Nugget Falls Half-Day Rogue River Rafting

Experience the thrill of whitewater rafting on the Rogue River with the Nugget Falls half-day trip. Perfect for groups and families in Southern Oregon.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Rogue River - On this trip down the Rogue River rafters will float through the beautiful Rogue Valley and past lands inhabited for millennia by native tribes. After a brief orientation at the put-in rafters have plenty of time to build the team skills in their raft as the group enjoys smaller whitewater before building into the biggest class IV rapids towards the end. About an hour in the group will arrive at Lineman rapids where each rafting team will try to surf their raft in the small waves. After some fun, “hanging ten” each boat will head towards Nugget Falls, the first class IV cascade of whitewater. This quick plunge ends with a BIG wave and lots of fun. After Nugget Falls the group will keep floating towards the longer and more complicated collection of drops at Ti’lomikh Falls. After this final class IV the takeout is just around the corner.
What's Included
  • Complete rafting gear including PFDs, helmets, and wetsuits
  • Experienced professional guides
What's Not Included
  • Parking fee at the Gold Hill boat ramp. - Cash Only.
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

The Rogue River Nugget Falls half-day rafting trip is a perfect quick river adventure for any group or family in the Southern Oregon area.

Popular with those just driving through or seeing plays in Ashland as the trip is only minutes from the freeway and fits into a quick whitewater filled half-day. This trip mixes scenery, local history/culture, moderate whitewater, a lesson on raft surfing and ends with two large class IV cascades sure to leave everyone with their adrenaline pumping. All of this combines to create a highly memorable river adventure.

  • Age minimum - 8 years old.
  • When Booked you will need to call or e-mail us with your e-mail address. In order to ensure you have the best possible experience we will need your e-mail.
Location
Gold Hill Sports Park
Oregon 234
Please meet in the parking lot at the top of the boat ramp. Drive in, past the skate park to the large parking area.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Sunshine57407741116
Jul 25, 2024
Perfect family trip! - Outstanding trip! I took my family of seven ( one 20 year old, three teens, one preteen, and one beautiful wife). Beautiful scenery, fun rapids, also mellow water with time to jump in. Best of all was our guide JP. He was knowledgeable, entertaining, polite, and his beard and accent are epic
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Marie_a
Jul 12, 2024
rafting - So fun, so nice, so safe! Kalen was really a great teacher. We had so much fun! And the landscape is so beautifull. We loved it!
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185darcyp
Jun 8, 2024
Great guides and fun but challenging rapids - Our three guides Moira, Pratt, and Dietz were amazing! They were very knowledgeable about the area and the river. They were also super fun and personable. They were extremely well-prepared and quick on their feet when one of the rafts in our group dumped all its passengers! Can’t speak
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818dereckw
Aug 5, 2023
Great Guides - Our Medford Young Adult Community Group really enjoyed our trip. Hayden and Cora (spelling?) were fantastic. Both were very knowledgeable, skilled, safe, fun, and good company to be with. We felt they were trustworthy people, and helpful. I would definitely recommend them.
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Anuschka22
Aug 3, 2023
Great experience for a hot day and the whole family - We had great fun! Our guide Parker was really nice, also helpful with our nine year old son! I was a bit afraid upfront but it was totally amazing and I will certainly do it again!
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Happiness27691509844
Aug 2, 2023
A really fun experience - We could not have had a better experience!! Cory was an excellent guide and we managed all the rapids with her skillful guidance. It was scary and exhilarating at the same time. JUST DO IT!!
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Julie
Jul 30, 2023
Great customer service and hold on when they say to! - We originally were booked for the full day, Hellgate trip, with milder rapids. Our friends signed up for the Thrill Seeker but we wanted to keep it mellow. However, on the way to Merlin we had car troubles and were going to miss the 8:00am meeting time. I called letting them know we weren’t going to make it and was hopeful they could get us on an afternoon trip. They were unable to get us on our original trip but was able to get us on the afternoon of the Thrill Seeker with the group of friends. Yay! Great customer service! Now the trip, I swore more than I ever had before! The two class IV rapids are intense! Even more so when you’re praying your child stays in the boat too (even if he is a teenager that is over me worrying about him!). I believe our guide was Sara? But I’m not sure. She was great and assured us we’d be ok, even if we were tossed out of the boat. Thankfully we all remained in the boat, just knocked around a bit. I only wish the afternoon trip was longer and included more rapids but alas, that’s what we get when we missed the morning portion. I would book with Orange Torpedoes again, especially given they were able to accommodate us after missing our original trip.
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T6100rclaurenm
Jul 29, 2023
Rogue!! - We had a blast on the Rogue! As a family with a laundry list of rafting experiences, we were a little worried in the beginning that the river was going to be calm the whole way. Man where we surprised! Our entire boat dump trucked at the Green Room, however Hayden had us back in the boat in no time!! We were due for a dump in the river, but Hayden was a great guide and handled the entire trip very well! Would definitely recommend to families with older teens!!
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Susantaka
Jun 24, 2023
Awesome 👍 - Such a great experience, awesome guide who was so reassuring for me as I was very unsure about doing this, very safe, informative. They have pants and jacket if need to borrow. You can take lots of pics and photographer is usually taking action pics from the shore. Highly recommend very good value on top of that.
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416ryanj
Jun 18, 2023
Family Friendly - Great trip with guide Kruse! Took 8yr old & 10yr old and felt very safe! Loved that there were various rapids the whole way thru. Not a lot of boring flat water. Highly recommend.
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