Deschutes River rafting: Boxcar or Oak Springs, which rapids is best?

 

 

Is it Boxcar, or is it Oak Springs?

In the 10-mile "splash and giggle" section of the Deschutes River, those rapids are the two biggies. Because of them, mostly, thousands of summer vacationers flock to the Deschutes River to join guided paddle raft outings.
They were there on Friday, by the hundreds. They will be there again most every day for the next six weeks, prime season for rafting the ...more