- 5 - 6 Hours
A thrilling 10.5-mile river trip for groups of 4+, lasting 5-6 hours with class I & II rapids. Begins at Buchanan riverfront and ends with a 3:30 PM shuttle from Alpine boat landing, offering stunning mountain and wilderness views.
A thrilling 10.5-mile river trip for groups of 4+, lasting 5-6 hours with class I & II rapids. Begins at Buchanan riverfront and ends with a 3:30 PM shuttle from Alpine boat landing, offering stunning mountain and wilderness views.
A popular camping trip with low miles each day. Great for 3 day fish / paddle camp trip option!
Enjoy 2 great nights of camping, with two full days paddling, ending back where you started.
First river day is a 15 mile paddle, followed by a 9.5 mile 2nd day paddle ending where your cars are parked.
One full day paddle to our Back Run Campground, followed by a short paddle day two. This trip features some fun rapids, great wilderness scenery, and great Blue Ridge Mountain views.
Enjoy 2 great nights of camping, with a full day paddling the river back to your campsite. River trip is 15.5 miles long and typically takes 6 – 7 hours to paddle at a normal pace.
Join a 3-day/2-night river adventure camping at deluxe riverfront glamping sites.
3 Day / 2 night James River paddle trip with Glamping campsites each night. 37 miles with class I & II rapids from Iron Gate to Buchanan.
This trip combines our best 2-day/1-night trip with a deluxe campsite.
Paddle 45 miles over 4 days. Great mountain views with plenty of class I & II rapids to keep it exciting.
Come and experience our Sunset river adventure. Discover how different the river is as the day comes to a close.
Kayak Craft Beer Adventure Our signature 6 mile Arcadia kayak trip followed by a trip to a local brewery.
This 13.5 mile trip is our longest and most remote day trip and takes most groups a full 6 hours to complete.
Paddle 63 miles, covering the entire Upper James River Water Trail.
Cover 27 miles over 3 days.
Our most popular 3-day trip covers 37 miles. Great views, lots of fun rapids. Best river front camping on Upper James River.
This great short overnight trip covers 10.5 miles, perfect for a fishing trip or those wanting shorter paddle times each day.
This is a classic 2-day wilderness canoe camping trip.
This is our best and most popular overnight trip. We cover 21 miles over two days.
Equipment rental only
Take a quick 1.5-mile tubing trip at 2:45, 3:15 or 4:00 p.m. only.
Enjoy our 1.5-mile tubing trip on the Upper James River. You can go twice during the day, making it an up to 3-hour activity.
A great 6-mile river trip with plenty of exciting class I and II rapids. This trip is very scenic with impressive Blue Ridge Mountain views.
Our shortest, easiest trip. Its 5-mile, generally takes about 2-hours trip with a one class II rapids and a mile long wave field near the end.
Our most popular trip. A 4-hour, 9-mile trip with class I and II rapids ending at our shop in Buchanan.