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Our expert tips on what to wear for spring rafting in California will help you gear up for your next spring river trip so you can enjoy this excellent time to raft to the fullest— and in style!

Watch this multi-camera video of a raft flip on a Class V rapid during a guide training trip on the Cal Salmon. Then read a personal account of how it all happened from inside the raft – before, during and after the flip.

Compare these two spring rivers side by side and decide which you want to do first and which you want to do second!

We appreciate every guest who joined us this past California rafting season. Now that it is over, we have created a video to express our gratitude and give you a chance to reminisce about your own time on the river.

If you have your eyes set on rafting Goodwin Canyon, take notes as All-Outdoors owner Scott Armstrong gives tips on how to successfully run Goodwin’s two best and biggest rapids.

AO owner Scott Armstrong tells the story of him and his brothers on an early exploratory trip on Goodwin Canyon in 1999. That trip helped place this unique river into our large repertoire of California river trips.

Take a visual tour of the Class IV+ rapids on the Goodwin Canyon section of the Lower Stanislaus River just outside of Knights Ferry, California. This unique whitewater rafting opportunity comes along every October…

See what happens when an ocean surfer takes on river surfing for the very first time. This past week AO guide Trey Armstrong took advantage of a quieter day on the river and tried to surf Barking Dog Rapid on the South Fork of the American…

George’s first rafting trip was difficult and full of mishaps, but sparked a passion. His second trip the following year in 1963 was more sensible and more enjoyable. Listen to him tell the story and see the footage of this epic voyage…

Hear All-Outdoors owner Gregg Armstrong share how his family fell for rafting in the ’60s—and how the business keeps growing the family and the family keeps growing the business.