North Umpqua River Rafting Trip
Many of our guests consider the North Umpqua River rafting trip as Sun Country Tours' premier offering!
The clear and rollicking waters of our north Umpqua white water rafting trip were once locked up in the generous snowfields of Oregon's magnificent Mount Bailey. As the waters course and tumble down the mountain's sides, they pause - and rest, and warm - in Diamond Lake and Tokatee Reservoir before spilling playfully into the North Umpqua valley.
Rock spires jut from the sides of this steep, deeply wooded valley, and the river traveler has a sense of time immemorial, dwarfed by the giant pines and prehistoric monoliths. Healthy and hearty Oregon elk and deer roam these forests, but rafters rarely catch those sights as their eyes and ears are intent upon the North Umpqua River's most enviable feature - it's whitewater.
Class 2 & 3 whitewater abounds on our North Umpqua Rafting Trip and the character of these rapids - curling ramps, boulder gardens, and crashing, splashing wave trains - is enough to lure the most serious and composed of rafter into a delicious fit of giggles and hoots that may last for several days!
Starting from Bend at 7:30 AM, or Sunriver at 8:00 AM, our vans will carry you two hours into the heart of Oregon's Southern Cascades, to the Boulder Creek put-in of the North Umpqua River. Once there, you will be matched up with a guide and outfitted with the finest paddling gear and lifejackets that are available. You will be an integral part of a paddling team as you navigate the next 13 miles - stopping only at the halfway point for a delicious and satisfying lunch.
The return trip to Sunriver will be full of stories and laughter as you recount the day's accomplishments and adventures on the North Umpqua River.
