Trinity River Raft Guide Camp - Teen/Youth

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We cap the class at 15 students.

No prior river or kayaking experience is required to attend Youth Guide Camp! Our program is designed with beginners in mind, and our instructors provide a safe and supportive environment for learning. That said, the experience is best suited for kids who are already comfortable in the water, as we’ll spend plenty of time swimming, paddling, and playing in the river.

The weather would have to be pretty bad to cancel this camp! E.g., we’d cancel if there were a wildfire and/or air quality/safety issues.

Yes! We offer two scholarship spots each year for our Guide School. These scholarships are intended to support individuals from low-income or Native backgrounds who are passionate about learning to guide rivers. If you're interested, simply send us an email sharing a bit about yourself and why you're applying—we’d love to hear your story.

All of the guides at Six Rivers Rafting are thoroughly trained and have a river or swiftwater rescue cert, an advanced first aid cert (usually of the wilderness variety), and a CPR cert. Guides have also completed a guide training/school and have proved proficient on all sections of the river they are taking clients on. The experience level of our guide team ranges from well over 20 years to first-year rock stars. Our guides tend to come back and work for us for many years, providing a wealth of experience and stability to our operation. All of our guides are also knowledgeable when it comes to river ecology and the surrounding wildlife. They passionately share information about local species, landmarks, and conservation issues in a friendly and interesting way.

We make many efforts to reduce our waste. Food is packaged in reusable containers and served with real plates and silverware. Reusable water bottles allow us to hydrate without creating waste. Leftover food is turned into compost. All other waste is either recycled or reused at the owner’s house. (Plastic Ziploc bags can be cleaned and used over and over!)

We are locally owned. As an active member in our community, we enjoy donating rafting gift certificates to local charities for their fundraising efforts. We love seeing our gift certificates generate income for the local Creekside Charter School and the Sequoia Park Zoo in Eureka! Plus, we get the added benefit of later enjoying the company of the gift certificate recipients!