Rivers with Class I flat water interspersed with occasional Class II rapids: waves 1-2 feet high. Using a self-guided watercraft
is an option.
*Best for young children and tentative adults.
NOTE: All-Outdoors Class I-II trips are designed for children aged 5-7 years old and their family.
Beginner - Intermediate
Class III
Rivers with Class I - II water interspersed with Class III rapids: waves usually 2-3 feet high, passageways contain some
obstacles. Rapids are challenging but not overwhelming.
* Best introduction to rafting for the widest range of people.
Intermediate
Class III-IV
Rivers with Class I - III water interspersed with occasional Class IV rapids: waves and drops 4 feet high and sometimes higher,
difficult passageways containing some obstacles. Unintentionally falling out of the raft may mean an uncomfortable "swim".
* Best for those with previous Class III experience wanting to try-out Class IV whitewater, and for athletic, adventurous
first-timers.
Intermediate-Advanced
Class IV+
Rivers with Class I - IV water and more difficult Class IV+ rapids: 4-5 foot waves and drops, complicated by difficult passages
containing obstacles that require quick, precise maneuvering. Falling out of the raft and "swimming" in a rapid will be difficult.
* Best for those with previous Class III or Class IV experience wanting a more difficult whitewater challenge.
Advanced
Class V
Rivers with Class I - IV+ water interspersed with long, tumultuous Class V rapids: 5-8 foot drops and obstacles that must be
avoided. Falling out of the raft means an extremely difficult and potentially hazardous "swim".
* Best for those with previous Class IV & IV+ experience seeking the ultimate whitewater challenge.
Unrunnable
Class VI
Rivers containing rapids that are so difficult that safe passage is doubtful and chances of serious incident, injury and death are almost certain. If attempted and successful, luck deserves the largest portion of credit.
[VIDEO] Celebrating 60 Years on California Rivers!
Posted March 30, 2022 by Gregg Armstrong, Co-Founder
Sixty years is a long time, and 1962 was a long time ago. That year…
…President Kennedy asked Congress for $531 million to put a man on the moon….the Cold War got colder due to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
…the Beatles and the Beach Boys became a thing.
…the original film Westside Story was released.
…the average cost of a house was $19,508, and a new imported Renault car $1,395.
…the price of gas was 28 cents a gallon, and a dozen eggs 32 cents.
At that same time something significant also took place – not on the world stage, but in a deep remote limestone canyon in the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. George Armstrong put his $53 department store raft into the Main Stanislaus River and shoved off from shore leaving his footprints in the sand and his mark on what would eventually be called “whitewater rafting”. He became an early pioneer of California rafting. His life, the life of his family, and the life of hundreds of thousands of people would never be the same as a result of George’s first rafting trip.
Early family trip on the Main Salmon River in Idaho, 1969.
Those early family and friend rafting trips soon turned into trips for the general public and the rest is history. During the past sixty years All-Outdoors has become the leading outfitter in California. It has been an amazing growing process full of adventure, exploration, and expansion. It has also been about tens of thousands of wonderful relationships created by people rafting together down beautiful rivers flowing through remarkable canyons.
George’s wife Dolores and her sister Norma enjoying time on the river.
Turning 60 years old is something worth celebrating, especially when so many lives have been touched over the decades. We appreciate all our guests and employees who have made this process and milestone possible. You are all part of the All-Outdoors team and family, so thank you and…