Whitewater Rafting
Tours in Washington.

Kayak Port Townsend leads guided sea kayak tours from the historic Victorian seaport of Port Townsend at the northeastern tip of the Olympic Peninsula, paddling through waters where the Strait of Juan de Fuca meets Puget Sound in one of the most biodiverse marine ecosystems in North America. Tours explore the kelp forest corridors, sea caves, and remote pebble beaches of Admiralty Inlet, with frequent sightings of harbor seals, bald eagles, Steller sea lions, and—during summer months—both resident and transient orca pods traveling the shipping lanes between the Olympic Peninsula and the San Juan Islands. Multi-day expeditions extend north into the San Juan archipelago, camping on state marine parks accessible only by water, with paddling through bioluminescent bays on clear summer nights. The outfitter runs half-day sunrise and sunset tours in addition to full-day island crossings, and offers sea kayak instruction ranging from basic strokes to open-water navigation and rescue. Port Townsend's location at the intersection of major tidal exchanges makes it one of Washington's premier sea kayaking bases.

River Rider Whitewater has been guiding raft trips on the Wenatchee River near Leavenworth, Washington, since 1989, offering some of the most accessible class III–IV whitewater in the Pacific Northwest. The upper Wenatchee drops through Tumwater Canyon, a narrow granite gorge carved by glacial meltwater beneath the craggy peaks of the Cascade Range, with rapids like Drunkard's Drop and Snowblind delivering sustained technical whitewater through conifer-draped walls just minutes from the Bavarian-themed village of Leavenworth. The lower river below the canyon offers milder class II rapids ideal for families and first-time paddlers, floating past apple orchards and riverside campsites in the Wenatchee Valley. River Rider operates under a Wenatchee National Forest special use permit and runs guided trips from April through September, with peak flows in May and June from Cascade snowmelt creating the fastest and most exciting conditions. All guides are SWIFT-certified and trained in swiftwater rescue; the outfitter provides all equipment including wetsuits for spring trips.