Oregon River Experiences

First time rafting. We booked the lower Clackamas rivet tour. The staff was friendly from the moment we got there. All the gear was provided. Talked us through safety before we got onto the river. Very knowledgeable about the area and river. We will be booking again when in Oregon. Thank you for a great experience.

We had the best time with Amber and Sam. Amber was patient and clear with her directions and we will definitely do this again. I recommend them highly. I will add a picture when I can.

Thank you to Amber and Sam

Did the Rogue River Whitewater Kayaking trip which was supported by an Oregon River Experiences raft team (Current Adventures led the kayaking). I commented on the (fantastic) kayaking piece in a separate review for Current Adventures. It was a 4 day trip.

It was awesome. Awesome. First off, it's just a great river - beautiful, lots of wildlife, fun rapids, everything you'd want. The Oregon River Experiences raft support team was four strong (Ted, Cole, Eric, and...Kyle), and they did everything brilliantly. They were professional, friendly, unassuming, and they prepared great food that always seemed to be ready at precisely the right moment. They sent one raft ahead to set up camp each day, and two others paddled with us setting up lunch and acting as a safety valve in a few cases where various folks opted to ride the raft rather than engage with late-day rapids while tired or certain challenging rapids at other times. They all seemed to be enjoying themselves even though they were working 100x harder than we were.

We were fortunate to see a ton of wildlife and I don't think I've laughed that much or heard so many others laughing in many years. I'll remember the experience fondly. Looking forward to my next trip with O.R.E. and Current Adventures!

Such a wonderful and amazing experience. Firstly, we miscalculated our travel and were late. They were nothing but kind and considerate and were very understandable and waited for us.

OUR GUIDE:
We had Reid as our guide and he was awesome!!! He was incredibly knowledgeable and great at explaining things.,
He even went into some detail about CFS which the unit used to describe the volume and speed of water. He explained it in a very tangible and clear way so we could visualize and understand. He told stories of some of his experiences in deadly rivers and techniques he used to survive. He would even explain in detail certain situations in rapids we would be heading into soon. On some rapids he would explain all the different things that could happen depending on how we maneuvered and if other raft were involved, etc. It was great to learn to much we felt like we were given a glimpse into the white water rafting community.

He was so much fun he had tons of games and ways to make the trip even more enjoyable. We played a balancing type game while in calm water where someone would stand up on the end of the raft and everyone would spin the raft to try to force the person stand to fall off. Another game was having someone straddle the front the raft like they were riding a bull while we went through a rapid and putting people that don't want to get wet in spots where they'll get soaked. There was even a photo shoot where he organized a funny photo where we all looked like we were attacking each other. It's the little things that we really appreciate. Such a fun tour guide that made our experience so much better.


VALUE:
We booked the half day trip on the lower Clackamas river. And boy was it a sight to behold. So much beauty it was so much to take in while trying to survive the rapids. Through the trip there was a photographer taking pictures throughout the 6 hour trip. Afterwards we were able to buy a flash drive with all the photos on it. Cost around $40 a believe which was a great deal for all the pictures they took. We were given lunch at about halfway. All delicious healthy food, with a few sweet exceptions, that kept us energized and ready for the other half. (Chicken sandwiches, PB&J, carrots, hummus, cookies). Everything was about $100 per person for our party of 6. Which wasn't bad for how long we were out on the river.

OVERALL:
10/10 such an awesome company and team! Would recommend it to anyone! Definitely want to come back and do a multi day trip!

Jon was a great guide, he even recommended a great local pizza place and it didn't disappoint. Jon took us down the Lower Clackamas float with a few rapids. Great first time for two adults, one teen, and two other adults who've been on one before. Thankfully Joel was able to work it out for us to come. Great company! We would go again.

Awesome people who know how to keep you safe rafting and have a lot of fun. Was a blast thank you all for the fun day in Oregon!

I took a 5 day rafting and kayaking trip with ORE on the Rogue and I loved every minute! The guides (Amber, Megan, Kaitlyn, and Eric) were great, there was lots of delicious food, the river was beautiful, and the rafting and kayaking was loads of fun. All I had to bring was clothes and sunscreen and everything else was provided. I can't think of a single complaint!

My family including a young child had a nice half-day tour on the lower Clackamas river with Amber. They recommended that tour as appropriate for kids because it is an easy float down a gentle stretch of river. The equipment was in good condition, the guide was friendly and accommodating and professional, the river and scenery were spectacular. Wear your swimsuit under quick-dry clothes for the best time.

Last week, I took my church youths for a rafting trip down the Clakamas River. The size of our group required two rafts. Fortunately, both of our rafting guides were very skilled and professional, yet fun loving.

They took us to this one cliff where we can jump into the river pool. It was nearly 30 feet in height and talk about an adrenaline rush! Some of us had to do it twice for good measure. I just thank God that no one got hurt leaping from a cliff. (:

About midway into the rafting, they had prepared a sandwich lunch for us and I must say it was pretty good. I was tempted for a second one but then I decided against it because it would slow me down too much in my old age. Gotta be able to keep up with these high energy kids.

Further down the river in one of the swimmable pool, I lost my waterproof camera. Made good use of it for 4 years and I thought it was a goner. I had taken ton of photos for sharing with the youths and so we were all bummed out about it. But to my surprise, I got a msg from ORE that one of their guides had dove in the next day and retrieved it and so we were all pretty ecstatic. Sweetness!

I still went to the ORE website though and purchased their pkg deal. The one with 10 high quality digital images. Their proshots have angles that I couldn't get from my vantage point. When I displayed the proshots on the following Sunday service, the kids were pretty elated.

This was the very first rafting trip for all of my students except for one and I think it was a memorable one for them all. Myself, I had done two before this one. However, this one was by far and away the best out of the three.

As a father, I recommend that all dads take their family to this rafting outfit as a part of their family vacay. You will definitely be your kids hero. Also as a volunteer youth pastor, I recommend that you take your students here since most volunteer youth pastors don't have too many students.

Thanks ORE. You guys definitely know what you're doing! Keep up the great work!

Really good experience for group of 8. Did the full day tour and they helped w transportation to site, had great guides and everything ran smoothly. Also they had wetsuits for everyone so don't be worried about the temps being too cold. Highly recommend.