Guided Low-Water Packrafting Trips on Oregon's lower Owyhee River
The Owyhee Canyonlands are a vast tract of land running from southern Idaho and Nevada through southeast Oregon. Characterized by massive basalt plateaus and a wild, free-flowing river: it's some of the most remote country you'll ever experience.
Rafting the Owyhee in the spring is a popular and busy affair. In 2025, we became the only outfitter to offer low-water, autumn float trips- guaranteeing solitude, amazing wildlife viewing, incredible fishing, and a truly one-of-a-kind trip.
We run private Owyhee River float trips from September to November and usually 1-2 group trips per year. Trips take an average of 5 days but plan for a week including travel. Use the buttons above to start your adventure or scroll down for more info.
2025
Owyhee River Packrafting Expedition
📍 Owyhee River (SE Oregon)
🕛 5 Days | Oct 3-8
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Space is limited.
Join the Go Wild team for this one-of-a-kind fall paddling adventure! Experience 5 days paddling through the West's largest expanse of wild land on fun class II-III water, suitable for all paddling levels.
The Owyhee | Remote Packrafting Expeditions
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WILD: Experience the West's largest expanse of wild land from the water
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LEARN: the basics of packrafting including paddle strokes, gear, loading, safety, how to fly fish, and locally-specific conservation practices
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CONSERVATION: learn about and take part in one the landmark effort to designate the Owyhee Canyonlands a national monument
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DINE: on chef-prepared, hyper-local gourmet camp grub
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UNIQUE & EXCLUSIVE: in 2025 Go Wild became the only permitted packrafting guide on the Owyhee River to off fall floats
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EXPLORE & DISCONNECT: travel through the best of the Wallowas with local professional and certified guides
What to Expect:
The majority of guided American packrafting happens in Alaska. Eastern Oregon is our little secret. When you contact us we'll put together a trip proposal based upon the time of year you want to come, your paddling expertise, trip length request, and other factors.
The evening before your trip, get to know your guides, your boats, explore the map, learn about your adventure to come, and finish if off with a your choice of complimentary libation at our local pub.
On the day of departure, your guides will meet you at your accommodation for complimentary pick up in Sully, our adventure van, to our packrafting destination based on the time of year and river flows.
It's on the water from here on out. Expect class I-III water, fishing breaks, and expert guiding.
At camp each night, your professional local guides turn into expert fun facilitators and chefs, serving hand crafted appetizers, cocktails, and gourmet campfire cooked meals, all sourced from hyper local ingredients.
Due to shifting snow pack and water levels every year, these trips require a good amount of flexibility. Contact us for more information.
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The Fine Print:
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$500/p deposit due at time of booking. Due to the nature of our business with limited dates, trip sizes and commitments of guides, this is non-refundable. The deposit may however, be transferred to a future Go Wild trip if the cancellation is made 90 day prior to tour departure.
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Final payment due prior to departure by check, cash, our booking software, or Venmo. Cancellations within 30 days will be charged the entire balance unless you or us can fill the spot at full price.
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Fire, Weather, & Water Levels: All tours operate rain, shine, or smoke. In case of extreme or dangerous fire conditions, tours are moved to a safe location. For packrafting trips, we monitor levels leading up to a trip. Be prepared for contingency plans, but we'll chat about these during the booking process. For all tours, we recommend "Cancel For Any Reason" trip insurance to protect your vacation. See below.
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Insurance: We strongly recommend you to purchase travel insurance prior to your trip. There are numerous agencies out there. Find one that works for you. A good example is the Ripcord Plan by Redpoint which covers trip cancellation for any reason, interruption, backcountry evacuations and more.
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For group trips, Go Wild has the right to cancel any trip that does not meet our minimum; confirmations will be made 30-90 days prior to the start of the tour, depending on the trip.
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Contact us: 541.403.1692 // gowildusa@gmail.com