If you’re looking for an affordable and exciting trip on the water, Dave Hansen’s Whitewater is the outfit for you. Family friendly. A helpful staff at the shop in Jackson gets all of your pre-trip requirements out of the way quickly and easily. Your actual time on the water is assisted by local tour guides who not only know the river but also the local history, geology, and wildlife of the area. They’re skilled, funny, informative, and sociable. The Snake River is the perfect place for people who have never been whitewater rafting before, and DHW delivers an exciting and well prepared experience for all ages and skill levels. As with any whitewater experience, daily water flow largely determines how exciting or relaxing the trip may be. The nice thing about the Snake is that different rapid features are more intense at high flow rates while others are more intense at lower flow rates. Lots of fun the whole season! Talk to the helpful staff at DHW to learn the flow rate around the time you want to go and to determine what the best timing will be for the experience you’re looking for. For this adventure, they transport you to the launching point (right by the river’s edge), and they pick you up at the end of your 8+ mile journey (note that there is a short hike up a trail to the parking lot at the end... ~300 ft in length and ~40 ft in elevation gain). This portion of the Snake has Class III rapids. Learn the different classification levels to better understand what to expect from the rapids. In short: it would be very hard to dump people out of the boat unless they weren’t paying attention and/or didn’t have an experienced guide (the latter not possible with DHW).