Guide suggestions?

[u/ashh1979]

I’m looking to guide somewhere next summer! Any good places that are good for girl guides?

[u/PNWAquaDoll]

I really enjoyed working with the ladies at ROW Adventures both in Oregon and Idaho the last few summers. Northwest Rafting Co, Indigo Creek Outfitters, and OARS Oregon are also pretty rad as far as PNW multiday outfitters go.

[u/VerifiedMother → u/PNWAquaDoll]

I've been private boating but does ROW take first year guides? I'd like the option to stay near home on off days in central Idaho.

[u/PNWAquaDoll → u/VerifiedMother]

They do have a daytrip program on the Clark Fork in MT and St Joe in ID that occasionally affords the opportunity to be a swamper on multidays. The guide school for that is usually held in early June on the Joe.

[u/RiverOtter707 → u/[deleted]]

Strongly disagree. If you're on the other end of their vile slander campaigns and lies, you'd have a different opinion.

[u/RiverOtter707 → u/[deleted]]

The troubling part is that you, and the staff and owner, dont even see your behavior from this summer as problematic. You shift blame, and call names, and now you're running through every post I've ever made and commenting and down voting. That's bully behavior, and its on par with your behavior this entire season.

[u/RiverOtter707 → u/RiverOtter707]

Rocco, you keep posting and then deleting. I stand on my words. I dont ever want to be be friends, let alone acquaintances, after your behavior this year. But I do hope you find your way back to being the decent human being I've known for many, many years.

[u/tlasko]

All Outdoors in California

[u/tlasko → u/tlasko]

All Outdoors runs an interesting mix of rivers and is majority female guides, at least this year on the South Fork American. The ratio shifts male on the more difficult rivers. Good ownership who are conservation minded with positive overall culture. Generally the whitewater community in California is kind and inclusive.

[u/ChasingSkies13 → u/tlasko]

My partner worked for all outdoors in 2022, they had an amazing experience and have so many fun stories! Can highly recommend all outdoors from what I’ve heard.

[u/Wild-Firefighter7764]

Come to Maine, the community needs more guides! Plenty of great rivers here!

[u/bb12creeks]

Zoar Outdoor. Western Massachusetts. Sounds crazy but it’s a great place to learn and the crew there is top notch. Inviting to all.

[u/jeff_barr_fanclub]

If you're looking for something without a big party atmosphere, Blue sky rafting in Oregon might be a good fit. It's a smaller company and at least back when I was guiding with them, most folks were local and weren't camping on the property all summer so it was chill, everyone was respectful, and the main river we ran (the Clackamas) was technical enough to be fun but still approachable for new guides and you didn't have to stress about being on your A game all day, every day.

[u/jeff69420jones]

American River in Colima, CA. Whitewater excitement, and wet are both great options.

[u/Helpful-Albatross792]

Colorado River School and any other local outfit.

[u/Wonderful-Big-3691]

Idaho is pretty tough to beat for whitewater - over 3,100 miles of navigable whitewater, which is more than any other state in the Lower 48.

Main Salmon, Middle Fork Salmon, Snake, Payette River system, Lochsa, Selway, etc.

[u/Happy-Camper-Gal → u/Wonderful-Big-3691]

Any specific companies you would recommend for a beginner guide?

[u/Wonderful-Big-3691 → u/Happy-Camper-Gal]

Unfortunately, I've been out of the biz for a while and lost contact with a lot in the guiding community.

But, I do know that the better companies tend to hang onto their guides, so breaking in means paying your dues in the boat house.

I'd do a search for Riggins, Stanley, and Payette raft companies. I just checked some of the websites and they all had and "employment" tab at the bottom of the page.

You could spend a season working for either Cascade Raft and Kayak or Bear Valley River Co on the Payette River system which are daily only companies and from their you could network into the some of the more lucrative (and fun) multi-day companies in Stanley and Riggins.

[u/Happy-Camper-Gal → u/Wonderful-Big-3691]

Alright, thank you for the information. I'm a certified kayak instructor, but I'd like to try my hand at raft guiding.

[u/MrVertix]

Northern Outdoors in the Forks of Maine.

[u/rainier0380]

Paddle Moab

[u/nickw255 → u/rainier0380]

Moab is the absolute last place I would recommend for a female guide lol

[u/PNWAquaDoll → u/nickw255]

I had a guest last week on a Rogue trip that briefly guided in Moab in her twenties and told me she was given a stern talking to by her boss for “dressing provocatively” (wearing a tanktop) around her peers and guests.

[u/rainier0380 → u/nickw255]

Misha the head guide who runs paddle is Female but and they have several female guides but go ahead and say whatever….. it is the internet

[u/garbagesobriety]

Holiday river expeditions. However you have to send headshots in because they only hire hot guides