The South Fork American River has something for everyone. All-Outdoors runs trips on three separate sections on the South Fork. Each section offers its own unique experience: the Upper “Chili Bar”, the Lower “Gorge”, and the Tom Sawyer Float trip on the Easy Section through the Coloma-Lotus Valley. Which is best for your group depends […]
Over the past few weeks California has experienced an impressive series of drought-busting winter storms that have caused Sierra Nevada watersheds to repeatedly approach record highs. Across the state, we have seen widespread flooding, massive infrastructure failures and all-around general mayhem. But you might forgive us if we can’t help but be excited about what this all […]
We are very excited to launch our latest river video showcasing the South Fork of the American River! Credits: Breakfast Unicorn Productions is a Bay Area based videography company specializing in promotional and adventure videos. (They also happen to guide for All-Outdoors, and we feel very lucky to have such incredible talent here in the […]
UPDATED: Sunday October 4th, 2015 If you’re considering one last California adventure on the river with us, you might be surprised to learn that we still have options available for fun whitewater rafting trips until the end of October! Normal Rafting Flows Every Weekend This Fall During September and October, rafting trips are only available on […]
2015 South Fork American Water Release Schedule Gold Rush history, historic ranch land, lively Class III rapids, and easy access to major highways (while still feeling a world away) are some of the reasons the South Fork of the American is one of the most popular rivers on the planet. But that’s not why we’re […]
This is it! Your last chance to get tickets for the 2014 American River Music Festival and river trip is here! How many times we gotta tell ya? It’s an amazing deal: over 30 bands, camping, shuttles to all the venues, and of course a river trip on the upper section of the South Fork American […]
Are you looking for something fun to do this September? Look no further than our fair valley and spend the weekend at the American River Music Festival. The fun begins on Friday, September 12th with musical performances by groups like Laura Love, Baskery, and the Rebecca Loebe Trio. Headlining this year, the big mack daddy […]
Eight Years and Counting! Celebrating Music and Rivers It’s back! The annual American River Music Festival is back for another awesome weekend of music, camping, and a festival river trip! We’re excited to be partnering with the festival again this year, and will be running a special Upper “Chili Bar” trip on the South Fork […]
Little kids and water–the perfect summer combo right? But there are minimum ages for whitewater rafting trips. What’s a tiny rafter to do? If you’re just knee-high to a grasshopper and kindergarten is your reality, not a distant memory, you’re not certainly headed to the Middle Fork, and even the South Fork’s class III rapids […]
Yes, the South Fork American is a great day trip from the Bay Area and Sacramento, but what if you have extra time and want to fill up the whole weekend? Should you go to Napa instead? Or head to the coast? Not so fast, my pretties. I’m not saying I’d turn either one down– […]
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