Whitewater Rafting by State

There are 477 whitewater rafting companies across 30 states on Whitewatr. Here's a state-by-state breakdown with outfitter counts, average pricing, and top rivers.

State	Companies	Avg. Starting Price	Top Rivers
Colorado	116	$120	Clear Creek, Colorado River, Gore Canyon
Idaho	52	$1127	Salmon River, Middle Fork Salmon River, Main Salmon River
California	42	$139	Colorado River (Grand Canyon), Merced River, Tuolumne River
Tennessee	37	$44	Pigeon River, Ocoee River, Nolichucky River
Oregon	27	$275	Deschutes River, McKenzie River, White Salmon River
Alaska	23	$595	Talkeetna River, various Alaska rivers, Tatshenshini River
Utah	22	$567	Colorado River (Grand Canyon), Colorado River (Cataract Canyon, Fisher Towers, day trips), Green River
North Carolina	22	$59	Watauga River, Green River, Nantahala River
West Virginia	20	$86	New River, Gauley River, Greenbrier River
Montana	18	$148	Flathead River, Gallatin River, Main Salmon River
Washington	16	$88	Wenatchee River, White Salmon River, Tieton River
Maine	13	$90	Kennebec, Penobscot, Dead
Pennsylvania	11	$23	Youghiogheny River, Lehigh River, Delaware River
Wyoming	9	$91	Shoshone River, North Fork Shoshone River, Wind River
Arizona	8	$1700	Colorado River (Grand Canyon)
New Mexico	7	$57	Rio Grande (Racecourse, Taos Box, Rio Grande Gorge), Rio Chama, Rio Grande (Rio Grande Gorge, Racecourse, Pilar)
Georgia	6	$79	Ocoee River, Chattahoochee River (Columbus urban whitewater park), Chattooga River
New York	4	$25	Hudson River, Moose River
Arkansas	3	—	Buffalo River, Buffalo National River
New Hampshire	3	$1450	Androscoggin River, Connecticut River
Virginia	3	$32	Shenandoah River (North & South Fork), Shenandoah River (South Fork), Shenandoah River
Massachusetts	2	—	Deerfield River
New Jersey	2	—	Delaware River
South Carolina	2	$55	Chattooga River, Chattooga River (Sections III & IV)
Maryland	2	—	Potomac River, Cheat River (WV), Upper Youghiogheny River (MD)
Kentucky	2	—	Cumberland River, Big South Fork, Elkhorn Creek
Wisconsin	2	$178	Menominee River, Peshtigo River
Texas	1	—	Rio Grande
Oklahoma	1	$22	Illinois River
Minnesota	1	—	St. Croix River

Note: States with higher average prices (AZ, UT, AK) reflect multi-day expedition trips. Day trip prices in those states are comparable to other regions.

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