Upper Klamath River Rafting

Klamath River rafting itinerary

The fun on your Upper Klamath River rafting trip begins the minute we meet you with our shuttle vehicle at our predetermined rendezvous locations. The commute to the launch area is an opportunity to learn about the whitewater rafting trip, meet your Upper Klamath River guides and view the beautiful scenery. We stop, half way to the Klamath River put-in, at Tub Springs Wayside Park to fill our water containers with fresh ice cold spring water. We serve a continental breakfast with Kona Coffee from Hawaii, an assortment of teas, fruit, delicious pastries and breakfast bars.

Upper Klamath River trip info

Our whitewater rafting equipment is the best you can buy.


• Lets start with the rafts. We use SOTAR (State of the art rafts) exclusively. There are less expensive rafts available but no other rafts offer the durability and performance of these locally built whitewater rafts. SOTAR pioneered the self-bailing raft, allowing safer commercial runs of Class 4 and 5 rapids.
• Our rafts are outfitted with grab-on-straps on the thwarts and foot cones welded to the floor of the raft. These items help assure your safe journey down the Upper Klamath River.
• Our Carlisle paddles offer light weight but durable paddles for our guests and yes they float.
• Pro-Tec full cut helmets are the only types of helmets we offer our Class 4+ whitewater guests. These helmets protect you our valued guests from head injuries.
• Our black rash guards made by Watersports Warehouse, an Arrowhead River Adventures exclusive, add about 5 degrees of warmth to your body heat. They are constructed with a layer of Lycra on the outside and a thin layer of fleece on the inside.
• On those cool rafting days we offer NRS Farmer John style 3mm wetsuits.
• Throw in a splash jacket with velcro closures on the neck and wrist and your ready for the 'Wet and Wild' Upper Klamath River.
• Finally for those who need booties we provide neoprine booties for $1 cleaning fee.

Klamath River rafting itinerary

1. Once you have arrived at the Spring Island launch site our crew outfits you into all necessary equipment. You will look like a linebacker when we get thru suiting you up.
2. Next we have an onshore safety briefing, then we board the rafts to practise paddling techniques on the water in a giant river eddy at the beginning of the trip.
3. We launch and fine tune our whitewater rafting skills as we journey through the rapids of the first 5 miles of the 17 mile float trip.
4. Then the real fun begins, GRAB ON! for Caldera a Class 4+ rapid. Continuous whitewater excitement follows for the next 7 miles. Experience Branding Iron, Satan's Gate, Hells Corner, Dragons Tooth and 35 more rapids to thrill you.
5. After 12 miles of thrilling whitewater we will enjoy the best deli lunch offered on the Upper Klamath River. Maybe that's why guides from other companies stop by our lunch table to chat.
6. Concluding lunch we run the final 5 miles of our Upper Klamath River trip. It's a time to relax, to learn local history from your knowledgeable guide, and if you wish jump in the river and float.

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Contact Us

Office phone: 541-830-3388
Toll-free phone: 877-21-RIVER (74837)
Fax: 877-217-4837
Email: rafting@upperklamathriverrafting.com
720 Greenleaf Drive, Eagle Point OR 97524

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