Top Whitewater Rafting Rivers: Best of the Best
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| SMACK DOWN: Pillow Rock on the Gauley River, West Virginia, one of whitewater rafting's smash hits. (courtesy, Wildwater Expeditions) |
Welcome to some of the biggest, baddest whitewater the continent has to offer, where sometimes your only option is to go bold or go home. The rapids on these rivers are big (mostly Class III-V) and come at you with names like Heaven Help You and Upper Mash. Of course, it's not all about scaring yourself silly, though it helps add to the fun. These classics include the once-in-a-lifetime experience of Arizona's Grand Canyon of the Colorado, the soul-stirring wilderness of Idaho's Salmon River, and the rock-shaping power of the Southwest's Green and Colorado rivers.
Best of the Best Whitewater Rafting Rivers
| River Name |
Gateway City |
Book a Trip |
| American River, California |
Auburn (CA) |
Rafting Trips |
| Chattooga River, Georgia/South Carolina |
Clayton (GA) |
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| Colorado River (Westwater Canyon), Utah |
Loma (CO) |
Rafting Trips |
| Gauley River, West Virginia |
Summersville (WV) |
Rafting Trips |
| Grand Canyon of the Colorado River, Arizona |
Marble Canyon (AZ) |
Rafting Trips |
| Green River (Desolation Canyon), Utah |
Green River (UT) |
Rafting Trips |
| Green River (Lodore Canyon), Colorado |
Vernal (UT) |
Rafting Trips |
| Kern River, California |
Kernville (CA) |
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| Klamath River, Oregon/California |
Klamath Falls (OR) |
Rafting Trips |
| Middle Fork of the Salmon River, Idaho |
Stanley (ID) |
Rafting Trips |
| Nantahala River, North Carolina |
Bryson City (NC) |
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| Rogue River, Oregon |
Grants Pass (OR) |
Rafting Trips |
| Snake River (Hell's Canyon), Oregon/Idaho |
Grangeville (ID) |
Rafting Trips |
| Tuolumne River, California |
Groveland (CA) |
Rafting Trips |
| Upper Youghiogheny River, Maryland |
Friendsville (MD) |
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