My wife and I, along with two friends, recently came to West Virginia Adventures to try whitewater rafting for the first time. We are experienced campers, so we brought our tents along and planned on roughing it. To our pleasant surprise, when we arrived we discovered that the owner, Rob, had upgraded our accommodations to a cabin. The cabin was very nice. It had a queen sized bed and a bunk bed, and the bottom bunk of the bunk bed was probably a full sized bed. The cabin could easily accommodate four adults or possibly even five. It also had its own bathroom, and it wasn't a typical campground cabin bathroom where you are showering with the insects. Instead, it was a very nice, hotel style bathroom that had a functional toilet, plenty of hot water, and even towels. The cabin was closer to a hotel room than to a typical campground cabin.
We made our dinner on one of their fire pits, which was very large, and could have accommodated way more than just the four of us. We used our own wood, but there was plenty of wood available that we were told we could use if we wanted to. The area itself was very nice, and we passed a very peaceful evening on the night before our whitewater adventure. I should also point out that our friends forgot their watershoes, but there was a mall located less than ten miles away where they were able to go get some. Also, there was cell phone service in the area of the campground, so that helped us stay connected. There is a pavilion area available with picnic tables and we used that area to cook our breakfast on camp stoves.
Our guide, Tennyson, had a great personality. He was very helpful and easy-going, and made sure that he set the level of difficulty for the trip at a level we were comfortable with. He gave us some fun challenges without overwhelming us.
We rafted on the Upper New River, which is the easier part, because it was our first time. We hit classes 1, 2, and 3 rapids. We also got the option to jump off of a large rock into the water, which I decided to d and Tennyson jumped with me.
Rob and Tennyson made our first whitewater rafting trip very enjoyable. I can't think of a single aspect of the weekend that could have been done better. If we come back to West Virginia, we will definitely be choosing West Virginia Adventures again for whitewater rafting.