Location: USFS Horse Creek Campground - McKenzie Bridge, OR
Note: We have Horse Creek Group Camp reserved for 5 day's and 4 nights during early July. Come on down and camp a couple nights or all week long. As well as rafting, there's also other outdoor activities like hiking, mountain biking and hot springs.
Date: Thursday, July 9th, 2026 thru Monday, July 13th, 2026
Rating: Class II+ to III+
Length: Various Sections with Lengths 9 to 13 Miles Each
Contact: Brenda Bunce, brenda.bunce@gmail.com
AW River Description: Olallie to Paradise: American Whitewater
Frissell to Finn Rock: American Whitewater
Finn Rock to Leaburg Dam: American Whitewater
River Levels: Vida Gauge @ American Whitewater
Trip Information:
Join us for an OWA Board sponsored week of rafting on the scenic McKenzie River. OWA has paid for the group campsite reservations at Horse Creek Group Camp for Wednesday, June 25th through 12pm on Sunday, June 29th. Potluck and Dutch oven dinners have yet to be determined (Dutch Oven is Encouraged). Breakfast, lunch and most dinners will be on your own.
This is a beautiful and scenic Class II-III+ river.
Option #1: Paradise to Bruckert, 9 miles. The first few miles are of a continuous class II.
Option #2: Frissell to Bruckert Bridge, 13 miles. Rapids are class II to II+ in nature.
Option #3: Olallie to Paradise, 9 miles. This is a beautiful section of river with numerous class II+ to III rapids. Fish Ladder the hardest rapid on this section is class III+ to IV-.
Max is 45 people.
Click here for directions to Horse Creek Group Campground. https://www.google.com/maps/search/horse+creek+campground+mckenzie+bridge,+oregon/@44.1751238,-122.1639473,16z/data=!3m1!4b1?hl=en
Please contact trip leader for further details or to sign up.
Brenda Bunce, brenda.bunce@gmail.com
References:
Soggy Sneakers by WKCC, Paddling Oregon by Robb Keller, Oregon River Tours by John Garren.
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