Top three Kern River rafting trips you can book immediately
The best trip that we offer, period
Two Day Lower Kern
TWO DAY SEASON HAS CONCLUDED
Minimum age is 16 until June 30, then 12
Trip meets at 9:30AM
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Most whitewater, shortest amount of time
Class III/IV Half Day
Starts at $119 / person
Minimum age is 12 years old
Trip meets at 2:00PM
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Best trip for families with young kids
Class II/III Half Day
Starts at $119 / person
Minimum age is 8 years old
Trip meets at 1:00PM
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Exceptional river rafting trips with Kern River Outfitters.
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The 2020 Kern River Rafting season kicks off in mid-March. Thank you for an amazing ’19 season!
We are offering Upper, Lower and Forks of the Kern rafting trips for the 2020 river rafting season. Our license strictly limits the number of trips we can run. If you are planning a group or charter trip, or planning to join us on a weekend, early reservations are essential. Looking for rafting near Los Angeles? The Kern River is the closest rafting option to LA, only 3 hours away. Please call us soon to reserve a date or book online now.
Why Choose Kern River Outfitters for your 2020 Kern River rafting trip?
We are an award-winning outfitter known for exceptional service and running carefully structured, exhilarating rafting trips with a crew of well-trained guides. Our goal is simple: Provide you with a whitewater rafting experience that is so much fun that you will return for another trip.
More five star reviews than any other outfitter in Southern California
Our trips get rave reviews on TripAdvisor, Yelp, Facebook and Google.
Our Rafting Center is just a few hours from L.A – no river is closer.
We have a wide selection of river trips of varying length and excitement. Class II to Class V. From just a few hours to a few days in length.
Our permit allows us to take big groups (and we love solo adventurers too).
We offer free parking at our Rafting Center.
Our guides are fun, interesting, and family friendly.
We use top-notch equipment, that is carefully maintained.
Our camp has the best placement in the Lower Kern canyon: Day 1 and 2 are evenly divided so you’ll spend the perfect amount of time on the water each day. No short or very long days.
Browse our hashtag to see what our guests post about our trips #goKRO
JOY: March 2nd - November 5th, 2019
#fringeseason #bigwater #gokro
Oddly we were both some of the very first hikers on trail and the very last.... wtf?!? 😂 firemariooooooo
I suppose that I’m leaving this journey with experience of enduring... the below freezing cold, the deep fresh snow, and the tired swollen feet. And that even against the odds, with right preparedness and a bit of good luck, it’s not insane to dream big ✨
I honestly never thought I would get here...this monument does not make or break your hike, nor can it encompass the entirety of this journey, but it was so much joy to see Canada with my own eyes 🇨🇦 So much gratefulness to my family and friends for all their support ❤️ #pacificcresttrail #thruhike #mexicotocanada #pct2019 #pctclassof2019 #pcta #pct #nobo #rocksandstuff #explorationstation #hikersofinstagram #snowdonia #joy #hardfought #werk #pnw #upperleftusa #joy
What makes the Kern so great? Exciting whitewater, beauty, and accessibility are high on the list. We're the closest river rafting option for all of Southern California and this is a whitewater season you do not want to miss. Book online today. #goKRO #kernriveroutfitters #kernriver #forksofthekern #whitewater #happyfriday #sequioanationalpark #sequioa #sequoianationalforest
PS: Can you find our rafts?
Fun Tuesday on the Upper Kern! #goKRO #upperkern #sequoianationalforest #kernrafting #whitewaterrafting #kernriver #optoutside #southerncalifornia #adventuretime
River shenanigans flow steady
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#goKRO
Mullet bernierollins can’t be beat
One of those moments you’ll never forget #kernriver #friends #gay #latinos #fun#outdoorsfun #nature #goKRO
*Picture yourself here*
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC - "Locals describe the Forks of the Kern in two ways: It’s either 80 rapids in quick succession or one really, really long one. These 22 miles (35 kilometers) of nonstop Class IV and V rapids make the Forks of the Kern, only 150 miles (241 kilometers) from Los Angeles, one of the country’s premier whitewater runs. But it’s also a brilliant escape. After the 2.5-mile (4-kilometer) hike in, there are no other people, no roads, no Starbucks, and no distractions from the beauty of the remote granite canyon"
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Great weekend white water rafting with kernriveroutfitters #adventuretime #explorecalifornia #gokro
GUIDE PHOTO OF THE YEAR: It's not even July yet, but this is the one. Billy Big Water expressing what we've been feeling for months - absolute amazement about how incredible the water is. This rafting season is the powder days of powder days, the double overhead of overheads, the highest stoke of the stoke. Are you in? #goKRO #goKRO #goKRO #lowerkern #kernriveroutfitters #sequioanationalpark #kernriver #sequoianationalforest #greatoutdoors #rei1440project #getoutside #whitewater #bigwater #billybigwater
Raise your hand if you want to go rafting! #goKRO #kernriveroutfitters #sequioanationalpark #kernriver #sequoianationalforest #greatoutdoors #rei1440project #getoutside #whitewater #bigwater #whitewatercowboys #raftCA @nrsweb
Quick, group photo! This is from a charter trip a few weeks back on the Lower Kern. So. Much. Fun. #goKRO #kernriveroutfitters #sequioanationalpark #kernriver #sequoianationalforest #greatoutdoors #rei1440project #getoutside #whitewater #bigwater #whitewatercowboys #raftCA #theoutsideway #travelexplorelive #getoutthere #lifeofadventure #wildernessquest #theoutbound #keepexploring #meetthemoment #makeadventure #soultravelers #travelstoke #neverstopexploring #lifeofadventure
Top three Kern River rafting trips you can book immediately
Best trip for families with young kids
Class II/III Half Day
Starts at $119 / person
Minimum age is 8 years old
Trip meets at 1:00PM
Learn more
Best trip that we offer, period.
Two Day Lower Kern
Starts at $350 / person
Minimum age: 16 until 6/30, then 12
Trip meets at 9:30AM
Learn more
Most whitewater, shortest amount of time
Class III/IV Half Day
Starts at $119 / person
Minimum age is 12 years old
Trip meets at 2:00PM
Learn more