Rogue River Family Float to Discovery Park: Easy Rafting and Kayaking Near Ashland

The Rogue moves with a friendly pulse here—broad, green, and sunlit—nudging rafts past willow-fringed banks and basalt outcrops as ospreys patrol the sky. From a downtown Ashland pickup, the day arcs north toward the Rogue Valley, where the river’s easy Class I–II riffles invite kids, first-timers, and anyone craving a mellow day on the water. Paddles dip, the current does most of the work, and conversation carries as you slide beneath the lava-capped cliffs of the Table Rocks, those flat-topped landmarks the river seems to admire as it bends and glides.