Gauge Rafting

Trips · Elk Fork

Elk Fork family float

Wide, forgiving water with three small rapids and long pools for swimming. 3 hours on the water, $65 per person.

At this river level

cfs means cubic feet per second: how much water passes a point each second. A bathtub is about 8 cubic feet.

Good water at 1,200 cfs. The river runs from 300 cfs to 2,500 cfs.

Elk Fork: each rapid's class at 1,200 cfs
RapidMileDropClass nowAt 900 cfs
Riffle Row1.53 ftI+I+
Boulder Garden45 ftIIII
The Staircase6.58 ftIIII

What is included

Who can come

Riders must be 5 or older and weigh at least 40 lb. No experience is needed. The river runs from 300 to 2,500 cfs.

Request this trip

about 54 kg

Prices do not change by date. We confirm the river level for your date by email.

What it costs
$65 × 4 people$260
Group discount, 5%−$13
Total$247
Deposit to hold the date (25%)$62

This group can take this trip. At 1,200 cfs its hardest rapid is class II.

Email this request

Whether the trip can run depends on the river level when you go, so the check above uses the gauge setting, not your date. This opens your email program with the request filled in. No payment is taken here, and nothing is sent until you send the email.