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The Adventure River Center is the most comprehensive outdoor adventure instructional facility in the Pacific Northwest. From our base you can learn to river guide, kayak, fly fish, and cross-country ski. We offer several scheduled package options or can provide groups with custom adventure instruction. All of our courses include all specialty adventure gear and the option of rustic luxury lodging at the charming Adventure River House. Please see the Destination Wilderness website for more information on the oldest and most established weeklong river guide school in the northwest.

Following are summaries of the instruction and retreat packages available.
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For individuals, groups or families looking to enjoy while learning comprehensive outdoor adventure skills we recommend our Specialized Retreats. These multi-day experiences feature participation and instruction in several different outdoor activites: rafting, kayaking, rock climbing, ropes course, fly fishing, nature intrepretation, and more! Always positive and supportive, our retreats leave participants feeling rewarded, confident, and filled with new found knowledge and skills. We offer Women's Exploration and Adventure Retreats, Corporate Adventure Retreats and Excursions, Family and Friends Outdoor Skills Classes, and Outdoor Nature Explorations.

The Adventure River Center offers several different river guide instructional packages. Our seven-day school takes place on three different rivers in the Pacific Northwest and serves as an exceptional foundation for potential professional guides and private river runners looking to learn skills needed to take family and friends rafting. For more info on these schools please see the Destination Wilderness website. Our two and three-day mini river guiding seminars provide families and friends with great insights into guiding basics and serves as a stepping stone to raft guiding.

The McKenzie River is a perfect river on which to learn how to kayak. Long calms on the river allow students to get comfortable in the kayak on a river. Entry level rapids provide opportunities to discover ferrying and getting in and out of eddies. And the fun and playful class III rapids help students refine new skills. Many different class options are available.

If you have been wanting to try your hand at fly fishing on a beautiful alpine river, then consider our fly fishing courses. Located on the McKenzie river, one of the premier trout rivers in the world, these instructional trips include all fishing gear, fly and equipment overview, casting instruction, and more. These courses feature on-land casting instruction, an overview of flies and equipment, and personalized, small group instruction. We also offer women-only fishing instruction, taught by female guides. Multi-day trips with time on the river, drifting from one prime fishing spot to another and overnight lodging at the Adventure River House are also available.


The highest mountain passes in Oregon are within 30 minutes of the Adventure River Center. These passes host some of the best natural cross-country ski areas in the Pacific Northwest. Snow-covered fire roads lead up and into thick forests and are ideal trails for backcountry skiing instruction. Our cross country ski classes are ideal for those who want to learn how to safely enter into the quiet, beautiful, and scenic world of wilderness skiing. These two and three-day courses include overnighting at the cozy and charming woodstove-warmed Adventure River House.