These sections of the Snake are heavily braided with side channels and many are often blocked. Park Rangers can help you decide which is the best route for you. Whitewater Rafting or Scenic Float Trips Local rivers, particularly the Snake, are experiencing increasing popularity and user numbers each year. Occasionally, crowded launch site conditions and congested water traffic have caused avoidable conflicts. If you've brought your own raft, canoe or fishing boat with you on vacation, or intend on renting one, please consider the following suggestions to help make things run more smoothly for everyone.
Most launch sites have preparation and set-up areas away from the actual ramp.
Please use them to totally prepare your craft before hauling it down to the water. When your boat leaves the trailer, be ready to hop in and go. If it's necessary to launch first, in order run a shuttle or park the car for instance, then be sure and slide whatever craft you have far enough downstream so others waiting to launch may do so without difficulty. If the actual ramp has room for two or more launchings at once, then back in far enough to one side that other vehicles may fit. Refrain from launching right in front of other boats and try to let a party get around the next corner before putting in behind them.