Trip Itinerary
Arrive at our Rafting Center in Wofford Heights at 10:30AM. Our Rafting Center address is 6602 Wofford Blvd, Wofford Heights, CA 93285 (Google Map). Check-in with our Rafting Center staff and meet the guides. They will assist you with any questions you may have. Once everyone from the trip has arrived and has checked-in, your Lead Guide will begin the orientation talk with what to expect for the day, as well as hand out and fit helmets and lifejackets. Once suited up, you’ll load onto our bus and we’ll drive you to the put-in.
At put-in, the guides will work on rigging the rafts while the Lead Guide will give the Safety Talk to the trip. Once finished, the Lead Guide will organize the different groups into rafts and you’ll meet your guide. To teach everyone how to paddle together as a team, your guide will give a Paddle Talk. Immediately following the Paddle Talk, the trip launches and is officially underway.
The Kernville Rapid Run includes class II and III rapids such as Big Daddy, Little Las Vegas and Ewings. There are a number of pools and calm sections between the rapids to float through. We take out at Frandy Park and then shuttle back to the put-in and run the same section again. After the second lap, we then shuttle you back to our Rafting Center concluding the trip.
Top Five FAQs Related to this Trip
How many people are in each raft?
Depending on group size and which rafts we use, we fit between 4 and 6 guests in each paddle raft. As often as we can, we try to keep groups together in the same raft too.
What’s the minimum age for this trip?
The Kernville Rapid Run has a minimum age of 8 years old.
My family has never been rafting before, is this a good trip?
This trip is well matched for young families that have never been rafting before. If your family is on the older side, then we suggest a longer rafting trip as the whitewater is generally more exciting.
My friends booked this trip. How do I join their party?
Individual reservations made outside of a group reservation are linked together through the online waiver. When you complete the waiver, there is a field labeled “Group Organizer”. Simply write down groups name, and we will know that you are a member of that party.
Do you have camping recommendations that are a good fit for a young family?
The Lake Isabella KOA, Rivernook, Camp James, and Camp Frandy are popular campgrounds for families.
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