The 'Cherry Creek' Category Archive

Yes, it’s true, the time is just around the bend: a time with no more Tuolumne river rafting trips. No more Cherry Creek.  A time when your only options for a rafting trip with your beloved AO rafting are the South […]

As one of only two outfitters that run Cherry Creek, we get a lot of interest from people who are looking for extreme adventure sports opportunities in California.  Sometimes it’s people who have done a lot of rafting and know […]

With the North Stan, North Fork American, Cal Salmon, Merced, and Kaweah Rivers but a distant memory, what’s a white water enthusiast to do?  Fold your cards, throw in the towel and head to the Lower American River for a boozy and soggy-sandwich filled […]

It’s official! Cherry Creek is open for business.  After a series of training trips we had our first commercial trip of the season on Sunday and although I wasn’t there (I am not allowed), I have heard a story or […]

It’s been a fantastic season on Cherry Creek this year but as they say, all good things, they come to an end.  After Labor Day the water level in the Tuolumne River–including its upper section, or Cherry Creek–will drop considerably.  […]

This could possibly be the ultimate whitewater trip for experienced river rafters in California: a combo trip on the Tuolumne River and Cherry Creek.  Ok ok I admit the Kern River has a pretty awesome range of sections and there are certainly […]

It’s not 100% yet, because we haven’t gotten an iron-clad guarantee from the guy with his hand on the dam controls, but we think we’ll be able to start rafting Cherry Creek this coming weekend.  We’re hoping to get out […]

Well, if there’s one thing we rely on here in the rafting business it’s that stuff changes all the time.  The government and nature are more powerful than our powers to predict river conditions. Case in point:  Yesterday I happily announced […]

According the guys at the dams and our sources on the riverbank, Cherry Creek Rafting  is officially open for business–flows are perfect, ranging from 1500 to 2000 CFS.  This is down from yesterday’s “sporty” 2400 CFS.  Our guides are literally out there […]

Great news for extreme rafters!  Cherry Creek is just about ready for business. We’ve gotten word from the Tuolumne River water authorities that flows will come down enough to raft Cherry Creek [vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/823870[/vimeo]by the end of June!  This is a […]