Family Float Trip

Fun for the Entire Family!

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Rates

Peak Season: June 21st-August 31st

Weekdays

• Per Person: $67

Saturdays

• Per Person: $78

Sundays

• Per Person: $72

*One person rides for free with every 12 guests booked!

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Duration and Location

• Approximately 3 hours long

• The Float Trips meet at our base in Charlemont, Massachusetts. Registration starts at the start time of your trip.

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About the Family Float Trip

This guided rafting float trip on the Deerfield River is the perfect active recreation to add to your family vacation in New England or to create an adventure getaway with your kids. With a minimum age of 5 allowed on our family float trips, you can show your children the fun and thrill of rafting as they learn to paddle, perhaps for the first time.

Our Family Float Trip showcases the beauty of the lower Deerfield River as it meanders through farmland and the rolling Berkshire foothills along the historic Mohawk Trail. Our professional river guides provide insight into the natural and cultural history of the area.

With opportunities to swim and splash in the waters of the Deerfield, this trip provides a wonderful afternoon adventure for families, scout and camp groups.

Along the way we stop at a private swimming hole to enjoy the sun, scenery, and a family friendly snack.

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What To Bring and Wear

Expect everything you bring with you on the raft to get wet!

• In warm summer weather, some guests are comfortable in bathing suits/swim trunks or light layers. Shorts and sun shirts are recommended, as most guests find just bathing suits uncomfortable.

• In cooler weather, wool and synthetic materials such as polypropylene, nylon, and fleece, are appropriate for cooler air and water temperatures.

• Wetsuits, splash jackets, and neoprene river booties are available for rental if you need them. We ask you to not wear cotton, as it will keep you cold and wet throughout the trip.

• You are required to wear sneakers or other shoes that can be secured to your feet. No flip-flops or Crocs!

• Extra money for souvenirs, snacks, gratuities, etc.

• Bring any required medications such as EpiPen, inhalers, diabetic medications.

• Before the trip, please leave any and all valuables including money as well as your dry clothes and towels for after the trip in your locked vehicle. Keep your car keys with you during registration, as we will collect those and put them in a lock box before gearing up, then return them to you when you get off the boats.

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Participation Requirements

Adventurers on the Family Float Trip:

• Must be 5 years old or older.
• Must sign their own waiver, and if under 18 also have a legal guardian sign for them.

For all of our whitewater trips, guests must be able/willing to do the following:

• Must wear our helmet and our personal flotation device (PFD)*.
• Respond to and follow verbal or visual instruction.
• Independently roll face up in water while wearing a PFD
• Demonstrate dynamic sitting position with head above water (sitting upright), and float with feet up in water.
• Be able to navigate with minimal assistance on rocky, uneven ground and descend staircases with no railings.

*Our helmets fit a maximum head circumference of 62cm (24.4 inches). Our PFDs fit a maximum chest size of 56 inches.

For our Family Float Trip, guests may choose not to paddle. Paddling is not required.

Don't forget to read your confirmation letter (there is a lot of useful information in there!).

Call our office if you have any additional questions. We're always happy to help!