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Middle Fork Rafting Pricing & Trip Details

Trip Dates & Pricing

Launch Dates	Trip Length	Price*
June 2	5 Day Trip	$1542
June 11, 20, 29	6 Day Trip	$1850
July 7, 15, 23, 31	6 Day Trip	$1850
August 8, 16	6 Day Trip	$1850
August 24	5 Day Trip	$1542
Sept. 1, 9, 17, 25	5 Day Trip	$1542

* Children ages 11 and under $1442 for 5 Day trips and $1750 for 6-Day trips.
- All prices subject to 3% USFS user fee, $4.00 per day USFS fee demo.
- All trips begin and end in Stanley, Idaho.

Prices Include

Ground transportation from Stanley, Idaho, to the river and back is included. If water conditions warrant a fly-in and/or fly-out from the river, there will be an additional charge. Everything is included except your personal clothing.

Payment/Cancellation Policy

Deposit is $500.00 per person, required for confirmed reservation.  Balance is due 90 days prior to departure date. Deposits are refundable (less $150.00 service charge per person) if written notice is received 90 days prior to your departure date. With less than 90 days notice your monies are nonrefundable unless you are able to fill the vacancy, with at least 21 days notice. Custom trips and groups of ten or more have a separate payment, cancellation, and refund policy.

Insurance

We highly recommend you purchase Trip Insurance for your Eco Family Adventure.  We recommend Travelex Insurance Services, which have various policies you can purchase which cover you for trip interruption, cancellation, medical and evacuation coverage and baggage loss.  Travel Plus or TravelLite are the policies we recommend. Travelex is better than any other travel insurance because:

1. Kids under 16 are free
2. You use Travelex policy first, rather than your own personal health insurance first
3. Pre-existing conditions are ok

You need to sign up within 21 days of initial deposit with Eco Family Adventures.  The best thing to do is contact them directly below.

Traveling to Stanley, ID

There is commercial air service to Boise, Idaho. Then you may either drive (131 miles) or fly (45 minutes) to Stanley, Idaho, where our trips begin and end.

Drive: Rental cars - Budget, Payless, Alamo, Hertz, Avis
Fly: McCall Aviation (800) 992-6559
Lodging: Lodging is needed before and after your trip. We recommend: Mountain Village Lodge (800) 843-5475. Call them directly after you decide on a trip date.

Pre-Trip Orientation

Plan to arrive in Stanley, Idaho, our summer headquarters, by early evening the day before your trip. We will get acquainted, answer questions, and have a short orientation to show you how to pack the waterproof gear bags we provide for your personal gear.

Fishing

The Middle Fork is a fisherman's paradise, a blue ribbon fishery and all fish are natives - Cutthroat Trout, Rainbows and Dolly Varden. Special fishing regulations protect the Middle Fork and help restore the fish population - (catch-and-release, no live bait, single barbless hooks.) The Middle Fork is the premier fishing experience. An Idaho State fishing license is required and may be purchased in Stanley, Idaho before the trip. Fishing is world class. 

Boats & Rapids

Middle Fork rapids are rated 1 to 4 on a scale of 1 to 6. You'll run these rapids with the aid of experienced, professional, licensed guides. In our state-of-the-art whitewater rafts, you'll run Velvet Falls, Pistol Creek, Haystack, Redside and Rubber rapids. Most guests ride in our oar powered Maravia 17 foot self bailers. For the more adventurous we run a paddle boat, no experience required as your boatman steers at the stern while you and your new-found friends paddle. And when water levels permit (most of the time) you can try out our single inflatable kayaks. We also use a large baggage boat that runs ahead of our group to start putting up camp.

Hiking & Hot Springs

There is plenty of time and numerous opportunities to hike and visit hot springs during your trip. There are six hot springs to visit in the river corridor and we try to camp at or near at least one during our trip. Time and logistics permitting we hike to waterfalls, scenic grottos, Indian paintings and old miner's cabins in a given day.  The Middle Fork Trail runs 80 miles along the middle fork, so there is always the option to hike along the river as well from any camp.