We’ve been guiding whitewater rafting trips at Northern Outdoors in The Forks, Maine for over 40 years, but somehow Maine’s three rivers — the Kennebec River, the Dead River and the Penobscot River — are more fun every season! It must be you guys. Read your whitewater rafting trip reports, get some Maine travel tips, and meet our Registered Maine Whitewater Guides below. Post your rafting photos and other Maine adventures on Instagram with #NorthernOutdoors to be featured in our taproom.
Northern Outdoors’ raft guides have made a life out of being professional nomads – migrating from winter work to summers on the river. So, what do they do to piece it all together? Teachers, Ski patrollers, and other professionals make up the most experienced guide staff on the river.
USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Award 2022 Vote for Northern Outdoors Best White Water Rafting
Whitewater Rafting the Dead River: Summer Flow At the 3500 cfs “Summer Flow” the Dead river
Whitewater rafting family vacation in Maine? Yes! Leave the coast behind and head north for family fun.
Read one mom’s experience as she she takes her three children ages 10 to 15 on their first whitewater rafting trip!
Grace is a whitewater rafting guide for Northern Outdoors – but that’s not all! She’s also a limbo master, and a big fan of the whitewater wheat ale. What’s her favorite river? Read on….
Meet Northern Outdoors whitewater river guide Justin– Rookie Guide of the Year in 2018, level II certified, and a BIG fan of the Penobscot River!
Why does John, a Brunswick, Maine native, stick around The Forks year round? Because he’s always in search of the next best fishing spot! Read more about the rivers and trails that whitewater rafting guide John loves….
When Christine isn’t shooting video of your rafting trip or guiding you through the class Vs, she’s right back out there again surfing at Big A! Christine, an avid kayaker out of Virginia, has been guiding rafts with Northern Outdoors since 2015.
Hiking, biking and Honey Badger Rye… Maine whitewater rafting guide Erica Luce lives up the mountain life when not on the river.