Experience the thrill of the fastest whitewater in Washington\nState! For one short month every September, the Tieton River becomes a wild\nride on Class 3 rapids, dropping 55 feet of elevation each mile!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Known as the \u201cflip-flop,\u201d this special time of year happens when\nthe water flowing out of the Rimrock Reservoir is increased, dramatically\naffecting the flow of the Tieton and Naches rivers. Designed to make way for\nspawning salmon and to provide for the irrigation needs of the Yakima Valley,\nthe flip-flop\u2019s additional benefit is turning the Tieton River into one of the\nbest whitewater rafting areas in all of Washington! The total trip is 12 miles\nlong, and takes around three hours. Since the water has been warmed in Rimrock\nLake all summer, this is also some of the warmest whitewater rafting in the\nstate!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To ensure you have a safe and exhilarating experience without\nthe worry, book a professionally guided rafting trip. Local guides are\nexperienced with every aspect of the challenges of the river, and will ensure\nyou have a thrilling and safe adventure! Even first-time rafters will be\npaddling like a pro within just a few minutes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Osprey Rafting Company<\/a>\u00a0offers all-inclusive tours to make your rafting trip as easy and as fun as possible.\u00a0They provide wetsuits, paddles, helmets, life jackets, safety talk, and friendly, experienced guides, as well as all your transportation to and from their staging area. Each trip includes a barbecue lunch of beef or veggie burgers, local watermelon, fresh corn-on-the-cob, chips and salsa and refreshing lemonade. If you want to stay overnight, take advantage of free camping right alongside the river!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Want to check out the action on the river before you take the\nride of your life? There are numerous areas along Highway 12 where you can\npull the car over to watch groups of rafters shooting by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Time slots fill up fast during this incredible time, so\u00a0book here<\/a>\u00a0now, or book online at https:\/\/ospreyrafting.com\/river-trips\/tieton-river-trips<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Experience the thrill of the fastest whitewater in Washington State! For one short month every September, the Tieton River becomes a wild ride on Class 3 rapids, dropping 55 feet of elevation each mile! Known as the \u201cflip-flop,\u201d this special time of year happens when the water flowing out of the Rimrock Reservoir is increased,… View Article<\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":274,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family-fun","category-outdoor-recreation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visityakima.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visityakima.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visityakima.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visityakima.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visityakima.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=273"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.visityakima.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":276,"href":"https:\/\/www.visityakima.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273\/revisions\/276"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visityakima.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visityakima.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visityakima.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visityakima.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}