3-Day Yellowstone Adventure
A night at the ranch with two rides and a cowboy cookout, then the Overnight Raft Trip.
- 3 days, 2 nights
- Kids 7 and up
- Meals included
✓ Fits your crew
From $951.50per adult, all-in
Your family: $951.50 all-in
The only overnight raft trip in Gardiner
Overnight Raft Trip
The thing you'll remember most isn't Old Faithful. It's waking up on the Yellowstone, at our private riverside camp, with real beds, hot showers and breakfast cooked by your guides.
- Trip
- 2 days, 1 night
- Check in
- 3:00 pm at our shop
- River
- 4 miles, then 14 the next day
- Camp
- Wall tents, real beds, hot showers
- Group size
- 4 guests minimum
- Runs
- Daily, to about mid-August
$456.50per adult (13+), all-in · 4-guest minimum · most families book in March and April
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Camp first, river second
Think glamping. After an afternoon on the river you pull up to our private beach, where the wall tents have real beds and the bathhouse has flush toilets and hot showers. The kids play horseshoes, cornhole and tetherball, or fish off the bank, while your guides get appetizers and dinner going over the fire.
Mom and Dad get an Adirondack chair by the river. Then it's s'mores around the campfire and a night under the stars. It's not unusual to wake to elk moving through camp before pancakes, bacon and eggs, hot coffee, and 14 more miles of river.
Our overnight families are usually two to four kids, often with grandparents along, and graduation trips are a favorite. For many it's the wildest thing they've ever done, and it's built so everybody can do it. Phone signal at camp is patchy, which most parents count as a plus.
Your two days
From the shop to camp, and on through Yankee Jim
- Day 1, 3:00 pm: check in at the shop
We suit you up, and your overnight bag goes ahead to camp.
- Four miles of river
Class II and III through the town stretch: you'll get wet.
- Camp on the river
Beach games, fishing, a cocktail by the water, then dinner cooked by your guides and s'mores by the fire.
- Day 2: breakfast by the river
Hot coffee, pancakes, bacon and eggs.
- 14 miles to Yankee Jim Canyon
Lunch on the riverbank, then the canyon's Class III rapids.
- Back to Gardiner
A short bus ride back to the shop, where your bag is waiting.
What's included
Included
- A canvas wall tent with real beds, sleeping bags, blankets and pillows
- Towels, shampoo, conditioner and body wash
- A bathhouse with flush toilets, running water and hot showers
- Dinner, breakfast and a riverside lunch, plus snacks
- All rafting gear, and your bag taken to camp for you
Bring
- A light overnight bag: clothes for camp, dry shoes and socks
- A warm layer for the evening
- A headlamp
- A Montana fishing license, if you want to fish at camp
We call the day before your trip to go over the menu and any dietary needs.
Reunions and big groups
Booking for a big group?
Put everyone on the same departure with one link. Each family books and pays for its own seats.
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Departure · Wed Jun 2Sample availability: not real departures
Seats aren’t held until each family books. A big group? Call us and we’ll help get everyone on one departure.
Launch from the shop
Boats in the water. Walk down. Jump in.
Our rafts launch right behind the shop in Gardiner. There's no bus ride to the river in a life jacket and no hauling boats: your raft is already waiting on the water.
- Park in town
Street parking right by the shop on Scott Street.
- Check in and gear up
Wetsuits, splash jackets, life jackets and helmets are all included.
- Walk down to the river
A short path down the hill to boats already in the water.
Running a few minutes late? Because we launch at the shop, we can often still get you on the river.
Reviews
Families at the river camp
“We did an overnight rafting trip with Jaxon and had the best time. Jaxon was so knowledgeable about the area, and so great with the tweens on our boat ride. The food at the camp site was amazing…”
“Great time! Our boys, 15 and 16 rated this as #1 on our Yellowstone trip… The tents by the river were comfortable. We had smores by the firepit by the river.”
Good to know
Overnight Raft Trip: your questions
Is this real camping?
It's glamping. You sleep in a canvas wall tent with a real bed, and the bathhouse has flush toilets and hot showers. We bring the sleeping bags, pillows and towels.
Can two of us book the Overnight?
The trip needs at least four guests to run. If you're a smaller group, call us and we'll see what we can do.
What do we eat?
Dinner and breakfast at camp, a riverside lunch on day two, and snacks. We call the day before to go over the menu and any dietary needs.
When should we book?
Most families book between mid-March and April, and the trip runs daily until about mid-August, so it's worth booking early.
Will we miss seeing the park?
Most families do the Overnight at the start or end of their Gardiner stop. You're back in town mid-afternoon on day two, and you'll have seen a side of Yellowstone most visitors never do.
Can I charge my phone at camp?
Yes, in some common spaces. Phone signal is patchy, so plan on a night off screens.
What's the cancellation policy?
Full refund up to 60 days before your trip, 50% at 30 to 60 days, and no refund within 30 days. If we cancel for weather, you get a full refund. Our policies
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Ready for the Overnight?
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