Hells Canyon Raft River Blog
HCR is Hiring! Join Our Team – And Our Family
The snow is still falling (and we’re enjoying it!), but our thoughts are always on the summer and how to create the best experience for our valued guests. One of the most important ways we do that is to hire outstanding guides and staff. Hells Canyon Raft is hiring...
Give the Gift of Adventure
In this year of challenges, what if you could find something to make everyone jump up and down and whoop with sheer joy? This year, make your holiday extra bright with the gift of adventure. Consider giving your loved ones an overnight whitewater rafting trip with...
It’s Time To Plan Some Future Fun
It’s Time To Plan Some Future Fun: Book Your Group Trip Now For 2021 Spending quality time with loved ones is one of the most uplifting and renewing things we can do. The most important memories are made with the people we love. But with all that is going on in the...
Trip Feature: Our Best Spring Trip in Hells Canyon
Life’s been pretty weird lately, and if you’re like us you’re just itching to plan some upcoming adventure and travel. The best way to scratch that itch is to take some action! Why not look to Spring and book the perfect overnight whitewater rafting trip in Idaho?...
Our Hells Canyon history: The Armacost Family Permit Story
Our Hells Canyon history: The Armacost Family Permit Story Boating in Hells Canyon has a rich and storied past, full of brave pioneers who dreamed of finding adventure, navigating new waterways, and carving out a unique way of life. The early explorers and outfitters...
4 Surprising Things About Overnight River Trips
When you’re considering an Idaho overnight whitewater rafting trip, you can do your research by reading through websites and reviews. A lot of the same information comes up, like trip logistics, whitewater rapids, activities on the trip, and how to pack. But some of...
A Family Rafting Trip Is the Best Vacation Close to Home
Going on a family camping trip always sounds like a great idea. Getting away from it all, bonding, the great outdoors, s’mores under the stars. That is, until you have to actually prepare for the trip. You have to sort through all of your gear, buy the equipment you...
HCR Summer 2020
It’s springtime, so naturally we are thinking about being on the river with you. The baby chicks are here and chirping nonstop, the garden is springing to life in the long hours of Idaho daylight, and the gear is shined up and ready for another season on the river....
River trips in Hells Canyon- Keep dreaming and planning…
“I understand that everything is connected, that all roads meet, and that all rivers flow into the same sea.” -Paolo Coelho We hope this finds you safe and healthy and adjusting to a new “normal” as we all try our best to get through the rapids in front of us. It is...
River trips- What to pack?
Packing for an overnight river rafting trip in Idaho might sound daunting, but it’s easier than it sounds – especially with a bit of expert guidance. We’ve been doing this a long time and after hundreds of trips down the river, we’ve got this packing thing down to a...