American River Tours and Tickets

Splash and paddle your way down the South Fork of the American River with a full-day whitewater rafting experience with a professional river guide. Learn the basics of safety and boat handling, then practice your skills on a stretch of smooth water before launching into the Lower Gorge section, where a series of churning rapids will bounce and toss your boat from wave to wave. Steer through Satan's Cesspool and Haystack Canyon, and make it past Bouncing Rock and Hospital Bar Rapids before you spill into calm, cool Folsom Lake.

Paddle six miles of churning rapids on the South Fork of the American River with a half-day whitewater rafting experience from Lotus, California. Learn river safety and boat handling as you navigate the current with a professional guide, then launch into the famed rapids of the Lower Gorge. Swirl through the big, continuous waves of Satan's Cesspool and Hospital Bar, then finish your day at Folsom Lake, where the South Fork's whitewater give way to a scenic reservoir.

Enjoy two days of whitewater fun on the South Fork of the American River during this rafting tour from Lotus, California (outside Sacramento) that includes one night of camping. Float through the popular Lower Gorge section of the river, navigating whitewater rapids and discovering the interesting and exciting features of the river with an experienced guide. Four meals are included over the two days.