Specialty Whitewater Rafting Trips: Fishing & Hunting Trips, Wellness Retreats, Live Bands, and Wine & Rafting!

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Choosing your California Whitewater Rafting Trip

We offer a wide variety of California Whitewater Rafting trips. Some are suitable for kids as young as 4 years old, timid rafters, seniors and those with special needs. Others great for kids 7+ that are fun and exciting for everyone, including non-swimmers. We also offer some of the wildest whitewater rafting in California for adrenaline junkies and return rafters, so we really do have something for everyone.

The season of each river varies as some are dam controlled and some free flowing and dependent on the snowpack and when it melts. We operate California Whitewater Rafting trips from April through September, and have some of the most reliable rivers. So even during periods of drought, we were running great trips the entire summer!

Calls and emails are always welcome with your specific questions. You may also use our Online Request Form. Our staff are helpful, knowledgeable and well trained. We have been running safe, fun rafting trips since 1978, so we know our stuff!

Choosing your California Whitewater Rafting Adventure:

If you know you want an American River Rafting trip (located between Sacramento and Lake Tahoe), then go straight to Choosing Your American River Rafting Trip.

For the closest rafting trips to Lake Tahoe and Reno visit Lake Tahoe Rafting Trips.

Otherwise the links below will help you choose your trip!

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Incredible River Experiences

We launch trips on many different rivers in California, Oregon and Idaho. For questions give our main office a call – we would love to talk with you about our trips and rivers.

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the Rivers we run

Our vision is to create a sustainable and equitable reality where our rivers are enjoyed and protected, a place where families and friends can be inspired and challenged.

Tributary Whitewater Tours has been running rivers since we were first founded in 1978. Since we opened 40+ years ago we have expanded to include Adventure Connection, Mariah Wilderness Expeditions, High Desert River Outfitters, Canyon Outfitters and are the parent company of Raft California and Raft Oregon. While some things have changed over the years, Tributary remains a family-run small business with the same passion for the river and the mission of leading others to experience it.

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Tributary Whitewater Tours is a permitted outfitter under the National Forest Service, the CA Dept. of Parks & Recreation, Nevada County, El Dorado County and Bureau of Land Management. Tributary Whitewater Tours is an Equal Opportunity Service Provider.