Maine is home to the challenging class V rapids of the Penobscot River.
Rafting on the Penobscot River is one of the most spectacular and challenging whitewater river experiences in the eastern United States and has become our most popular river. The Penobscot River boasts a reputation of exhilarating rapids and breathtaking scenery.
Our whitewater rafting trips begin on the lower river with Class I to III rapids, allowing rafters to enjoy the views and smaller surf holes and waterfalls before indulging in a riverside BBQ lunch. In the afternoon, we take on the upper river, at one point dropping over 70 feet per mile through a narrow, granite walled canyon into two advanced Class V rapids known as the Exterminator and the Staircase.
Minimum age:
Family trips: Lower River (12 and up) and Soft Adventure (6 years and up). Regular River Trips are for ages 15 and up.
Penobscot River Daily Rafting Rates
*(ages 15 and over)
**(ages 15 and under)
*(ages 15 and over)
(except designated Saturday's
& Double Troubles)
(except designated Saturday's
& Double Troubles)
& Weekends in September
† Double Trouble Twice the Class V whitewater! These trips run Ripogenus Gorge two times!
• For reduced rates for groups and non profits please call 800.634.7238 for more information, or click here
Outdoor Adventure Packages, Your Best Value
Packages include: raft trip, two nights lodging, one dinner at River Drivers Restaurant or Penobscot Outdoor Center, two breakfasts at the Penobscot Outdoor Center, and use of all resort amenities. The price ranges given depend on day of week rafting or lodging and depend on number of people lodging. *Lodging at Twin Pine Cabins has minimum occupancy requirements and includes 1 breakfast and one dinner the day of your raft trip. Cabins vary and sleep from 4 to 14. Ask our reservations staff for pricing for children 12 and under.
(number or people)
(based on 4 in a small cabin)
Sun - Fri / Sat
Sun - Fri / Sat
Sun - Fri / Sat
Penobscot Double Trouble
This whitewater rafting experience is so much fun, we want you to experience it twice! Saturdays in June, Thursdays during the summer, and weekends in September we “double” the fun on the Penobscot for thrill-seekers craving the ultimate whitewater experience. If you want the best whitewater rafting in Maine, then a “Double Trouble” trip with NEOC will provide great value and excitement for your entire group. The “Double Troubles” run the Ripogenus Gorge stretch of the West Branch of the Penobscot River not once, but twice in the same day! Nowhere in Maine will you find this much Class V whitewater.
Class: V
Minimum Age: Double Trouble River Trips are for ages 15 and up.
- You Go Free! If you organize a group of 11 mid-week or a group of 16 on a weekend, you go FREE!
- Private Raft: Do you have a party of 6 or 7 people and want your own personal raft and guide? For $10 more per person for 7 people or $15 per person for 6 people, you get just that — your own private raft and guide! (Not available for groups of less than 6 people.)
- Want an even wilder ride? Choose one of our smaller rafts for 6-7 people, all for only $15 per person extra.
- Breakfast: $9.50pp. Complete buffet breakfast with bacon or sausage, eggs, pancakes or french toast, home fries, fruit, cold cereals, coffee, tea, cocoa, juice, milk.
- Dinner: $23pp. Choose from assorted entrees off our River Drivers Restaurant dinner menu or the Broken Paddle Pub Menu at the Penobscot Outdoor Center, non-alcoholic beverage and housemade dessert (Ooey Gooey Peanut Butter Chocolate Layer Cake).
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