Indulge your wild side with this exciting adventure! The cost is $115 (includes all gear and lunch) and it will sell out.

Experience Class III and IV rafting excitement close to home on the Deerfield River’s most exciting section, the Monroe Bridge Dryway. Combining the rush of advanced whitewater, the beauty of the northern Berkshires and the camaraderie of a paddling adventure, a Dryway rafting trip will be the highlight of your summer.

From Factory Rapid past Dunbar Brook, Dragon’s Tooth and Labyrinth, the rolling whitewater keeps you on your toes while the rugged northern Berkshires provide a backdrop of exceptional natural beauty. We stop for a snack along the river, but after the trip, we return to our basecamp where a hearty, hot barbecue lunch and a slide show of the day’s adventures await.

Zoar Outdoor highly skilled guides really make the difference on this maze of rocks, holes and waves. Their well-honed skills and friendly professional attitude help make your day memorable. Participants must be comfortable in the water and able to paddle and work as a team.

The Dryway trip meets at the Zoar Outdoor base in Charlemont, Massachusetts at 10:30 am. Please try to be on time, since we must work within the schedule of water releases decided on by the power company. You will be required to read and sign a release of liability at this time. We raft a section of class III and IV whitewater on the Deerfield River in Northwestern Massachusetts. We put in below the #5 Station Dam and finish the trip at Dunbar Brook in Florida, MA. The trip usually takes about 6 hours overall, including registration, transportation to the river, a snack stop, a barbecue lunch served at our base, and a slide show of your run through the biggest rapids.

Check out a YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MoMLYd_a5Y&nohtml5=False

This is a Zoar Outdoor YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtSfzM08aYI&nohtml5=False

To get more information including what to wear/bring, FAQ, and a typical day; check out the Dryway Rafting page: http://www.zoaroutdoor.com/rafting/dryway.htm

PAYMENT: Make a payment by calling Zoar Outdoor using your credit card at 1-800-532-7483. Reservation is under “GO’.

You can rent a wetsuit ahead of time as part of your reservation for $10 more; if you wait the day of the trip the cost would be $20. You can reserve a wetsuit up to a week before the trip for $10 depending on the weather forecast. If it’s going to be sunny and warm, a wetsuit will probably not be needed. That said, we would still wear a synthetic t-shirt under our life vest. 

We have done this before and it’s fast and fun!

Located in the Berkshires, it's about 2.25 hours from Boston and Manchester. Arrive there for 10:30 AM.

We are meeting a Zoar Outdoor in Charlemont, MA. Visit Zoar Outdoor for personalized driving directions.