Rafting the Upper Yough River
Whitewater Rafting in Maryland with Precision Rafting
Highlights
- Class III to Class IV rapids
- Total Time: 3-5 hrs
- Length: 10 Miles
- Beautiful wilderness setting
- Dam-controlled, guaranteed whitewater
Full Description
For ten breathtaking miles your adventure takes you through 20 consecutive major rapids-each one guaranteed to leave a lasting impression.
The Upper Yough (pronounced YOCK, rhymes with "rock") flows through one of the last remaining wilderness canyons in the Eastern U.S. The Upper Yough is world-renowned for continuous whitewater and an impressive average vertical drop of over 115 feet per mile over five miles. This creates a river adventure with non-stop intensity, exhilarating thrills, and adrenaline pumping action.
Famous for its tight and technical passages and continuous rapids, this is an impressive section of river. "The miracle mile" is a mile-long section that even seasoned rafters will not soon forget. This section of river was considered unraftable in the early stages of exploration. For ten breathtaking miles your adventure takes you through 20 consecutive major rapids—each one guaranteed to leave a lasting impression.
The action begins in May, with dam releases every Monday and Friday. And the whitewater continues into summer with whitewater dam releases beginning on the next-to-last Saturday in June and into the second Saturday in September—with one bonus Saturday the first Saturday in October.
Includes:
- After trip cookout
- First class equipment (paddle, helmet, lifejacket, self-bailing raft)
- Professional Registered Guide in every raft
- Transportation to/from the river
- Post trip slide show
Excludes:
- Wetsuits, booties, and paddling jackets (available for rent in cooler weather)
- Gratuities
About The Operator:
Precision Rafting
Headquarters:
Friendsville, Maryland
Established:
August 2010
Precision Rafting was founded by Roger Zbel and Phil Coleman in 1981 as a small company in Western Maryland to escape the already crowded rivers of West Virginia. At this point there were no self-bailing rafts and everyone in the business thought that rafting on the Upper Youghiogheny (Yough, for short) just couldn't be done. After several years of rafting the Upper Yough successfully more companies thought that it could be done and the crowds followed.
Today, Precision Rafting is the largest whitewater outfitter on the Upper Yough and provides the finest Whitewater Rafting near Deep Creek lake Maryland. From April through October we run exciting white water rafting trips down the Upper Youghiogheny (pronounced: "Yock"—rhymes with "rock") Cheat, Big Sandy, North Branch of the Potomac, and Savage rivers. Precision Rafting is your premiere whitewater outfitter for guided raft trips, scenic float trips, duckie trips (inflatable kayaks), and kayak lessons. Precision Rafting wants to make your next rafting adventure a very special and memorable experience, from mild to wild Precision Rafting has the right trip for you.