Barker-Ewing River Trips

SCENIC FLOAT TRIPS

Our 13-mile South Park Scenic Float provides a smooth, quiet river experience along the Snake River.  Our boatmen do all the work, so you can relax and take it all in!  These leisurely float trips provide good bird and wildlife opportunities with scenic vistas of mountain splendor.

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WHITEWATER RAFTING TRIPS

Our 8-mile Whitewater Adventure is full of excitement for people of all ages and experience.  This Class II/III Whitewater trip takes you through the famous Lunch Counter and Big Kahuna rapids and offers fun for all!  Watch for osprey and eagles fishing in between all the splashing.

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BREAKFAST RAFTING TRIPS

Our 16-mile Scenic & Whitewater Breakfast Combination is the perfect trip to get the best of both worlds.  It begins in the cool early morning with a calm 8-mile scenic stretch in the upper reaches of the Snake River Canyon.  There are great birding opportunities coupled with surrounding beautiful mountain vistas as you head deeper into the Grand Canyon of the Snake River.

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OVERNIGHT RAFTING ADVENTURE

Our 16-mile Scenic & Whitewater Overnight Combination is a great idea if you want to camp comfortably outdoors without needing all the gear.  This river combination brings you the best of both worlds!  It begins in the late afternoon with a calm 8-mile scenic stretch in the upper reaches of the Snake River Canyon.

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EARLY/LATE SEASON RAFTING TRIPS

During the early and late season in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, we offer an 8-mile Scenic Float trip in the upper stretches of the Snake River Canyon.  The float is swift but smooth with scenic mountain views and excellent opportunities for seeing osprey, bald eagles, geese, and other birdlife.

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Featured Trips

Overnight River Trip - 16 mile fun-filled scenic and whitewater combination

South Park Scenic Dinner Cookout - 13 mile calm water, relaxing float trip

South Park Scenic Float Trip

The South Park section of the Snake River starts just south of the boundary to Grand Teton National Park.  It offers 13 miles of calm water, scenic floating through meandering channels of rich riparian wetlands.  Peeking through the Cottonwood groves, occasionally hidden by towering Englemenn Spruce, the timeless peaks of the Teton Range, the Snake River Range and the Gros Ventre River Range are with you throughout the voyage.  This ever-changing perspective coupled with our unhurried pace invites you to relax and really get to know this beautiful valley.  The more we can share with you stories of Jackson Hole’s rivers, mountains, wildflowers, birds and wildlife, the more we hope your trip will be enhanced.  To relive the valley’s early history of the fur trade era and the joys and hardships of its first settlers, the more you can project yourself into the yesterdays of Jackson Hole.  We’d like to help you delight in finding a piece of that past alive today.

Our 13-mile South Park Scenic Float provides a smooth, quiet river experience along the Snake River.  Our boatmen do all the work, so you can relax and take it all in!  These leisurely float trips provide good bird and wildlife opportunities with scenic vistas of mountain splendor.  Our scenic trips are available Tuesdays through Fridays from June 10th – August 29th. The trip is approximately four hours roundtrip from Jackson.  Our minimum age limit is four years old (or 40 lbs) with no upper age limit.

How about lunch along the river? A late morning departure features a delicious picnic lunch at our exclusive riverside camp along the way.  This float provides a nice day trip in the outdoors. A simple, clean restroom facility is available at our site. 

A dinner cookout even? A late afternoon departure features a dutch oven dinner at our exclusive riverside camp.  This float extends into the evening dusk hours, providing a unique alternative for floating the Snake.  A simple, clean restroom facility is available at our site. 

Special departures can be arranged for groups.

South Park Scenic Early Float:

South Park Scenic Float Trip with Deli Lunch:

South Park Scenic Float Trip with Dinner cookout:

Snake River Whitewater Adventure

The Whitewater section in Jackson Hole, Wyoming is nestled deep within the Grand Canyon of the Snake River, considered the deepest gorge on the Snake River in Wyoming.  Twenty five miles south of Jackson, it is the only whitewater section in the surrounding Jackson Hole area.  Rafting through the magnificent Snake River Canyon provides a striking perspective of the valley and an exciting adventure full of rapids. 

Our 8-mile Whitewater Adventure is full of excitement for people of all ages and experience.  This Class II/III Whitewater trip takes you through the famous Lunch Counter and Big Kahuna rapids and offers fun for all!  Watch for osprey and eagles fishing in between all the splashing.

The minimum age for children is six years old or approximately 45 pounds during peak season.  However, brief periods of high water during the early season may increase the minimum age to upwards of eight to ten years old and require a more careful screening of all young participants.  Safety is always our first priority.  Please understand that our decision is in your child’s best interest.  Most of the summer, the whitewater section provides plenty of bounce and splash for families with children as young as six. There is no upper age limit. 

Complimentary splash jackets and pants for all sizes are available for the whitewater trip upon request.  On cooler days, we also have wetsuits, fleece and river booties for rent if you prefer.  Shoes that are secure on your feet (please no flip-flops) are required.  You may rent these items when you check in for your trip departure.  The trip is approximately four hours roundtrip from Jackson.   

Whitewater Adventure

Small Boat Whitewater Adventure

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Breakfast Rafting Combo

Our 16-mile Scenic & Whitewater Breakfast Combination is the perfect trip to get the best of both worlds.  It begins in the cool early morning with a calm 8-mile scenic stretch in the upper reaches of the Snake River Canyon.  There are great birding opportunities coupled with surrounding beautiful mountain vistas as you head deeper into the Grand Canyon of the Snake River. 

A hot, hearty breakfast is waiting for you halfway at our exclusive Pine Creek campsite along the Snake.  Our cooks have prepared our famous wild rice pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, fresh fruit, cowboy coffee, hot chocolate, tea and orange juice.  Following breakfast, there is a brief rendezvous with our bus, where you have the opportunity to put safely aboard your cameras, binoculars and other personal items you don't want to get wet during the Whitewater portion. 

The Whitewater stretch is 8 miles of pure excitement!  This Class II/III section of river is great for people of all ages and experience.  See minimum age restrictions under Trip Details.  There is no real upper age limit.  The entire trip is approximately six hours roundtrip from Jackson.

Scenic/Whitewater Breakfast Combo:   

Small Boat Breakfast Combo

*water levels permitting

Overnight Rafting Combo

Our 16-mile Scenic & Whitewater Overnight Combination is a great idea if you want to camp comfortably outdoors without needing all the gear.  This river combination brings you the best of both worlds!  It begins in the late afternoon with a calm 8-mile scenic stretch in the upper reaches of the Snake River Canyon.  There are great birding opportunities coupled with surrounding beautiful mountain vistas as you head deeper into the Grand Canyon of the Snake River. 

You arrive at our exclusive Pine Creek campsite along the Snake with several hours of daylight remaining to get settled and even take a short hike while our cooks prepare dinner for you.  The hot, delicious menu includes our famous dutch oven BBQ tri tip or grilled steak coupled with calico baked beans, corn on the cob, fresh salad, and strawberry shortcake for dessert (vegetarian upon advance request).  Lemonade, hot chocolate, hot tea and water will help wash it all down!  The evening continues around our campfire, and what night would be complete without S’mores!

We offer six private tent cabins to comfortably provide you with solitude while at camp.  One cabin sleeps a maximum of four people with private cabins reserved per reservation.  Space is limited, so larger parties will be accommodated in multiple cabins.

A hot, hearty breakfast is awaiting you when you rise.  Our cooks have prepared our famous wild rice pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, fresh fruit, cowboy coffee, hot chocolate, tea and orange juice.  Following breakfast, there is a brief rendezvous with our bus, where you have the opportunity to put safely aboard your cameras, binoculars and other personal items you don't want to get wet during the Whitewater portion. 

The Whitewater stretch is 8 miles of pure excitement!  This Class II/III section of river is great for people of all ages and experience.  See minimum age restrictions under Trip Details.  There is no real upper age limit.  Plan on a mid-day return to Jackson. 

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Scenic/Whitewater Overnight

Upper Canyon Rafting Combo... Early & Late Season

During the early and late season in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, we offer an 8-mile Scenic Float trip in the upper stretches of the Snake River Canyon.  This float is swift but smooth with scenic mountain views and excellent opportunities for seeing osprey, bald eagles, geese, and other birdlife.  You’ll have a chance to spot other wildlife species of the riparian habitat as well.  Enjoy a mid-morning departure with a stop for a delicious, picnic lunch at our exclusive Pine Creek campsite. 

From here, you have the option to continue through the whitewater section for an additional $25, or return to Jackson.  The minimum age for the whitewater section is 6 years old. The trip is approximately four hours roudtrip from Jackson for the scenic section only; approximately six hours round trip from Jackson when continuing through the whitewater section. 

For those continuing on the whitewater section, there is a brief rendezvous with our bus, where you have the opportunity to put safely aboard your cameras, binoculars and other personal items you don't want to get wet during the whitewater portion.  The whitewater stretch is 8 miles of pure excitement! The bus will meet you at the whitewater landing for your mid-day return ride to Jackson. 

Early Season Upper Canyon Scenic Float with Deli Lunch:

*For an additional $25, this trip can be extended to include the 8-mile Whitewater section. Minimum age for the whitewater section is 6 years old.

Late Season Upper Canyon Scenic Float with Deli Lunch:

*For an additional $25, this trip can be extended to include the 8-mile Whitewater section. Minimum age for the whitewater section is 6 years old.