Gauley/New Rafting Companies

[Guest]

I want to take a short trip this summer to West Virginia to go rafting and I'm looking for recommendations on a company. Either river is fine.

-Mostly inexperienced rafters
-I'd like a package deal, either cabin or camping + rafting, if possible/economical.

[Ukraine Train]

I just came back from a weekend at Songer Whitewater with about 60 people from college. We did the lower New, it was a blast. Class 3-5 so I wouldn't recommend it for pre-teens but we had plenty of adult first timers and they had fun. They have a campground with cabins that I haven't seen the inside of. We just tent-camp in the "party field" but there is also another field where you can camp that's quieter. The guides are great, they go over all the basics and brief you on how to go through each rapid and where to swim if you get tossed out. We paid $80/person for three days of camping and a day of rafting, though I'm not sure if that's the standard price because we go every year and bring 60-80 people. The day you go rafting they provide breakfast, lunch on the river, and dinner. I've also gone with Class VI before. It's been a while but I remember them being pretty good too. Rivermen is another outfitter you can check out. Remember the sunscreen! I didn't and am paying for it hehe.

http://www.songerwhitewater.com/
http://www.rivermen.com/
http://www.class-vi.com/

[Guest]

Found one..going to do the Lower New..doing the camping/rafting package, too..it was a little bit more because of July 4th. Glad to hear you had a good time.

How long was the raft trip?

[Ukraine Train]

We spent about 6 hours on the water.