Trip Details
Kickacéki Reach (Ward’s Canyon)
Price: $250/person
Overview: Class IV+ | 7.5 Hours (w/transport) | Lunch Included
Meet Time: 9:00 a.m. at our Rafting Center
2025 Season: May 15 – September 13
Restrictions:
– Minimum age (14 years old)
– Maximum weight (250 pounds)
– Maximum participants per raft (4)
After over 100 years, a stunning and remarkable canyon has come back to life with the removal of the Klamath dams. The Kickacéki Reach of the Klamath River was bypassed for hydroelectric production, but today flows have been restored and the reveal has been nothing short of spectacular.
Our day on the river begins at the top of the former Copco Reservoir and concludes at the start of the former Iron Gate Reservoir. You’ll see first-hand the incredible rebirth of the reservoir footprints, a river finding its native channel, and challenging whitewater wrapped within the spectacular canyon of Kickacéki Reach.
Along the way, we’ll share the stories of the area – the triumphs, heartbreaks, and perspectives – that write the history of the people, dams, and dam removal on the Klamath River. There is no better way to grasp the scale of the changes to the Klamath River and the historical implications of dam removal than to float the river and see it with your own eyes.
Sample Itinerary
9:00 a.m. Meet at Indigo Creek Outfitters in Phoenix, Oregon
9:30 a.m. Begin transport to the river
10:30 a.m. Arrive at Access 1
11:00 a.m. Begin rafting
12:30 p.m. Lunch at Grizzly Hill
1:15 p.m. Back on the river, begin rafting through Kickacéki Reach
2:45 p.m. Arrive at take-out, load rafts
3:15 p.m. Begin transport
4:30 p.m. Arrive back in Phoenix, Oregon
New Klamath Information
- What is the “New Klamath”?
- View Indigo Creek’s evolving map of the New Klamath
- A personal perspective of navigating the Klamath Dam removal project within the scope of whitewater recreation as a commercial operator on the Hell’s Corner section of the Klamath.
- Indigo Creek Outfitters will offer three new trips in 2025 on the New Klamath.
- Listen to our Explore Oregon podcast with Zach Urness.
- Geology of Kickacéki Reach (Ward’s Canyon) by Dan Thurber.
The Indigo Creek Experience
Experience speaks volumes – and we have lots of it. Founded in 2011, Indigo Creek stems from decades of work in the whitewater and adventure tourism industry. We are lucky to work in a fun and exciting industry, but we are most fortunate to have the best customers on Earth who make the work we do a true pleasure. Read our story, learn about our crew, and read about the Indigo difference.