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Why Choose Destination Wilderness For Rafting in Oregon
on the Upper Klamath River?
Whitewater
rafting in Oregon means you have a variety of choices.
For more
info on all of our trips please click here.
Destination Wilderness offers the most complete Upper Klamath trips available.
Consider all that we provide on this great river:
 At Least Two Boats and Two
Guides Per Oregon Rafting Trip. We pride ourselves on providing the safest
possible trips for rafting in Oregon! On all of our Upper Klamath trips we
always have at least two licensed guides on the water. We believe that the safest
possible trip starts with appropriate staffing and that just one guide on the
water is not as effective as two or more. Therefore, we always have at least
two boats and two guides on each trip.
 Full Safety Orientation and
Gear. Before each Upper K trip we provide a thorough safety and
instructional presentation. As part of our full safety gear ensemble, each
guest is provided with a specially designed rafting helmet, wetsuits, and when
needed, paddle jackets.
Experienced Class IV and V River Guides. Each Upper Klamath
trip is led by guides with years of experience rafting challenging class IV and
V rivers in Oregon and beyond. This wealth of experience results in trips
operated by guides who know well the Upper Klamath and who have the skills
necessary to run the safest possible trips.
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River
Difficulty
For information on less challenging rivers for rafting
in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest,
please click
here. The Upper Klamath is a solid class is a class IV-IV+ river.
The river is primarily pool and drop, which means it has rapids that are
followed by calms. Over 40 rapids pepper the 17-mile stretch we run, with a
couple of long, challenging class IV+ rapids, several class IV drops, and
numerous class III-III+ challenges.
River Difficulty Scale: Class I is
flat water and Class VI is unrunnably difficult. Class II has current with
small waves and some obstacles.Class III rapids are fun and thrilling, ideal
for first-time and experienced rafters. Class IV whitewater is great for
experienced rafters and reasonable for fit first-timers who have had some
warm-up in class III. Class V is very difficult and for experienced river
rafters.
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 The
Rendezvous
Typically, Upper Klamath trips meet in Ashland at 8:30 am at the
Safeway store parking lot. Ashland is located 15 miles north of the
Oregon/California border.
Safeway is located at 585 Siskiyou Blvd., just
off of Interstate 5, at the Exit 14/Route 66 offramp in Ashland. After turning
towards downtown Ashland at the T intersection just off the freeway go through
three traffic lights and turn right into the Safeway parking lot, just before
the fourth light.
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Getting to the Ashland
Area
From
Portland and the North: Take I-5 South to Ashland. Take the Exit 19/Route
66 Exit and head west to the Shop N' Kart.
From the South: Take I-5 North to the town of
Ashland and follow the directions above.
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What to Bring and Wear
Shorts, t-shirts and
sport sandals or tennis shoes are usually suitable for summer Upper Klamath
trips, along with the wetsuits we provide. The water on the Upper K is
typically very warm; we provide wetsuits as protection from the sharp volcanic
rocks. However some days can be cool, especially if the wind comes up. As such
we ask that you also bring a
 synthetic fleece sweater or jacket and wind breaker or
rain gear in case you get cold. Also, straps for prescription glasses and sun
glasses are required. In addition it is recommended you bring a water bottle.
All the above clothing will get wet. Therefore, be sure to bring an extra "dry"
set of clothes for after the trip. For two day trips we will provide a complete
gear list.
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What We
Provide
Professional, skilled, experienced and licensed river
guides (and they are real friendly too!).
The best river gear available, including self-bailing
rafts, safety equipment, and Coast Guard approved life jackets. We also bring
along inflatable kayaks on two day trips!
Gourmet meals. All one-day trips include a filling,
deli-style lunch and celebration snacks and beverages at the end of the trip.
Shuttle between the
rendezvous and river.
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Rafting in
Oregon on the Upper Klamath River Additional
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