RIVER TUBE RENTALS

Friends, family, youth groups, schools, corporate groups—anyone who is up for some adventure! Participants must be between 60 and 250 pounds and a minimum of 54 inches tall. An element of physical fitness is required. A good gauge is climbing a ladder—you’ll need balance and coordination as well as the ability to reach up with each arm and step up with each leg. You must be free from injury to complete the course.

We recommend wearing comfortable active-wear that allows for mobility. Closed-toe shoes are a requirement. We’ll provide all the necessary equipment like harnesses, carabiners, safety attachments and helmets. Please ensure you remove all loose jewelry and long hair is tied back. It is a good idea to bring sunscreen and a bottle of water. If you plan to wear glasses or sunglasses, we recommend a strap to keep them on. We offer Chums glasses retainers in our gift shop. If you wish to bring a small camera or your phone, it is best to have a lanyard or strap (or a zippered pocket) to prevent it from falling.

Check out our What to Wear video here!

The Cascade High Ropes Challenge & Ziplines is Idaho’s only tree-to-tree ropes course and zipline. Set in the pines alongside the North Fork of the Payette River, our challenge course offers obstacles such as suspended bridges, tight-wires, a swinging log cross, cargo net, zip lines and much more. Climb, swing, and zip from platform to platform through the treetops. Our well-trained and licensed guides will instruct, encourage and challenge you every step of the way.

We ask all participants to arrive at the Cascade Raft River Center about 15 minutes before the departure time to sign in and complete waivers. We’ll shuttle you to the course where you will be fitted with equipment. You will then have a safety briefing, which includes demonstrations of some of the challenge skills. You will have practice time on the ground course to ensure you know how to use the equipment safely and feel ready to go! The course includes 17 elements (10 ropes course challenge obstacles and 7 zip lines) and time on the course depends on your level of fitness and confidence. We plan for 2.5 to 3 hours for the complete adventure.

You will park at the Horseshoe Bend High School, check in and pick up your tube. Our staff will direct you to the launch point, then you will connect with our scheduled shuttle service to get back to your car. Reserve your tubes ahead to ensure availability.

Something that can get wet! We reccomend sun protection (like a hat), quick drying fabric (like a bathing suit), and shoes. 

Everything you bring on the tubes with you will get wet. We reccomend sunscreen and waterbottles. If you want to bring a phone, camera, or other electronics you will need a waterproof case. We have phone cases available to purchase at the put-in. If you are bringing things in disposable containers you will need to have a way to pack-out. We practive leave no trace to preserve our senic Paytte River. Glass containers are prohibited on the river.

Tubing is a great family activity! All our tubes are single riders and the minimum age for participation is 10 years old. Children under 14 must wear a PFD at all times per state law and tubers must be able to to enter, navigate class I whitewater, and exit the water. 

We strongly encourage wearing a Personal Floatation Device (PFD) at all times. State law requries that every floater has a PFD available for use on the water and children under 14 years old must wear one. A PFD is provided with your tube rental.

We have waterproof bags available for purchase at the check-in and launch site for safe keeping of valuables. Everything you take with you will get wet, so we recommend a dry bag to keep your keys safe.

Our tube rental is in Horseshoe Bend, 28 miles north of Eagle. We recommend budgeting an hour fro the drive from Boise. 

We use Idaho's finest Aire river tubes. Aire tubes are designed specifically for river usage and manufactured in Meridian, Idaho. We are so excited to have such a high-quality local partner. Check out the Aire website here!

In order to use the shutte service you must reserve a spot on the bus. You must check in with our staff at the Horseshoe Bend High School and get a $10 shuttle ticket. Your shuttle ticket includes a PFD, if you do not have one, and access to our launch site and private take-out.