GREEN RIVER GORGE - SEATTLE'S BEST KEPT SECRET

Often overshadowed by the Skykomish, the Green River is a twisting, wild, boulder-choked whitewater run that will have you paddling through a beautiful steep-walled canyon and begging for more at the take out. 

River rafters paddling through "The Nozzle". 

Launching from beautiful Kanaskat - Palmer State Park it won’t take long for you to realize the secluded, green scenery that this incredible river has to offer. With Wildwater being one of the few companies to host river rafting adventures on this magical stretch, you will join the small list of people that have had the opportunity to take in the sheer beauty of the Green River Gorge.

Lush green scenery surrounds you during your entrance to "The Nozzle".

Listed as a class IV stretch you can imagine that the river provides excellent and thrilling whitewater action. With notorious and challenging rapids “Mercury,” “Pipeline,” and “The Nozzle” you can expect to get your whitewater “fix” on this stretch of river. Along with the rewarding whitewater rapids you will also view beautiful waterfalls cascading down the 150-300 foot tall canyon walls on this 4 hour river rafting trip ending in Flaming Geyser State Park.

View waterfalls spilling from the canyon walls hundreds of feet above you.

The combination of constant whitewater action and stunning scenery make the Green River a guest and guide favorite. Due to the Green River’s classifications we do have a requirement of 16 years or older to raft and that all river rafting guests are physically fit.

The Green is only available in the Spring months of April and May due to its short window of appropriate river flows to raft. Howard Hanson Dam releases throughout the Spring season from a reservoir that collects storm and snow runoff from the headwaters of the Green River and Winter snow pack.

Expect to participate in paddling the raft down this challenging but rewarding river. 

As soon as the reservoir fills the dam starts releasing to ensure ample room for the next runoff to collect in the reservoir. This procedure can make for an interesting booking and planning process for our whitewater rafting trips, but we haven’t given up hope! Instead we have created an ability for our guests to be placed on our Green River waiting list. We then keep in close contact with employees of Howard Hanson to pinpoint when the river will be at an appropriate level to raft. 

Depending on the reservoirs level the dam release schedule can provide just the right flow, too much water, or not enough to ensure the ability of us getting out on the river. This hasn't stopped many of Washington’s river rafting enthusiasts from getting involved with some of the first river rafting trips of the season.

Get your whitewater "fix" while paddling through the class III and IV rapids on the Green River.

If you are interested in getting placed on our Green River waiting list please contact us in the office at 1.800.522.WILD or email us at info@wildwater-river.com. 

All we need is first & last name, contact phone number, and preferred month/date you wish to raft. We will take care of all the rest.

We reserve the right to change or cancel any rafting trips due to inappropriate river levels, weather conditions, or other circumstances beyond our control.