We offer trips from both ARTA River Trips or Zephyr Whitewater Expeditions on this incredibly fun, free-flowing, roller-coaster adventure down the Merced River! With continuous rapids and paddle/oar combination rafts available, this 16 - 20-mile rafting trip is perfect for beginners and raftoholics alike!

Fancy a fun family rafting trip with warm temperatures, exciting lower water class 2-3 rapids, and scenic floating? How about jumping off rocks and swimming through rapids!? Yes! Then join Zephyr on this low water trip covering a fun 5.5-mile narrow gorge section of the Merced River! Fun for good swimmers 7 and up!

Join Zephyr Whitewater Expeditions on a beautiful beginner 1/2 day whitewater rafting trip in the Sierra foothills just 40 minutes from Yosemite Valley! This 11 mile section of the Merced River hosts consistent class III rapids, even a few class IVs in the early season!

The extreme solitude and nonstop action of the Tuolumne River make this one of the best rafting destinations in California! Join ARTA River Trips or Sierra Mac River Trips for 18 miles of continuous rapids in the untouched wilderness of the Tuolumne River Canyon perfect for both adventurous newbies and experienced rafters.

Join Sierra Mac River Trips for the mother of California rafting on the class V Cherry Creek! This 9 mile, action-packed, whitewater adventure is not for beginners or the faint of heart and requires a mandatory orientation and test that includes training in swift water swimming, navigation and safety techniques! This intense and demanding stretch of river is comprised of long, nearly continuous whitewater and only short pools. Her rapids are legendary. Among “The Creek’s” unparalleled array of chutes, holes, ledges and gigantic boulders lie Jawbone, Mushroom, Miracle Mile, Lewis’ Leap and Flat Rock Falls. Names you won’t soon forget. With a phenomenally steep gradient averaging 110 feet per mile, the Cherry Creek/Upper Tuolumne run is one of the most challenging (and fun) rafting trips in the U.S. and the standard by which Class V runs are measured. This once in a lifetime experience is just a click away...

Join Sierra Mac River Trips for 27 miles of incredible California whitewater on the class V Cherry Creek followed by 1 or 2 days on the Tuolumne River! The 9 mile stretch of Cherry Creek, action-packed, whitewater adventure is not for beginners or the faint of heart and requires a mandatory orientation and test that includes training in swift water swimming, navigation and safety techniques! This intense and demanding stretch of river is comprised of long, nearly continuous whitewater and only short pools. Her rapids are legendary. Among “The Creek’s” unparalleled array of chutes, holes, ledges and gigantic boulders lie Jawbone, Mushroom, Miracle Mile, Lewis’ Leap and Flat Rock Falls. Names you won’t soon forget. With a phenomenally steep gradient averaging 110 feet per mile, the Cherry Creek/Upper Tuolumne run is one of the most challenging (and fun) rafting trips in the U.S. and the standard by which Class V runs are measured. This once in a lifetime experience is just a click away...

The extreme solitude and nonstop action of the Tuolumne River make this one of the best rafting destinations in California! Join ARTA River Trips or Sierra Mac River Trips for 18 miles of continuous rapids over 2 days in the untouched wilderness of the Tuolumne River Canyon perfect for both adventurous newbies and experienced rafters.

Need a break from pavement and schedules!? This 3-day, 2-night rafting adventure with ARTA River Trips and Sierra Mac River Trips is precisely what you need to relax! Seriously, it has 18 miles of extreme solitude, continuous rapids, hiking, waterfalls, sandy beaches, starry nights and camp cookouts! Note: Meals included. Camp gear available for rent.

The extreme solitude and nonstop action that makes the Tuolumne River a premier rafting destination is one of the many reasons it's incredible for fly fishing! Have your own personal fly fishing guide and all the equipment you need for walk & wade trips in the afternoons and mornings!

The extreme solitude and nonstop action that makes the Tuolumne River a premier rafting destination is one of the many reasons it's incredible for fly fishing! Have your own personal fly fishing guide and all the equipment you need for walk & wade trips in the afternoons and mornings!

The extreme solitude and nonstop action that makes the Tuolumne River a premier rafting destination is one of the many reasons it's incredible for fly fishing! Have your own personal fly fishing guide and all the equipment you need for walk & wade trips in the afternoons and mornings!