
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3 hours
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River Drifters offers half-day trips on the White Salmon River. In the Spring, the river tumbles and charges its way down a narrow basalt canyon. The rapids are big & bouncy with many large waves and powerful holes. With rapids like Maytag, Corner Cave, Grasshoper, Siwash, Corkscrew, Waterspout, Stairstep, Highway Hole, Rattlesnake, Deadmans' Corner (and many more), you will absolutely love this trip. This phenomenal trip is eight miles in length and the first five miles is continuous class III+ and IV rapids! Trips run daily, starting in March and lasting into November, meeting at 9:30am or 2:30pm!
As the Spring days run long and the snow begins to recede, the water levels become lower and the trip becomes more playful. Its at this point (mid-Summer and Fall, when many Northwest rivers are reduced to a trickle) that we shift our trip dynamics a bit. We launch 2 miles upstream (beyond) the normal commercial launch to begin our trip deep in the canyon (thanks to some wonderful private property owners). By launching upstream, we add 2 more miles of class IV water (including rapids like S-turn, Top-Drop, The Flume, Bombers' Drop and more)! We also portage around BZ Falls, which is one of the most beautiful and picturesque sections of the river. We are extremely privileged and fortunate to offer this, not only for the extra rapids (and to give you more rapids per trip than anyone else) but we truly get to enjoy a canyon untouched by man. We then conclude the trip with the grand finale: Husum Falls. Husum Falls is completely optional and you must meet certain age guidelines to paddle this drop, many people walk around and sometimes the entire boat will portage this rapid. In short, this trip is all fun and offers the most rapids! Trips run daily, starting in March and lasting into November, meeting at 9:30am or 2:30pm!