If you are looking for a world class whitewater rafting trip designed from the ground up to be 100% about you and your group then look no further than out private rafting trip. From the moment you walk in the door to when you walk out, you are part of our adventure family. Along with a high quality adventure, on your private rafting trip we also offer cold bottled water, snacks and a custom rafting sticker for each member of your group! These are just a couple little ways to help make your one of a kind experience even more enjoyable.

Piers Gorge on the Menominee River is our favorite place on earth and we want it to be yours too! This is one of the wildest and most scenic rivers in the Upper Midwest, and whitewater rafting in Piers Gorge is consistently referred to as a world-class whitewater experience. With our private raft trips you will be able to explore this wild and breathtaking landscape and experience the river like no other big commercial trip really can.

The volume of the Menominee River rapids boasts characteristics similar to those found on the Colorado River. Late in the summer, when other rivers are low and some may be even un-runable, the dam-released Menominee River will continue to produce high volume whitewater and outstanding rafting experiences all the way from our put-in in Wisconsin to our take-out in Michigan.

Due to the class III and IV rapids on the Menominee, we run our seven person rafts with a guide in every boat.

Our journey begins in Niagara, WI, where the river flows next to granite bluff walls of 100 or more feet. On the trip, we’ll guide you past these rugged rock bluffs and through breath-taking scenery, where it is not uncommon to see native wildlife such as deer, fish and native birds like the Bald Eagle, as we are floating right thorough their nesting habitat. After this beautiful flat water section the river quickly descends into the roaring waters of Piers Gorge.

Piers Gorge is the deepest whitewater gorge in the Midwest and has large flowing western style rapids, most notably the thrilling 10+ foot drop on Mischicot Falls to start off the ride.

Half Day Private pricing and details

Half Day Trip Rate:

Weekday - (Sunday - Thursday)

• 1-3 People - $300

• 4-7 People - $525

  (more space available upon request)

Weekend - (Friday & Saturday)

• 1-3 People - $375

• 4-7 People - $599

  (more space available upon request)

Trip Duration: 3-4 Hours on Class I - IV Rapids

Minimum Age:

• 4 years old or 50 lbs (for flat water)

• 12 years old & 100 lbs (to paddle class IV section)

Trip Times: 9:30am, 10:30am, 2:00pm & 3:00pm CST (flexible trip times)

Trip Includes: Private Shuttle, Custom Trip Time, Your Own Raft & Guide, Cold Bottled Water & Snacks on the River, Custom Rafting Stickers, PFD, Helmet & Paddle, Junior Guide Experience (children under 12)

Add On Options:

• Youth Guide Experience - $60 (for children under 12 / explained below)

• 10% off a second a activity of your choice that day (based on availability)

Things To Bring On Trip: Closed toe water shoes (no flip flops), swimsuit, sunscreen.

Post Trip: Towel, change of clothes, wet clothing storage

Half Day trip description

This trip was designed with your small group in mind! Private, exclusive and unique! Our journey begins at True North Outpost where you will check in, gear up and meet your guide. This is a private trip so it will be just you and your group out on the river in your own boat. We will shuttle you to the put-in in Niagara, WI, where the river flows next to granite bluff walls of 100 or more feet. On the trip, we’ll guide you past these rugged rock bluffs and through breathtaking scenery, where it is not uncommon to see native wildlife such as deer, fish and native birds like the Bald Eagle, as we are floating right thorough their nesting habitat.

Once we are on the river, we’ll go through an initial safety speech, learn to paddle, and play some games to get started. Again, since this is a private trip there are a lot more options open to you (such as, swimming, exploring dead man island, walking the gorge trail, etc.). After about 45 minutes of team building and drifting we enter a stretch of class I – II+ rapids that travel through dense northern forest land.

Before entering the class IV + rapids, we arrive at the ancient Piers Gorge Portage Trail. Anyone who does not meet our minimum requirements or who does not want to ride through the class IV+ rapids will remain at the portage trail overlook to watch from shore. This is also where children under the age of 12 will be getting out of the raft along with an adult, unless the group has purchased the Youth Guide Experience. Those who are willing and able to ride through the Gorge will climb back into the raft and get ready for the adventure ahead.

After traveling through this whitewater section of river, we walk back up to the overlook to rally with our onlookers, we can then switch supervising adults, before we go through the Gorge a second time. We then collect our onlookers, depart from the lower beach, and travel down a little further to our last rapid, ‘Terminal Surfer’. At the surf hole (conditions dependent) we will surf all who are willing.

Due to this river’s unique operating platform we are able to accommodate children and persons with certain impairments on a class IV river trip. Persons who require supervision must be accompanied by a competent individual from their group on the portage trail. The supervising adult will have the opportunity to switch out with another supervising adult for the second run, ensuring everyone gets a ride through the Gorge.

At approximately a half mile in length, the Class IV section of Piers Gorge whitewater rafting is short in duration in comparison to other rivers, but it is not to be minimized. The rapids are large, immensely powerful, technically challenging, demanding, and FUN!