OWL Rafting

Plan Your Rafting Adventure

Get ready for an unforgettable river experience. From choosing the right trip to knowing what to bring, here’s everything you need to plan your perfect rafting adventure.

Plan Your Adventure

Need help planning your whitewater vacation?

We’ve put together this short rafting checklist of things to bring and suggestions to make sure you come prepared for a great time with us!

We Offer

What to Bring Rafting

Gear for Rafting

Bring for Rafting

Considerations for cold rafting days

Tips

Rafting Requirements

For adventure rafting, sport rafts and sport yaks, guests must be a minimum of 90lb (41kg). Soft Adventure rafting guests must be a minimum of 50lb (23kg). Proper footwear is required for all rafting trips.
Gear for Overnight

If you are CAMPING

If you are staying 
in a CABIN

If you are staying 
in a CABANA

If you are staying 
in a CABIN

Check-in & Check-out times

Check In

Day Trips

The briefing begins at your 
scheduled trip time – 
please arrive 15-30 minutes before 
to complete your check-in.


One Night

7:15am or 8:30am trip
You are welcome to check in 
any time after 5:00pm the evening before your trip.
11:30am or 1:30pm
please sign in at the trip time.

Two Night Packages

You are welcome to check in any time after 5:00pm the evening prior to your first day of activity.
Check Out
All overnight packages that include cabin upgrades or tent rental have a check out time of 11:00 a.m. 
If you are rafting this day, you will need to check out prior to departing for your rafting trip. 
We have change rooms and showers available for your use after your rafting trip.

*Our quiet hours are midweek at 11pm and Friday / Saturdays at 1am.

OWL Resort

Our waterfront resort is a beautiful space to spend the evening.

Cafe OWL

Stop by Cafe OWL to treat yourself to a warm beverage, or baked good to enjoy by the water’s edge.

* Taking a drink to-go? Bring your own thermos or mug!

Fire Pit

Enjoy the cozy fire at water’s edge while taking in the sunset.

Sandy Beach

Enjoy our SUPs, kayaks, and canoes to cruise over to our floating dock.
*Unsupervised beach

Frisbee Golf Course

Play our 9-hole Frisbee Golf Course using our disks and score sheets.

Beach Volleyball

Enjoy our waterfront beach volleyball with professional nets.

Other great amenities

Soccer Field | Horse Shoes | Life-sized Jenga | Sauna | Playground

Travelling to OWL

The OWL Rafting Resort is a 1.5 hour drive from Ottawa, 3.5 hours from Montreal, and 5 hrs from Toronto.
Google Maps Link. Bus from Ottawa to Cobden: Book Bus

Reservation Policy

Within 30 days of the trip date, a cancellation fee of $50 per person per day is applied. Outside of 30 days of the trip date a full refund is given. No transfers or refunds for cancellations within 7 days of the trip date.

All prices, excluding accommodations are per person and subject to a $15/person per day river access fee.

Minimum rafting numbers: OWL Rafting reserves the right to cancel rafting trips that have fewer then 20 rafters
enrolled. OWL Rafting will contact rafters with at least 3 days notice if a rafting trip is cancelled due to low
enrollment. OWL Rafting will first offer a transfer to another rafting date. In the case that an alternate rafting date
is not possible OWL Rafting will cancel the rafting trip with a refund to the original payment method.

What Our Customers Are Saying

Client Reviews

Plan Your Trip with Us!

We’ve put together a short checklist of things to bring and suggestions to make sure you come prepared and have a great time with us.

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