West Virginia White Water Rafting on the New River and Gauley River

New River Rafting and Gauley River Rafting offer spectacular white water rafting for all ages with high adventure and family-friendly trips.

America's Best Whitewater - The New and Gauley Rivers

Whitewater rafting in West Virginia is renowned for big water, easy to extreme trip options, incredible scenery, and tons of fun.

Go Rafting with the Most Experienced River Companies in West Virginia

Class VI - Mountain River, Rivermen and Songer all have long histories of excellence and pioneering West Virginia white water adventures. The hardest part of your rafting trip will be choosing which company you want to raft with!

Class VI-Mountain River:

Founded in 1978, Class VI was one of the first rafting companies in West Virginia on the New River Gorge and Gauley River Canyon.
Mountain River Tours (dba Adventures Mountain Rivers) joined Class VI in 2009. The combined company is Class VI-Mountain River.
Ranked one of the Best Adventure Companies on Earth, by National Geographic Adventure Magazine in 2008 and 2009.
Specializing in highest quality family and friends adventures, Class VI-Mountain River has introduced over 500,000 guests to the thrills and wonder of white water rafting.
Learn more about Class VI- Mountain River's history.

Rivermen

Founded in 1980 by the Campbell family, The Rivermen has a rich history of providing ultimate whitewater rafting experiences.
Named for the original Rivermen: highly skilled Native Americans and early frontiersmen who traveled the rivers.
Specializing in delivering the highest adrenaline rides down the rivers.
Learn more about The Rivermen's history.

Songer
Founded in 1978 by SONtheimer and GERwick, Songer has a very loyal following they consistently provide with great rafting adventures.
Strong reputation for great, personable customer service
Known for good, old fashioned fun - haven't you seen the decorated helmets?
Learn more about Songer's history.

West Virginia white water rafting is renowned as "America's Best Whitewater" because of the renowned New and Gauley Rivers.

At Adventure On The Gorge you'll find a variety of whitewater rafting trips, from express trips of 2 hours, half day trips, full day trips, and multi-day adventures. Ages 5 through 80+ can go on our trips, just pick the one that's right for you.

The New River

The ancient New River runs from spring through fall with two sections, the family-friendly Upper New and the exciting Lower New.
Learn more about New River rafting.

The Gauley River

The thrilling Gauley River runs spring and summer at modest flows, but come fall the Summersville Dam releases huge flows for the world-famous Gauley Season- 6 weeks of some of the best white water paddling in the world.
Learn more about Gauley River rafting.

Need help with what to bring on your rafting vacation? Read our What to Wear Rafting.

Rafting Vacation Packages

We have the largest number of white water rafting packages to choose from any where in West Virginia (or probably the East Coast, it's true.) We can match your budget with the vacation best suited to your level of comfort and adventure.

Check out our Rafting Vacation Packages here.

History of West Virginia Rafting

The history of West Virginia rafting is deeply entwined in the history of rafting in America. What began in 1968 as a single outfitter running a few trips on the New River has grown into a $20 million industry attracting visitors from around the world.