{"id":11322,"date":"2023-06-06T16:22:30","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T23:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/?p=11322"},"modified":"2025-05-30T16:27:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T23:27:01","slug":"south-fork-american-at-higher-flows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/south-fork-american-at-higher-flows\/","title":{"rendered":"See the South Fork American at Higher Flows &#8211; An Old Favorite, A New Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><i class=\"fa-regular fa-clock\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> View time: 1.5 mins<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In years with well above average snowpack, the volume of water running through the river increases during the spring and early summer, changing not only the rapids, but also the overall rafting experience. You may have rafted this river in the past, but listen as some of our returning guests talk about what makes the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/river\/south-fork-american\/welcome.htm\">South Fork American<\/a> a new river after a snowy winter.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-youtube su-u-responsive-media-yes\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LjVpGDeetto?\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture\" title=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-our-guests-say-it-best\">Our guests say it best!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"indent\"><em>&#8220;This year is a special year. These kinds of flows on the South Fork\u2026 I&#8217;ve never seen anything like this.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"indent\"><em>\u201cIt&#8217;s just amazing to see a lot of the technical features that are usually characteristic of this particular stretch basically just submerged underwater. It\u2019s very high speed!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"indent\"><em>\u201cWater level was high, it was bouncy and fun. We had a great time.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"indent\"><em>\u201cThis is our third time on the river. We were a little bit worried about the river and the volume of water after all of the rain and snow we&#8217;ve had this season, but it was absolutely fun! 100%! And it felt safe.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"indent\"><em>\u201cI find it super fun and exhilarating. I definitely wouldn&#8217;t be afraid of going rafting this year or any year to come.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"indent\"><em>\u201cMaybe you&#8217;ve done the South Fork before but this year is different, so you want to give it a shot!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Get more insight about All-Outdoors experience rafting in years with abundant snowpack:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/whitewater-pros-big-snowpack-leads-to-epic-california-rafting\/\"><strong>Watch Whitewater Pros: Big Snowpack Leads to Epic California Rafting<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"calls-2-action-cpt\">\n    <div class=\"container-fluid\"> \n            \n                <div class=\"row\">   \n            <div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n                <h2>Raft the South Fork American!<\/h2>\n                <p><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>This could be you!<\/strong> Paddle through fun, splashy rapids and soak in the river\u2019s beauty. 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          <div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n         <\/div>\n        <\/div> \n                  <\/div>\n<\/div> \n    <hr \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"post-author\">\n      <div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n    <em><small>Posted on June 6, 2023 by<\/small><\/em>\r\n    <div class=\"author-bio\">\r\n\t    <div class=\"col-sm-3\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jack-armstrong-grandson-of-founder-george-armstrong_avatar-192x192-1.jpg\" class=\"author-avatar img-responsive\" alt=\"Jack Armstrong Bio\" \/><\/div>\r\n\t    <div class=\"col-sm-9\">\r\n        <h3>Jack Armstrong<\/h3>\r\n\t\t<p>Jack grew up 35 minutes from AO headquarters, and is the grandson of our founder, George. 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