from $319* per person	2 Days	Year-round
Comfort accommodations		Exertion level: 3
Operator: ARTA River Trips		16 people max

Our Middle Fork American trips cover 16 miles of clear, cold river through a steep, remote canyon that is full of natural and human history, wildlife and exciting whitewater. Trip members should have previous paddling experience and be prepared for a demanding and sometimes unpredictable trip – this is not the place for couch potatoes.

One Day Option: In the course of one day we will run one of California’s most extreme rapids, (Tunnel Chute, where the river drops 25 feet through a 100 foot long man-made slot in the bedrock), pass through a 300 yard long tunnel (blasted through the ridge by miners during the Gold Rush), portage the rafts around a breathtaking drop, (the jaw-dropping Ruck-A-Chucky Falls where the river plunges 30 feet over house sized boulders), and tackle numerous other whitewater challenges. Between rapids, we’ll float through the golden hillsides of California’s historic Mother Lode Gold Country near Auburn.

Two Day Option: Everything described above, plus a night along the river at a beautiful campsite accessible only by raft. Enjoy an evening of swimming, hiking, fishing and lounging and a night of star-gazing.