Red Dirt Ruckus (Live Band) on the South Fork American River - 2-Day Specialty Rafting Trip, Sept 9

• 2 days of white water rafting (covering 21 miles)
• 5 delicious meals
• 2 nights riverside camping (different locations each night, additional nights available as an add on)
  • Your first night of camping is at our established South Fork American River campground in Lotus, CA with showers, and flush toilets (additional nights are at this location)
  • The second night of camping is primitive located on BLM property, no showers and vault toilets

Once you arrive as our guest please know you are now what we consider “River Time”. This means we try and stick to a schedule, but times are merely a guideline and may not be exact once we start our adventure. Times below may vary, but not much!

The night before your rafting adventure begins:

4:00-8:00PM – Check in to our South Fork American River campground for camping the night before you start rafting. Dinner is not included.

The first day of your rafting trip. Your guides will hand out dry bags for your overnight gear for camping tonight as it will be in a different location

7:00AM Coffee, tea and drinks are available in the kitchen
7:15AM Breakfast
8:00AM Load shuttle to put in for the Chili Bar Run
8:30AM Safety talk and put in and start rafting!
NOON Lunch
12:45PM Back to rafting!
2:00PM Pull into BLM camp
Free Time to hike, play and explore! Music from Red Dirt Ruckus
6:00PM Riverside appetizers
6:30PM Dinner
8:00PM Campfire, Music from Red Dirt Ruckus, and riverside chats (campfire not guaranteed due to possible high fire danger)
10:00PM Quiet Hours begin until 7:00AM the following morning, that just means no loud partying, music or noises…it’s not a bedtime!

Day 2 of your camping and rafting vacation. 

7:00AM Coffee, tea and drinks
7:30AM Breakfast
Play or relax time! Music from Red Dirt Ruckus
10:00AM Load up and get on the river!
12:30PM Stop for Lunch, more Class 3 Rafting
4:30PM Take out and head back to our campground where your cars are parked
5:30PM Fond farewells as you head home or to your next destination … OR maybe you would like to stay another night!

• Kids ages 7-8 and up
• non-swimmers
• great for groups & families

Included for the rafting:

• PFD (Personal floatation device / aka life jacket)
• Paddle
• Helmet
• Professional raft guide for each raft
• Shuttles to/from camp

Included with this overnight vacation package:

• 2 nights riverside camping (different locations each night, additional nights available as an add on)
  • Your first night of camping is at our established South Fork American River campground in Lotus, CA with showers, and flush toilets (additional nights are at this location)
  • The second night of camping out on the South Fork American River @ BLM camp
• 5 meals
  • Day 1 – breakfast, lunch & dinner
  • Day 2 – breakfast & lunch
• Dry Bag for your gear on the 2nd night

FOR RAFTING

Required Items:

• Re-usable 20oz or more water bottle (filled with ice water)
• shoes (no flip flops)
• sunscreen

Suggested Items:

• sunglasses (with a strap)
• baseball hat
• Cell Phone (at your risk, it will sink)

DO NOT BRING:

• Wallets
• Expensive jewelry

FOR CAMPING (both nights)

• sleeping bag
• pillow
• flashlight/headlamp
• change of clothes
• towel

For camping Night #1

This night is at our established campground on the South Fork American River

• tent & sleeping pad OR Rent a Glamping Tent
• camp chair

For camping Night #2

This night is at the BLM campground

• tent & sleeping pad (Tributary will also provide)
• duffel with personal gear that can easily be packed into our large Dry Bag