Rogue River Rafting

Galice Resort offers rogue river rafting trips for the whole family. Come for a half day or full one day trip and enjoy a Rogue River whitewater adventure.

Reality Check

Purple lupine in full bloom, green meadows and new growth on trees, grey and yellow baby goslings coated in down, white water, blue rocket boat, can this all be real? We pinched ourselves and yep! It's true. Come and experience the wonder with us!

One More, Please!

Rafters catching just one more wave, just one more battle, just one more thrill of a lifetime, just one more before sundown today, please~!

Waterfalls and Blossoms on the Rogue

Spring is beginning to bud and bloom in the Rogue River Valley and deep green forests of the Siskiyou Mountain Range. The Pacific Dogwood tree grows naturally in height to 75 feet and the blooms can be seen scattered in the canopy of the river canyons, near water sources and quite surprisingly near a favorite waterfall. Look for the delicate greenish white blossoms on your next visit to the river.

September Rafting the Rogue

Barbara and family traveled down from Washington State to camp at Indian Mary Park and raft the Rogue River through beautiful Hellgate Canyon. What a super day!

Some of the late summer runs of salmon are starting to jump around in the lower canyons and a few are being caught, but even more are just teasing the fishermen. The Canada Geese have begun practice of flight formation and their honking is now echoing through the canyons. Change is in the air...Welcome to September on the Rogue River!

Oregon Family Vacations

Wow! What a day! Three big rafts, ten inflatable kayaks and twenty five people enjoyed the beauty of the Rogue River today. There were some great paddling moments and as always a few swimmers adding thrill and excitement to the day. Water fights galore as the temperatures stretched back into the triple digits were a welcome refreshment.



Oregon whitewater rafting brings families together. Texas, California, Oregon, Washington gathered here for a Full Day Rafting Trip on the Rogue River. The question was asked from one of the young ones: Is there a hole in the river? The answer to that: There is a whole lotta fun in the river! Thanks for a memorable trip.

Bachelorette Party on the Rogue

O'Brien's very own Bride Guide, Karyn, took to the water to celebrate her wedding day. The All Girls Rafting trip took to the water while the bride wore pin curls in her hair! The fast water and big waves were popping in Almeda and Grandma O'B bobbled and bopped on the seat! The wedding party enjoyed a lite brunch snack on the beach overlooking Argo rapid and a few traveling rafters even offered to join the fun! Ever see a rafting party paint their toe nails red? Leave it to Jolene to think of this one! She travels everywhere she goes in Girl Power Style.

Karyn was in Rare form in her 1940's party girl look and showing the girls an unforgettable time on the river.
All of the girls rafting and squealing and letting out the pre wedding jitter bug! As for party favors and games? Well, life doesn't get any better than living the dream on the Rogue River.

First Visit to Oregon

Heading West from Illinois on an adventure to see Oregon for the first time were brother and sister team, Jennifer and Ron. Staying in Grants Pass for the home base, they traveled through the timeless canyons of Hellgate, past historic fishing lodges and viewed remnants of gold mining. There was beauty all around and the Rogue River was beckoning a few more pioneers to settle in west! What a perfect day to go rafting!

Here Comes the Bride Guide!

River Guide Karyn kicked off her rafting season with a half day trip, along with two sisters, Dorothy and Virginia. The two stayed at the Rogue Forest Bed and Breakfast in the town of Galice that over looks the waters of the Rogue River. Dorothy and Virginia raved about Bev's delicious breakfast, the great Shakespearean plays in Ashland, and the hopes of settling down in Southern Oregon. Even though Virginia is from central Oregon and Dorothy lives in Arizona, the two found a perfect meeting point in Oregon's Rogue Valley and took on a whitewater adventure. Thanks for the great trip!

A couple of days later, Dan, Cindy, William, and Jackie met up with each other and joined the Bride Guide for a full day raft trip. Grants Pass's Rogue River was one of the stops along their road trip and Oregon Vacation. It was an exciting one with big, fast waves- what an awesome ride through Argo!! The day was sweetened by homemade brownies and garden ripe strawberries tucked into the fresh yummy lunch. Thank you for joining us, it was a wonderful day!

Miami Beach Camping

All summer long we enjoy spending time rafting and camping with people from all over the world. Now that the season is over, Kari and I got to spend a little R&R together. We packed up the boat with our camping gear and put in at Robertson Bridge. We floated into Hellgate Canyon and on the left is a beautiful sandy beach. The locals call it 'Miami Beach'. We had a great dinner made by Kari. Then there was a surprise visit from some former students who were passing by in their drift boat. We talked and shared some old memories. They left and Kari and I enjoyed the evening together. The next day we had a great riverside breakfast, packed up the rocket boat and floated to Grave Creek where Karyn and Alyssa picked us up. A perfect ending to a fantastic season.

Rogue River Rafting Trips

West Coast Fun

Skip and Mary decided to take a trip to the West Coast. They started in Montana then traveled through Canada, Washington, The Oregon Coast, California and finally ended here in Grants Pass. Skip and Mary are avid canoeists and wanted to try whitewater in the raft and inflatable kayaks. Skip traversed the river like an old pro. Mary enjoyed being rowed in the Rocket Boat by river guide, Damian and listening to his famous river stories. The deer, an eagle, osprey, great blue herons and other wild life were in abundance and they had a beautiful fall day with the river to themselves. It was a pleasure meeting you both, and here's to 'living in a van down by the river!' Cheers!

Rogue River Rafting
Rogue River Rafting Trips