Kayak Oregon’s Owyhee River with Current Adventures Kayaking for an awesome paddling opportunity in the incredible remote canyons of Oregon’s Owyhee river!
We team up with a long time partner of ours in Oregon River Experiences for this raft supported adventure. We supply the kayak guide(s) and kayaking instruction/expertise and ORE provides all of the raft support and logistics on site.
(O.R.E. operates these trips under a special use permit issued by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
O.R.E. is an equal opportunity service provider.)
2025 dates: April 4 – 9 We launch on April 5 (5 nights and 5 days) Rome, OR to Birch Creek take out.
COST : $1795/person ( if paid in full by February 4th, 2025. Add $100 late fee after this date))
Payment methods available: Venmo, Zelle and check or cash. Credit cards only with additional 5% fee.
Click to Contact UsThis trip includes:
- The services of our professional raft guides and staff from Oregon River Experiences ( ORE) and Current Adventures World Class kayak instructors on the water.
- Transportation to our launch point from the town of Jordan Valley and back from the take out.. If you want to have your personal vehicle shuttled to the take out, ORE will make shuttle arrangements. There is an additional fee for this which is approximately $300/vehicle and only properly equipped vehicles can be shuttled.
- All meals, from dinner on the first day (April 4) through lunch on the last day (April 9) are provided. Meals are freshly prepared by the guides from the highest quality ingredients. Special dietary needs may be accommodated with advance notice.
- Durable, professional quality rafts and river running equipment, including U.S. Coast Guard Approved lifejackets for rafters.
- Contact Oregon River Experiences (ORE) for rental of camping gear. Tents, sleeping bags, and sleeping pads are available for an additional charge.
- Camp chairs and waterproof river bags for your personal gear are provided.
COST for Kayakers or rafters:
$1795 per person (if registered and paid prior to February 4th, 2025. Add $100 if paid after this date))
5 nights and 5 days
4/ 4/25 – meet at Basque Station in Jordan Valley, OR
4/ 5/25 – put-in day at Rome, OR
4/9/25 – take out day at Birch Creek and shuttle return to Rome, OR
Deposit:
25% non-refundable deposit is required to hold your space, with final payments due 60 days prior to launch date. Reservations made within 60 days require the full amount of the trip price to hold your reservation. All trip payments are non-refundable and must be paid with cash, check or through Zelle or Venmo.
The Owyhee River country has been called Oregon’s Grand Canyon for good reason. Owyhee river paddlers discover multicolored spires, dramatic canyons and sculpted grottoes: scenery that is a match for the better-known canyons of the American southwest.
The scenery is superb, but the Owyhee has more to offer as well.
- Soak in natural hot springs while watching a desert sunset fade on dramatic canyon walls.
- Hike through a fairyland of colorful, eroded rock pinnacles at Chalk Basin.
- View petroglyphs carved into riverside rocks thousands of years ago by the Owyhee region’s early inhabitants.
- Challenge the Owyhee’s lively class 2+ – class 3+ rapids, including Whistling Bird, Squeeze, and Montgomery, then relax between rapids while scanning the shore and sky for bighorn sheep, antelope, and the over 100 species of birds that make their home here.
All this and more is why the Owyhee is the river our guides feel most privileged to share with you. Join us for a true wilderness adventure you will always remember.
The Owyhee can only be rafted in the Spring, when upstream snowmelt brings life to the canyon and creates challenging rapids. This is the most remote, secluded and pristine trip we run. Many of our guests come back to join us again and again, and sooner or later they all want to run this one. This is a very special river: rare and wild, isolated and pure.
Owyhee Trip Guide
Owyhee River Maps
Owyhee River History
“Owyhee River Trip Guide” href=”http://www.oregonriver.com/_pdf/OwyheeRiverTripGuide.pdf”>Trip Guide
Trip Highlights
- Spectacular desert scenery.
- Great hiking.
- Natural riverside hot Springs.
- Excellent birding.
- Petroglyphs, historic sites.
- The most remote, pristine river we raft.
Trip Summary
- Near: Jordan Valley
- Trip Length: 5 days
- Meeting Time: 4:00 PM Mountain time (3:00 PM Pacific time)
- Whitewater Rating: III+ (Intermediate)
- Suggested minimum age: 12