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Meet at 9:30 AM and pack your personal gear into dry bags that will be carried by oar boats to camp. You’ll shuttle to the top of the canyon, where guides outfit you with rafting gear and provide a safety and paddle orientation. From there, launch onto the Upper (Chili Bar) section of the river.
Raft approximately 13 miles through exciting rapids to reach your wilderness camp. Spend the afternoon swimming, hiking, playing games, or relaxing on the beach. In the evening, enjoy a gourmet three-course dinner with sangria and non-alcoholic beverages prepared by your guides.
Wake to the sounds of the river and the aroma of fresh coffee as guides prepare a hearty breakfast. After enjoying the morning sun in the canyon, return to the rafts for a relaxing float downstream. The pace builds again as you approach the exciting Gorge section of the river.
Continue rafting through the Gorge with more fun rapids and scenic canyon views. The trip concludes downstream where your shuttle will return you to your vehicles. You’ll leave with great memories of rapids, riverside camping, and time in the wilderness.
Meet time is 9:30 a.m. the day of your trip. We pack your personal gear into our dry bags (provided for you) to be loaded onto oar boats that will carry your gear plus all the necessities down to our wilderness camp. You will then load into our shuttle vehicles to be taken to the top of the river canyon. Where you will be fitted with all the necessary rafting equipment and given a safety and paddle orientation by our highly trained professional guides. Before rafting the Upper (Chili Bar) section of the river down to our wilderness camp, approximately 13 miles downstream. The camp has a great beach area, perfect for swimming, hiking, playing games or simply relaxing with a cold beverage as your guides prepare a gourmet 3 course dinner complete with sangria and non-alcoholic beverages. The next morning awake to the sounds of the river, aroma of coffee and a delicious and filling breakfast being prepared by your guides. Enjoy the sun warming the canyon before re-boarding your rafts. It’s a nice leisurely morning floating down to lunch before the excitement picks up again as you enter the gorge
The meeting place for this trip is our private campground partner, Camp Lotus. Please take the time to download and print directions as cell phone service can be spotty.
5461 Bassi Rd, Lotus, CA 95651
Drive Times:
Sacramento Area: Approximately 45 mins
San Francisco: Approximately 2 hours
EXCELLENT Based on 359 reviews Posted on Google Lucy TranAugust 9, 2026Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We did the 4-hour rafting trip with WET River Trips, and it was such an amazing experience! Mike (Jersey Mike!) was our guide, and he was absolutely wonderful. If you have to spend four hours on a raft with someone, he’s definitely a top pick! 😂 I was the only person in our group who couldn’t swim, so I made sure Mike knew ahead of time. I sat toward the back of the raft and felt extremely safe the entire trip with both our group and our guide. When we hit our first big rapid, I felt my body literally catapult out of my seat. Before I even had time to panic, Mike grabbed my life vest and pulled me right back down so I didn’t fall out of the raft! 😂 That definitely made me feel like I was in good hands. For being on the river for four hours, the rowing really didn’t feel strenuous at all. Mike did an awesome job leading us, steering the raft, and making the whole experience fun. No one fell out, and everyone had a great time! I’m a VERY scared and cautious person, so the fact that I had this much fun says a lot! 😂 I would absolutely do it again and would definitely recommend WET River Trips, especially Jersey Mike!Posted on Google Isabet T.August 5, 2026Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. This is the operator you should pick to go whitewater rafting on the American. Abby was the best guide ever, she managed to keep all four of us in the boat and still hold a fun conversation. The team provides sandwich makings for lunch (meats, cheeses, tomatoes, guacamole, chipotle aioli, hummus, etc) which in the middle of a full day on the South Fork was a gourmet experience. Plenty of great rapids, saw an osprey and a fawn on the riverbank, jumped out multiple times to swim, and even got to swim some of the rapids. Consider wearing long sleeves and pants, the sun will get you. The South Fork is exciting and beginner friendly, just prepare to be sore the next day with some good memories.Posted on Google Jessica WhayneAugust 4, 2026Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Highly recommend rafting with WET. They are family-owned and operated. We did the south fork/middle fork 2 day combo with camping. Our guides Walker and Logan were experts that kept us safe and having fun. Walker cooked us a great dinner and brownies for dessert to fuel our last day of rafting.Posted on Google Jenae PenoliAugust 3, 2026Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. First time rafting this river, what a fun experience! Accommodated a group of 8 of us. Our kiwi guide Mike was wonderful! He was very informative and gave clear expectations and safety processes. Very organized company from start to finish. I suggest staying with the four hour tour, it was plenty of time. Bring larger disposable water bottles for each, and one sunscreen. The rafts have two medium mesh bags to accommodate. Highly recommendPosted on Google Joe KeylonAugust 2, 2026Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Great fun for my kids and I. Beautiful calm/peaceful float down the scenic American River with some exciting rapids mixed in for flavor! Skyler was the best guide ever. Good luck on all your upcoming piloting classes and grand canyon excursions!Posted on Google Jana RoperJuly 24, 2026Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Did the full day Middle Fork American trip. I'd never been whitewater rafting before and considered starting with a South Fork trip, but I consider myself to be pretty adventurous, and it was an absolute BLAST! We took a swim at Tunnel Chute which is about 20 minutes into the day, and that definitely kicked things off! Our guide Noelle was AWESOME, very experienced, knowledgeable, and fun! I'll definitely be booking with them again.Posted on Google Brad ThontlinJuly 22, 2026Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. This was an amazing day of rafting. The clear communications prior to booking and our arrival was great. We knew exactly what we’re doing. Short van ride to the river from the meeting point and then some rafting education and safety briefings. From the start, Wet made everyone feel welcomed and part of the team with their entire group including the guides, van drivers, and other persons- felt like friends or even family. I really liked the helmets and the quality of all the equipment and they even made sure I got a helmet with a GoPro mount. Our guide Noelle was great and explained each rapid in advance and we even did a practice run for some of the rapids. I’m not so sure about some her jokes though. I’m still trying to understand the whale joke! At our mid day lunch stop was perfect and excellent. The surprise snack was amazing- can’t tell ya, you’ll have to find out for yourself.I even purchased the photos as they were awesome.Posted on Google Melody NguyenJuly 20, 2026Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. John was such a great instructor! Patient and explained how to work as a team. We can tell he's very experienced and understands the middle river very well, calculating the turns very precisely . Would 1000% recommend rafting with this team.Posted on Google Roman AlekseenkovJuly 20, 2026Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. we had an amazing time on the river! our guide went above and beyond to make sure we had a blast, safely mixing in extra thrills like rock spinning. it was a lot more fun that just a standard float. small company, top-notch experience, will definitely book again!Posted on Google Tony StrainJuly 20, 2026Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We had a fantastic trip. I planned the trip in advance, then had several last minute changes. The team accepted all the changes in stride without missing a beat. I received constant updates via email and text message. Abby was a wonderful guide, extremely knowledgeable, and kept the fun to a maximum. Everyone on the boat, (all 7) stated they wanted to come back. The lunch surprised me. Instead on dry tasteless sandwiches, Abby and Wyatt set an entire fresh cut veggies and real deli meat spread. I have picky eaters with me, and they enjoyed the spread as well.Verified by TrustindexTrustindex verified badge is the Universal Symbol of Trust. Only the greatest companies can get the verified badge who has a review score above 4.5, based on customer reviews over the past 12 months. Read more