Raft California, California, United States
5.0 (242 reviews) Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM Spent Ranking #1 in Lotus River Rafting & Tubing • Boat Tours • Wine Tours & Tastings
Trading technology for nature = Can't wait to go back!!!
Can't say enough great things about this AWESOME company, led by a stellar team of great folks who clearly love what they do. Special shout-out to Tigra, Irish, and Blake, our river guides. Not only did they give us excellent service and cook us some delish grub, but we enjoyed their company as if they were part of our crew! They showed us gorgeous hikes along the way, gave us tips and education on the history of the river, and made our experience one we'll never forget. Our group of 8 was celebrating a 40th birthday... we traded technology and the rat race for getting off the grid, laughing, skimming rocks, and enjoying being together in nature. Highly recommend, and can't wait to do it again!!! PS: Definitely recommend the 2 day trip, as the overnight camping and ability to stop along the river throughout was my favorite part of the trip.
Address
6500 State Highway 49, Lotus, California, United States, Postal Code: 95651-9755.
Mobile
Website
http://raftcalifornia.com
Working hours
Monday : 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday : 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday : 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday : 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday : 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday : 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Sunday : 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 18:45
User Ratings
5.0 based on (242 reviews)
Reviews
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5Van K 5:00 PM Aug 25, 2021
Raft California...a superb camping and rafting experience!!
Where's the sixth star? ****** Top notch experience. Took my college aged son, we wanted to go on a camping and rafting trip before classes started up. He had never been rafting, I've been a dozen times. By far, Raft California is a very pro outfit and with the friendliest staff, from the reservationist I spoke with on the phone, to the hostess who greeted us at the campsite, to the incredibly friendly and professional, experienced guides and van drivers. Highly recommend them. We stayed at their private campground which has some of the most amazing and updated facilities I've ever experienced at any campground. All updated bathrooms that are well stocked and maintained, and get this...hot showers! We opted to upgrade to one of their ten canvas tents rather than pitching our own on the ground. The canvas tent was superb with a very spacious interior on a raised platform, a private deck that offered a table to dine/play games on, comfortable seating, and solar powered bistro lights that you can turn on at night. A big bonus is their property goes right up to the riverbank so you can easily go fishing, as well as enjoy the sound of the river around the clock. For the rafting we were on the Class 4 Middle Fork of the American River. Our driver Larry is an amazing pro as he navigated the van safely and effortlessly up the windy narrow mountain road to our put-in site. And the gems of the trip were the three incredibly engaging, very knowledgeable and fun guides, Sarah, Josh and Gabe. The confidence they exude is exactly what you want when hitting those class 4's. You can immediately tell they enjoy what they're doing and they thoroughly enjoy working together. They made it so much fun! Our guide, Sarah, truly knows her stuff, not only guiding us safely but she shared so much wonderful knowledge about the surrounding area and its rich history. She was engaging with us the entire time which made our rafting experience that much more enjoyable. Thank you, Sarah, and the entire Raft California crew! You guys rock and made our trip a blast!!
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5Bogdan C 5:00 PM Jul 21, 2020
Great fun on Raft California's Truckee River ride
Had great fun on Raft California's Truckee River ride and we highly recommend it. We had Gabe as our guide - who claimed he's only 22 but we found that hard to believe once we saw how experienced he is. He can guide a boat through difficult grade 2-3 rapids, having four children and two inexperienced adults as paddlers, keeping everyone safe and making the ride loads of fun in the same time. He's polite, friendly and has a great sense of humor - I'm sure he makes great company outside of his job as well.
