The Wild and Scenic Upper Klamath River is home to both our signature Ashland day trip and one of the most unique, active, and comfortable 2 or 3 day whitewater and multi-sport adventures anywhere. Cutting a steep wilderness canyon through the Cascades of Southern Oregon, this stretch is one of the finest and most exciting class-IV rafting trips in the West. It is hard to beat big summer flows and rapids that are over a football field long. This is the river Momentum got its start on and the ‘Upper K’ continues to be a guide and guest favorite.
2023 WILL BE THE LAST SEASON ON THE UPPER KLAMATH
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The same guides that guide our trips throughout Oregon, Northern California, Idaho, and abroad run our Upper K trips – guides with a minimum of 5 years of experience on many of the world’s most difficult whitewater rivers, and guides that truly enjoy sharing the outdoors and their outdoor experiences with others.
The Upper Klamath is one of the best trips on the west coast, one of our backyard rivers, and one we know like an old friend. Join us and see why guests that have joined us on trips all over the west and abroad still try to make time for a ‘UK’ trip (or two) every year.
The run has three different sections beginning with a fun class-III warm-up. This first stretch makes the Upper Klamath a recommended rafting trip for first-timers in good health, as they have plenty of time to learn the finer points of river running.
After historic Frain Ranch the canyon constricts, the river drops out of sight, and things completely take off. Get ready for one of the most action-packed sections of river anywhere (and for a drenching!). Starting with a long class-IV+ rapid called Caldera, the river rarely slows for the next seven miles and is packed with exciting and fun class IV and IV+ drops. Buried in the middle of this stretch is the half-mile long Hell’s Corner rapid. In the last section, the canyon opens up to mostly splashy class-II rapids and offers plenty of opportunity to check out the rich bird life.
We offer two rafting trips on the Upper Klamath: The 1-Day Trip – Our most popular quick trip from Ashland Oregon, and our 2 or 3 Day Rafting & Multi-Sport Safari trip.