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Best inner tubing river in America?
YellowSnow
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Best inner tubing river in America? 21 votes
Boise River, ID
0%
Salt River, AZ
14%
3 votes
San Marcos River, Texas
9%
2 votes
Truckee River, CA
0%
Deschutes River, OR
4%
1 vote
Snoqualmie River, WA
14%
3 votes
Guadalupe River, TX
19%
4 votes
American River, CA
4%
1 vote
Ichetucknee River, FL
4%
1 vote
F.O. Row Peter Puffer, you left off....
28%
6 votes
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F.O. Row Peter Puffer, you left off....The Washington Deschutes. Get out before the falls. A summer tradition unlike any other back in the day
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Snoqualmie River, WA@Swaye what's @kjramming on one of them UT Austin river floats? She drops own to like a 2.5 right?
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Snoqualmie River, WA
It's the pee in the water?RaceBannon said:The Washington Deschutes. Get out before the falls. A summer tradition unlike any other back in the day
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@YellowSnow Have you tubed all those rivers?
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The river in Missoula is great for tubing.
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Snoqualmie River, WA
No. I'm shooting from the hip.whatshouldicareabout said:@YellowSnow Have you tubed all those rivers?
I've tubed the Snoqualmie, Truckee, Deschutes. I've cliff jumped into the American River near @Doogles shitty little studio apartment. -
Yakima was pretty good back in the day. Just watch out for floating cow carcasses…
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F.O. Row Peter Puffer, you left off....Rogue River
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Snoqualmie River, WA
Do people inner the Rogue much @DerekJohnson ? I never thought of it as a "lazy river" but more of a spot for whitewater activities.DerekJohnson said:Rogue River
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Snoqualmie River, WAI've done the Snoqualmie, Yakima and Shenandoah. Potomac runs too shallow. Some nice swimming holes though. Shenandoah was the warmest. I've rafted the Wenatchee and heard okay things about it from Cashmere to Wenatchee. Also heard some good things about the Methow, but also runs a bit low. I guess I'll vote for the Snoqualmie.
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Snoqualmie River, WA
I've floated the Snoqualmie like 75 times I'm guessing since the mid 90s. It remains the perfect combo in my mind of ultra clean, clear water, with a few fun (but chill) rapids, rope swings, etc.huskyhooligan said:I've done the Snoqualmie, Yakima and Shenandoah. Potomac runs too shallow. Some nice swimming holes though. Shenandoah was the warmest. I've rafted the Wenatchee and heard okay things about it from Cashmere to Wenatchee. Also heard some good things about the Methow, but also runs a bit low. I guess I'll vote for the Snoqualmie.
The Deschutes is only 5 mins from my house and is outstanding for more of an urban float experience. But it's a little shallow and too slow in spots. But the access is a hell of lot easier than the Snoqualmie. There's plenty of parking at the launch spot and you can actually do the float without running a shuttle. Just have one person walk back 8 to 15 mins to grab the car.
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Spokane River. Below the falls.
Above the falls, you gonna die.
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American River, CA
Hurtful.YellowSnow said:
No. I'm shooting from the hip.whatshouldicareabout said:@YellowSnow Have you tubed all those rivers?
I've tubed the Snoqualmie, Truckee, Deschutes. I've cliff jumped into the American River near @Doogles shitty little studio apartment. -
FO row peterpuffer.
There are some amazing sections for tubing on the Oregon Deschutes, but that's just too much water.
The Yakima has a great float that I made many years ago. Perfect amount of flow, perfect water, fun, long riffles, but too many people.
The lower Sandy ending at the I84 park in Teoutdale is a good one, but again too many people.
The upper John Day, in early June most years, is just about perfect. It's warm, clear, full of fiah if you're inclined, and moves along perfectly foe inner tubes or floaties.
Once per summer my friends and I get together here in the back yard, pack small inner tubes up the Wind to the falls, and float back down. This is pretty rough water and not for people adverse to eating shit and body surfing through some class 2-3 chutes. Fun stuff, but not for everyone. -
F.O. Row Peter Puffer, you left off....
You're 100% correct. I was going fast and thinking tubing and rafting. Should have paid closer attention to your actual question.YellowSnow said:
Do people inner the Rogue much @DerekJohnson ? I never thought of it as a "lazy river" but more of a spot for whitewater activities.DerekJohnson said:Rogue River
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San Marcos River, TexasTubing on the San Marcos is absolutely epic (or was 35 years ago).
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F.O. Row Peter Puffer, you left off....Nooksack
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Guadalupe River, TXThere’s nothing quite like loading up on breakfast tacos at Taco Taco Cafe and floating through Hill Country with a cooler full of beer.
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Salt River, AZIn MD/wva there's the harpers ferry thing which is quite fun.
But I have to do a nostalgic shout out. We had the big wooden raft with the monitor speakers on the salt lake back in college.
Guitar center warranty ...they always take it back and replace free of charge no questions.
Blew probably like 10 lol. -
Deschutes River, OR
You definitely don't want to tube the Rogue. Very rough for tubingYellowSnow said:
Do people inner the Rogue much @DerekJohnson ? I never thought of it as a "lazy river" but more of a spot for whitewater activities.DerekJohnson said:Rogue River
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I do the Green Wall upside down and backward on an air mattress.greenblood said:
You definitely don't want to tube the Rogue. Very rough for tubingYellowSnow said:
Do people inner the Rogue much @DerekJohnson ? I never thought of it as a "lazy river" but more of a spot for whitewater activities.DerekJohnson said:Rogue River
I really did that in a dream once.
More specifically I woke up from the dream right as I hit the lead in, kind of like how you wake up from falling in a dream. -
Snoqualmie River, WA
@IPukeOregonGrellow so back in good old days of river floats, one had to buy big old tractor tire inner tubes from Les Schaub, get some free beef, and fill them up at a gas station (or have an air compressor you could run off your car). The new technology is far, far better.IPukeOregonGrellow said:There’s nothing quite like loading up on breakfast tacos at Taco Taco Cafe and floating through Hill Country with a cooler full of beer.
At any rate, how did that work back in the old day in Oregon. Did you have to say fill my tube, Duck? -
Snoqualmie River, WA
A 17 year old HS kid died on the Deschutes this year.greenblood said:
You definitely don't want to tube the Rogue. Very rough for tubingYellowSnow said:
Do people inner the Rogue much @DerekJohnson ? I never thought of it as a "lazy river" but more of a spot for whitewater activities.DerekJohnson said:Rogue River
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F.O. Row Peter Puffer, you left off....
I've got at least three completely inappropriate jokesYellowSnow said:
A 17 year old HS kid died on the Deschutes this year.greenblood said:
You definitely don't want to tube the Rogue. Very rough for tubingYellowSnow said:
Do people inner the Rogue much @DerekJohnson ? I never thought of it as a "lazy river" but more of a spot for whitewater activities.DerekJohnson said:Rogue River
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Snoqualmie River, WA
Tough call.RaceBannon said:
I've got at least three completely inappropriate jokesYellowSnow said:
A 17 year old HS kid died on the Deschutes this year.greenblood said:
You definitely don't want to tube the Rogue. Very rough for tubingYellowSnow said:
Do people inner the Rogue much @DerekJohnson ? I never thought of it as a "lazy river" but more of a spot for whitewater activities.DerekJohnson said:Rogue River
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Snoqualmie River, WA
I’ve swum in the Clark Fork @RoadDawg55 where it seemed like good floating.RoadDawg55 said:The river in Missoula is great for tubing.
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F.O. Row Peter Puffer, you left off....RaceBannon said:
The Washington Deschutes. Get out before the falls. A summer tradition unlike any other back in the day
Start at Pioneer Park and tube to the falls with a nylon stocking tied to the to tube to collect golf balls while floating through the Tumwater Valley Golf Course. With a few pops, it’s a great pass time.
But New Braunfels, TX is legit, but Comal River, not Guadalupe.
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Guadalupe River, TX
Les Schwab and air pumping is the domain of the Boovs.YellowSnow said:
@IPukeOregonGrellow so back in good old days of river floats, one had to buy big old tractor tire inner tubes from Les Schaub, get some free beef, and fill them up at a gas station (or have an air compressor you could run off your car). The new technology is far, far better.IPukeOregonGrellow said:There’s nothing quite like loading up on breakfast tacos at Taco Taco Cafe and floating through Hill Country with a cooler full of beer.
At any rate, how did that work back in the old day in Oregon. Did you have to say fill my tube, Duck?
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Snoqualmie River, WA
Shenandoah.Pitchfork51 said:In MD/wva there's the harpers ferry thing which is quite fun.
But I have to do a nostalgic shout out. We had the big wooden raft with the monitor speakers on the salt lake back in college.
Guitar center warranty ...they always take it back and replace free of charge no questions.
Blew probably like 10 lol. -
Snoqualmie River, WA
It's kind of sad that I live in the HQ town of Les Schwab and I will never buy tires there.IPukeOregonGrellow said:
Les Schwab and air pumping is the domain of the Boovs.YellowSnow said:
@IPukeOregonGrellow so back in good old days of river floats, one had to buy big old tractor tire inner tubes from Les Schaub, get some free beef, and fill them up at a gas station (or have an air compressor you could run off your car). The new technology is far, far better.IPukeOregonGrellow said:There’s nothing quite like loading up on breakfast tacos at Taco Taco Cafe and floating through Hill Country with a cooler full of beer.
At any rate, how did that work back in the old day in Oregon. Did you have to say fill my tube, Duck?
I'm Team Discount Tire all the way.
