White Water Rafting
Visit
650 Suffolk Street, Lowell, 01854
Access
Advanced reservations are required.
Must be 14 to raft.
All equipment provided.
2024 pricing: $105/person
Reservations
Parking: Registration for the Concord River rafting trips start at a historic mill in downtown Lowell, A. Free parking is available onsite in a visitor's lot off Suffolk Street. Street parking on Saturdays is ticketed.
We look forward to seeing you for our 2024 season!
“The Concord River, placid at its headwaters, evolves into a raging torrent for two miles as the river empties into the Merrimack in Lowell. We’re talking epic — at least for a couple of months each spring.Three sets of Class 3 and 4 rapids thunder past the river’s banks…” – The Concord Bridge, April 6, 2023
“Squeeze into a wet suit, hop into a raft, and hang on! Whitewater rafting on the Concord River in Lowell happens only on weekends in April and May, when rain and snowmelt swell the river, producing Class III and IV rapids. This urban river run, a mere 1.7 miles long, is a high-octane ride over three sets of rippling rapids, including Twisted Sister, a massive bronco-busting wave. Trips include professional guides from Zoar Outdoor; the proceeds support the Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust.” – Boston Globe Magazine, March 19, 2017
The Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust partners every year with the professional guiding company, Zoar Outdoor, to provide one of the only urban whitewater rafting experiences in the country that includes rafting through a state and national park. Farley White Interests generously provides meeting space for us to start and end the trips (in a historic mill).
Join us in April and May when natural spring runoff makes for great rapids. Proceeds help our land and wildlife conservation work.
One of the Boston Globe’s “13 Things to Love about New England’s Mud Season“
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Lowell TeleMedia Center – LTC News video (4/18/19)
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A Wicked Good Blog – The Concord, Conquered – A Tale of Hearts and Crafts (4/8/19)
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NH Chronicle rafting feature (2018 video)
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“An exhilarating trip through a beautiful stretch of river – the best whitewater outside of northern Maine or western MA. See the river like few do, and support a local non-profit protecting open space and creating trails along the river.” – J. Bollen
Additional rafting video – 2019 LTC News