Oregon, Northern California, and Idaho Rafting

World-Class Whitewater Rafting Trips with Ashland Oregon's Momentum River Expeditions

  • The Salmon River
  • The Rogue River
  • The California Salmon
  • Clear Creek
  • The Upper Klamath
  • The Salmon River
  • The Lower Owyhee
  • The Illinois River
  • The Rogue River
  • The Rogue River
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Welcome to Momentum River Expeditions!

We are a small guide owned and operated company offering whitewater rafting in Oregon, Northern California, and Idaho - including trips from our home in beautiful Ashland Oregon. You will enjoy world-class rivers in small groups with unparalleled personal service, organic meals, and guides with 8+ years of experience leading trips around the world. We offer rafting ranging from mild to heart pounding, from half-day trips to 9-day wilderness adventures; most are off the beaten path, and all offer incredible whitewater and scenery. Whether you're a first-timer or an experienced paddler, join us for a river trip like no other!

Visit our About Us and Why Momentum pages to learn more or Choose a Rafting Trip with our interactive rivers map

Featured Rafting Trips

  • Idaho's Main Salmon River 6 Day - Class III - IV
    Idaho's Main Salmon River 6 Day - Class III - IV
    A journey through the largest wilderness area in the lower 48 states on a river with a timelessness and mountain grandeur that is matched by few. It is a trip of a lifetime, one of the world’s premier wilderness trips. Offered June – September  >>...
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  • Rogue River 3 to 4-Day – Class III - IV
    Rogue River 3 to 4-Day – Class III - IV
    The Rogue is an iconic American classic, a wilderness playground. One of the world’s great summer wilderness trips complete with remote riverside lodges. Varied craft choices satisfy a wide range of tastes and skill levels. These trips sell out quickly - now is the time to get your best choice of dates or to plan a custom or charter trip. Check it out this summer - June - September...
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  • Custom and Charter Rafting trips
    Custom and Charter Rafting trips
    You choose the river... You choose the dates... You choose your companions... And we make it happen! We specialize in putting together custom trips on our regularly run rivers, on rarely rafted rivers, and on combinations of rivers - it is one of our Passion's. Now is a great time to look at the possibilities for 2012!...
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  • The California Salmon 3-Day/3-Night – Class V
    The California Salmon 3-Day/3-Night – Class V
    California's premier spring run, this is one of the best class V adventures in the country! This is truly a world-class, high-adventure whitewater run. Offered spring only: April to mid June...
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Momentum and Our Environment

We have a strong commitment to the environment and its incredible wild areas and believe business's can help inspire solutions to the environmental crisis.


Momentum and Our Environment

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Recent Testimonials From Our Guests

Hi Arden, Thank you!! Rafting was Cloe and Tia\'s favorite part of the trip and they are wondering when we can return to Ashland to go on the Upper Klamath. See you in 2012! Best, Sherri

Erik, We also had a wonderful time - thank you so much for being such a wonderful guide! You made the trip one that we will never forget. Sincerely, Darcy

Dear Arden, Pete and Mike, It’s been over a month since we adventured down the Rogue with you all, yet we still drink coffee from our beat up Momentum mugs and talk about our late summer in Oregon. Rudy grew in inch...

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Rafting Blog

Oregon Shakespeare Festival 2012: Review of the Captivating Chinese Fairy Tale “The White Snake”
  Well done, OSF!  This play is a rolling display of stunning visuals, from the ensemble umbrella-snake to shimmering forest boughs that drop from the sky, from stormy ocean waves crashing across the stage to color...

Is there a cooler Holiday gift then a Rafting Trip?
We are not sure, but a river trip is pretty cool! And it is a very unique gift for the adventurous, for those that like to take vacations, and for those that really need to take vacations. It is also … 2012 Second Annual Rogue River Farm to Fork 4-Day Rafting Trip
A unique and amazing way to experience the world famous Rogue River, experience remarkable artisan meals featuring food and wine from the Southern Oregon region, and support local farming. 4 – Days June 20th ̵...