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.
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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
- Whitewater Rafting
- Cafe OWL
- Fire Pits
- Sandy Beach
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Camping, Cabins,
Glamping, Cabana - Beach Volleyball
- Pontoon boat cruise
What to Bring Rafting
Gear for Rafting
Bring for Rafting
- Bathing suit / swim shorts
- Sunscreen
- Rashguard / sun protection shirt
- Towel and dry change of clothes
- A small duffel bag or backpack
- Optional: A buff or bandana
- Shoes with a back strap that stay securely on your feet
- You cannot wear flip flops, crocs or have bare feet while rafting!
Considerations for cold rafting days
- Wetsuit rental: overalls & jacket
- Wool socks / wool hat
- Light wool /synthetic sweater
- Paddling jacket (light windbreaker)
- Synthetic / wool bottoms
Tips
- Cotton is cold! We strongly suggest that you do not wear any cotton clothing on the river.
- When cotton gets wet it keeps you cold, even on a hot day it is not advised.
Rafting Requirements
Medium and high intensity rafting guests must weigh a minimum of 90lb (41kg).
Low intensity rafting guests must weigh a minimum of 50lb (23kg).
Proper footwear is required for all rafting trips.
All guests must sign a waiver.
If you are CAMPING
- Tent & sleeping pads
- Sleeping bag and pillow
- Towels & Toiletries
- Flashlight
If you are staying in a CABIN
- Sleeping bag or blankets
- Pillows & Sheets
- Towels & Toiletries
- Flashlight
If you are staying in a CABANA
- Towels & Toiletries
- Flashlight
If you are staying in a GLAMPING TENT
- Towels & Toiletries
- Flashlight
Check-in & Check-out times
Day Trips
The briefing begins at your scheduled trip time – please arrive 15-30 minutes before to complete your check-in.
All rafters must check in at the office – wristbands cannot be collected by group leaders.
One Night
Stay & Raft Packages
You are welcome to check in any time after 5:00pm the evening before your trip.
Two Night Packages
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, check out is expected prior to departing for your rafting trip. We have change rooms and showers available for your use after your rafting trip.
OWL Resort
Cafe OWL
* Taking a drink to-go? Bring your own thermos or mug!
Fire Pit
Sandy Beach
Frisbee Golf Course
Beach Volleyball
Other great amenities
Travelling to OWL
Reservation Policy
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
Yearly Event at Owl Rafting Thank you to our guides Tim and Lucas on our 2 days of high intensity rafting. Every year a great experience and we will be back again. Appreciate you sharing your stories and make our ride a memorable one. Thank you to all the staff who work together to make our experience awesome!!!
Adventurous and fun. My partner and I recently enjoyed a two day High Intensity Whitewater rafting trip with Owl Rafting on the Ottawa River. The front office and kitchen staff plus the River guides were all excellent. A special shout out to Easton, our guide on day 1, who was amazing. I strongly recommend a stay at Owl Rafting and a trip down the rapids - you will get wet, so enjoy!
Will definitely rebook! Our rafting guides Sophie and Corinne were out of this world, they made our experience so memorable, the whole staff was welcoming, knowledgeable and enthusiastic. The value for our dollar made our 2 days and 3 nights feel like money really well spent. The facilities and recreational activities were spread out so that despite the crowd size we never waited for meals, or use of any of the free to use equipment.
An unforgettable Ottawa River adventure! Our day with OWL Rafting was one of the absolute highlights of our trip! We chose the Franky Medium-Intensity Rafting Adventure, and it was the perfect combination of excitement, beautiful scenery, laughter, and relaxation.A huge thank you to our guide, Franky. He was knowledgeable, funny, professional, and made everyone feel safe and confident from the moment we launched. His enthusiasm and passion for rafting were infectious, and he struck the perfect balance between keeping us safe and making sure we had an amazing time. He truly made the experience unforgettable.
The entire operation is exceptionally well organized. From check-in and transportation to the safety briefing and equipment, everything ran smoothly. You can tell the team has been doing this for years and genuinely cares about giving guests a first-class experience.
The rafting itself was fantastic, with exciting rapids that were just the right level of challenge. The scenery along the Ottawa River is stunning, and there was never a dull moment.
What really sets OWL Rafting apart is that the adventure doesn't end when you leave the rapids. We had the opportunity to cliff jump (completely optional, but an absolute blast!), followed by a relaxing pontoon boat ride to a delicious riverside BBQ. The food was excellent, the atmosphere was fun and welcoming, and it was the perfect way to unwind after an adrenaline-filled day on the water.
From beginning to end, the experience exceeded our expectations. OWL Rafting has created far more than a rafting trip—they've created a full-day adventure that's exciting, well organized, and genuinely memorable.
We can't recommend OWL Rafting and Franky highly enough. Whether it's your first time rafting or you're an experienced paddler, you'll have an incredible day.
Five stars without hesitation! We left with huge smiles, wonderful memories, and we're already looking forward to coming back. Thank you, Franky and the entire OWL Rafting team! 🚣🌊😊
Amazing day/ride even with the rain and cold weather! We did the one day high intensity rafting tour with Lucas as our tour guide. The weather was 17, it rained a bit and was windy so we were happy we rented the one piece dry suit that’s for sure!! Lucas was amazing and so was Archie (we followed each other’s rafts and he was our greeter). All of the staff was amazing and everything was well organized and perfect. I have already recommended Owl to all our friends and family. I will definitely be doing this trip again!
Incredible experience Amazing experience for our family (10 ppl ages 5-65). We did the low and medium rafting which was the perfect combo to include the low on day one and there was tons of activities to keep the non rafters entertained. The food was excellent and the kitchen accommodated my daughter’s multiple allergies including making adjustments to some items to ensure her safety. We stayed in cabins 1&2 which had a great little lawn to toss a baseball and for kids to run around. Will definitely return for the high intensity experience.
Awesome experience! Will return with a family member to share the wonderful time I had. Ben was our guide on our raft and you couldn't ask for a more caring and friendly person. He was right there for me when I went overboard.He was very clear with his instructions and made sure we were "all on board" - lol






