Trip Comparison Chart
HALF DAY AND 1 DAY OREGON RIVER TRIPS
RIVER: | SEASON: | TRIP LENGTH: | RIVER MILES: | DIFFUCULTY: | MEETING PLACE: | TRIP NOTES: |
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CLACKAMAS | MARCH-SEPT | Half day, 1 day | 6-13 miles | Intermediate (III-IV) | Estacada, OR | Closest river trip to Portland. |
DESCHUTES | MAY-SEPT | Half day, 1 day | 10 miles | Intermediate (III+) | Maupin, OR | An Oregon classic. |
MCKENZIE | MAY-SEPT | Half day, 1 day | 8-14 miles | Beginner/Intermediate (II+, III) | Blue River, OR | Beautiful and exciting. |
NORTH SANTIAM | MAY-OCT | Half day, 1 day | 6-14 miles | Beginner/Intermediate (II+, III) | Mehama, OR | Great beginner river. |
NORTH UMPQUA | MAY 10-AUG | 1 day | 9-13 miles | Intermediate (III-IV) | Steamboat, OR | Full of rapids in Southern Oregon. |
MULTIDAY OREGON RIVER TRIPS
RIVER: | SEASON: | TRIP LENGTH: | RIVER MILES: | DIFFUCULTY: | MEETING PLACE: | TRIP NOTES: |
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GRANDE RONDE | MAY -JULY | 3, 5 days | 40-90 miles | Beginner-Intermediate (II+) | Minam, OR | Hidden gem in NE Oregon, great downriver trip for beginners. |
JOHN DAY | MAY -JULY | 4, 5, 9 days | 47, 68, 155 miles | Beginner (II+) | Service Creek, OR; Clarno OR | Soaring desert canyons with mild whitewater. |
MCKENZIE | MAY -SEPT | 2 days | 26 miles | Beginner-Intermediate (II+, III) | Blue River, OR | Riverside camping, nestled amongst the trees, great for the whole family. |
NORTH UMPQUA | MAY -AUG | 2, 3 days | 24-36 miles | Intermediate(III-IV) | Steamboat, OR | Exciting whitewater nestled in a river canyon, with lots more to do in the area. |
OWYHEE | APRIL-MAY | 4, 5 days | 65 miles | Intermediate (III+) | Jordan Valley, OR | A true wilderness desert river with hot springs. |
ROGUE | MAY -OCT | 3, 4, 5 days | 36-49 miles | Intermediate (III+) | Galice, OR | An American classic, THE multiday river trip in Oregon. |
LOWER SALMON | JULY -OCT | 4, 5 days | 62-72 miles | Intermediate (III+) | Lewiston, ID | Big splashy water and big white sand beaches in Idaho. |