Become a Rafting Guide

River Guiding Application

Thanks for your interest in becoming part of our guiding staff here at Whitewater Excitement! We are a close knit group of friends from a varying degree of backgrounds that love to play on the river.

We are always on the lookout for motivated, team players who prove themselves dedicated to the overall picture of providing the best customer service possible. If you are looking to share the outdoors with our guests, play on the river (while making money), and make new adventure friends, then you have come to the right spot!

New Guides

If you dont have any experience, and are looking to learn how to become a whitewater rafting guide, then our Guide School is the place to start. This 7 day course teaches all you need to know about commercial guiding. Reading river currents, proper paddles strokes, river terminology and safety procedures are all covered during this training. Additionally, Our guide schools will teach you more than just whitewater guiding, but we also gear these students towards hopefully working for us specifically. We have the tradition of hiring all of our employees from our school. To learn more information and apply continue below to our River Guide Employment Application

Experienced Guides

If you already are an experienced commercial guide and interested in working with us, please fill out the River Guide Employment Application and email your resume to [email protected] and he will contact you about possible openings for the upcoming season.

2023 Guide School Schedule

Free High School Student Intro to Professional River Guiding

Dates: TBD

This is an opportunity for High School Juniors and Seniors to come out and spend a day on the river with us.  You will learn the basics of preparing the equipment, river reading and guiding, history of the area, and skills needed to safely navigate commercial guests down the river. This is a great day if you are interested in becoming a guide during the summers.

For more information and to sign up please email [email protected]

Spring and Summer Guide Schools

These schools are specifically for those wanting to work for us.  We hire all first year guides our of our own Guide School. Please visit our Guide School Information Page for more information.

2023 Spring 6 Day Guide School – TBD
2023 Summer 6 Day Guide School – TBD

To Apply please fill out our Employment Application.

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