Gourmet River and Camp Cuisine

Whether you are on a one day trip or a multi-day trip, we pride ourselves on our outstanding gourmet river and camp cuisine made with the freshest ingredients and prepared with tender loving care by our resident chefs – a.k.a. Whitewater Voyages river guides!

From abundant, delicious breakfast with eggs, bacon, fresh fruit and cereals to lunches with fresh produce and sandwich selections, we know you will work up a great appetite paddling on our trips.

In addition to making sure you are well hydrated with plenty of water, we also carry lots of snacks on our trips to make sure you are energized and feeling pumped for your day of rafting.

Once back at camp, all of our camp and river meals are prepared right on the shore and we make sure we don't miss "happy hour" on our multi-day trips.

A typical mouth-watering dinner includes fresh steaks, barbecued chicken or marinated shish-kebabs with a crisp salad, corn on the cob, garlic bread, and a host of trimmings.

And don't forget to leave room for the cake or pie, fresh and hot from the dutch oven! Beverages include teas of all types, hot chocolate, light wine coolers, cold beer and soft drinks, and, of course, freshly brewed coffee in a big black pot steaming off the campfire.

Vegetarian and other special diets are no problem at all for our talented chefs! When you make your booking just tell us your specific needs.

Are you celebrating a Birthday? An anniversary? A family reunion or bachelor party? Just let us know beforehand what special requirements you have for your special celebration and we'll try to make it a most memorable occasion for all.

Rafting Recipes - Some of our favorites!

River Pepper Steak Serves 20-25 ravenous rafters	20 cups of hot cooked brown rice 10 tbsps butter 5 tbsps paprika 5 cups sliced green onions 10 tbsps cornstarch 1 ½ half cups soy sauce 5 pounds lean steak 6 ½ cups beef broth 10 green peppers cut into thin strips 1 ¼ cups of water 10 large tomatoes cut into eighths
Sprinkle steak with paprika. In large skillets, brown meat in butter, add garlic and broth. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Stir in onions and green peppers. Cover and cook for 5 minutes. Blend cornstarch, water, soy sauce and stir in meat mixture until clear (2 minutes). Add tomatoes and stir. Serve over rice.

Chocolate Pudding Cake Serves 8 ravenous rafters

Line dutch oven with aluminum foil and grease lightly with butter. Pudding: Mix one cup brown sugar with ½ cup cocoa. Add 2 cups water and stir until blended. Add one cup miniature marshmallows over the mixture. Cake: Prepare one devil's food cake mix Place pudding mixture in dutch oven and spoon cake mixture over top. Top with one cup of chopped nuts. Cover and bake 40-45 minutes.

" We were a group of 13 who went rafting on the American River (South Fork). It was the most entertaining and exciting vacation we all had in a while. The crew were very friendly and the best I liked about Whitewater Voyages is their free camping. Even though it's free, this is one of the best camp grounds I have visited. Lunch provided during Rafting trip was the best you could ask for. Overall, I would rate Whitewater Voyages as one the best rafting companies I have experienced in the last 10 years. If at all I ever get an opportunity to raft again, I will definitely use this company again. NO doubt about that. "
- Chalapathi Rao
Union City, California