My family of four (7 & 9 year old children) along with 4 other families with same age children spent Memorial Day weekend at Tributary’s campsite in Lotus, CA. Initially we had planned to raft on the South Fork of the American River for 2 days, but given the high water conditions, and the age of our children (limited to Class 2&3 rapids), we spent 1 day rafting the Class 2 portion of the Middle Fork and the second on the South Fork. Despite the challenging conditions of the high water, Jeremiah and team went out of their way to ensure we had a great experience even with an alternate itinerary. On the last afternoon, they had room on some of their day trips and allowed 4 of us adults to do the second half of the South Fork including the Gorge which is now Class 3&4 rapids. It was super fun!
Eva made it easy to book our trip and accommodated our big group of 20 people. We stayed in their glamping tents in Lotus. It was super comfy with nice cots, and in May wasn’t too cold at night. There are very clean bathrooms and showers with warm/hot water right near the tents. The common area has fun activities like corn hole and ping pong. Our kids ran around the property and had a great time exploring independently. They prepared us 5 meals over the 2 days and all the food was great with vegetarian options. This trip really helped ease our kids into rafting and was the perfect intro for hopefully many future trips to come. We would definitely raft with Tributary again and are looking at the Deschutes for next year!