Our campsite…
This year we’re at a “luxury” camp ground, the Mariah Wilderness Adventures Camp. Enjoy horseshoes, volleyball, ping-pong, a wine and beverage garden, hot showers, flush toilets and a riverside swimming hole. There is even a camp store to pick up some souvenirs and purchase any incidentals you may have forgotten to bring along. At Mariah, safety is priority number one, and our trip will be lead by experienced guides who will make sure that your adventure in the Sierras is a fun and safe one.
| When: | July 18 – 20, 2008 |
| Where: | Mariah Wilderness Adventures Camp South Fork American River 6500 Hwy 49 Lotus, CA |
| Cost: | $325 You may also rent a sleeping bag and pad for only $10. It’s also customary for each rafting crew to provide a $10 per-rafter tip to your guide after the trip. |
Trip Includes:
- A two-day South Fork American 21-mile Class III-III+ whitewater rafting trip*
- 2-night personal tent rental (2-man dome tent)
- Two breakfasts, two lunches and one dinner
- Wine tasting
Once you reserve your spot, you’ll receive further details about where to meet, shuttle information, what to bring, menus etc. For more information on the Mariah Wilderness Adventures Camp, go to www.mariahwe.com.
Directions:
Take Highway I-80 or Highway I-5 to Sacramento. Continue east about 36 miles on Highway 50 toward Placerville to the Ponderosa Road exit at Shingle Springs. Turn left over the freeway and right at the stop onto North Shingle Road. Drive 4.5 miles to where the road forks. Take the left fork, Lotus Road, to the town of Lotus. Drive 6.5 miles to Highway 49, where Lotus Road dead ends. Turn left on highway 49 and drive 2 miles to the Mariah Wilderness Expeditions sign at 6500 Highway 49 on left side of the road.
Note:
Mariah’s Coloma field office is located in the Coloma Village Shopping center at 7170 Highway 49. Don’t stop there. Drive past it to our camp located at 6500 Highway 49.
*In the event that this river is not safely navigable, a comparable river will be substituted.