Sage Canyon River Company

we went out with jermey the school teacher/​guide we had a great time he is a good guide being a teacher he has lots of local information to share as you go down the river. It was a 5 star experience we ate steak and chicken for lunch and it was good. Just a great time money well spent I would request jermey if you can he does a great job.

As the five stars say «It is as good as it gets» We had a two day, one night trip and everything was perfect. Matt our guide was a cute 26 year old guy who delighted all of us (5 crazy ladies) by remaining shirtless 95% of the time. (LOL!) He was kind, funny very professional, a great guide, and did I mentioned HOT!
OMG! The food was gourmet quality: Caesar Salad for lunch the first day, steak, sauted mushrooms, home made mashed potatoes, salad and wine for dinner… Yeah, your heard right and the best part is that Matt and Ben (second guide joining the tour) did all the cooking, cleaning and camp management. We drank and enjoyed, and talked and enjoyed the view!!!
That night there was a meteor shower and it was the most amazing thing ever!
The guys cooked breakfast the next morning (bacon, sausage, eggs, hash browns, coffee) and packed the raft and we were on our way!
Lunch again was delish and we had the best time ever!
You would be crazy going with any other company

We purchased a groupon deal and went on our trip today. It was totally worth it. Our guide, Evan, was awesome! We had a great experience. Evan knew about the area and told us some stories and was engaging and knowledgeable. Great time.

Went on a trip with Sage Canyon this last summer, had a blast! Staff was great to work with, and very organised considering there were a ton of people everywhere wanting their attention at the same time. Our guide was great with the kids on our boat, and friendly, he made sure we all had a good time.
Great for first timers white water rafting!

Our rafting trip was AWESOME! We have been on a few river rafting trips before, mostly in WA. However, got a Groupon to go with Sage Canyon and it was SO.MUCH. FUN!!!
The drive out from Portland was beautiful, it was really easy to find them and they are located in the same building as a pizza co. so if you get hungry before the trip you have something to eat. Also another plus is there is a convenience store next door that sells liquor and beer, which you can take with you on the river.
We hopped in the van (they have 2 that go to the river) for a short drive and then we were there. No wetsuits or booties since it was pretty warm, we just wore the clothes we had on.
Dick was our river guide and he made our trip what it was. He was so fun and laidback, and he gave us all the best experience. The river was not all that scary or even that fast (some we have been on were a lot scarier) but we did get to play around, push each other off the raft, do some bull riding, and overall have a great time.
The scenery was very pretty, it is dry in Maupin and it is much different than other rafting tours we have done. My favorite part by far was how friendly our guide was and how he new we were out to have a good time and we had the most fun raft on the river. 2 of us fell out and got tossed around, which made the experience even better.
Thanks Dick and Sage Canyon River Company, we would definitely come back again!

Dang! What a great company, and a fun group of guides! I ended up having a super bomb time on my sage canyon trip, and would go again with the company no questions asked. Zach, my guide, was such a class act, stand up guy, who kept the whole rafting trip hilarious and enjoyable.

Let me start by saying that I’ve never wanted to go white water rafting. However, when the YS signed us up for a new lawyers networking gig. I thought a couple of things one he’s not a new lawyer and two we are going to be the oldest people in the party.
Well, count me right on both parts, however, we were welcomed by a great group of folks and enjoyed the day on the river.
We spent time on the water from approximately 10a to 4p which included some stops for body surfing in the rapids, etc. Our guide, also a lawyer, had worked summers for this location and was commemorating his time by guiding the raft once again.
I thought this was good as he seemed to know the river well and ensured we had our life vests secured tightly for the upcoming rapids.
The entire group laughed and giggled about flipping the boat (what would happen if not trying to do it) until they realized I had never been rafting before. Hee Hee. I took it how they meant it (they were just kidding around) and enjoyed the time on the raft. We broke for lunch for about an hour in Maupin then continued the rest of the way.
All in all it was a fun time and I was glad I had the opportunity to go.

Booking, tour, food… everything was perfect! Zach was our guide and that was the cherry on top. He knew exactly how to turn the raft to get everyone on the raft super wet and offer up the best possible experience! He even does most of the paddling for you if you are lazy like I am. The tour was fantastic and was not as scary as dangerous as I thought it would be since I was a newbie. The scenery was great. I initially wanted to do a half day tour but did the full day instead and I’m glad I did. I don’t think a half day would have done the experience justice. All along the way there are photographers snapping photos so you can buy the photos later if you wanted.
I haven’t booked a tour with any of the competitors but I will say while I was on the tour, I noticed the people and rafts on our tour way outnumbered the people on the other tours. The people on our tour also seemed to be having more fun and enjoying themselves. A competitor raft rolled by and they seriously looked like they were bored. On top of that, our food was way better… we had grilled chicken and steak (delicious and well cooked) while the other had burgers and hot dogs. Nothing wrong with burgers and hot dogs but you can tell Sage Canyon put forth a better effort than their competitors. Our tables were fitted with tablecloths (others were not) and we had homemade layer dip with our chips. They even had homemade brownies.
The owner was also very friendly. Overall it was a great experience. If I were to do it again, I would apply sunscreen to my neck and knees because they got burned to a crisp. I would ask for Zach again as my guide. I would wear a hat or put my hair up in a pony tail because the top of my head got sun burned. Zach warned us when we’d hit a big wave and put our glasses/​hat in his cooler so we wouldn’t lose it. Will definitely return!

Great location, great people, great service! My friends and I had a blast at Deschutes River and our guide Zach was really skilled and experienced. Had a groupon deal and definitely will come back when I can!

Businesses like this are so dependent on the actual person that is your guide and we’ve had two great experiences with Sage with two different guides. Today’s guide was Paul and he was a very knowledgeable rafting guide and made the trip fun. The food was AWESOME which blew me away as I was expecting typically poor food, but the steaks were really quite tasty. I would definitely recommend Sage for a great rafting experience in Maupin.

I haven’t had this much fun in ages! All of my aches and pains, muscle soreness, and lost Maui Jim sunglasses (tear!) were totally worthwhile. Yep… even losing my beloved shades that I’ve had for a good five years, I can undoubtedly report that this was the highlight of my trip to the Pacific northwest.
From start to finish, the fine folks of Sage Canyon run a thrilling, engaging, and educational day on the waters of the Deschutes River. Our rafts of seven paddlers each spent about six hours splashing our way down the many class 2, class 3, and a class 4 set of rapids. Not only was our guide, Paul, knowledgeable about the currents and expert at steering us toward the greatest fun (read: soakage), he also shared fascinating anecdotes and histories about the Deschutes from the railroad wars to recent floods.
The day isn’t just filled with floating on the water, either. Sage Canyon offers a pretty solid and satisfying lunch partway through the day — it’s pretty hard to not enjoy a simple meal of grilled meat, potato salad, and chips and dip. Taking «The Elevators» rapids going solo in just our lifejackets was exciting, but cliff-​jumping (30 – 60 feet) toward the tail end of the afternoon might have been the most exhilarating experience of all.
To cap off the afternoon, grab a cup of ice cream a few doors down after bussing back to the start point, scope out the high quality (and often hilarious) photos that the Sage Canyon staff snapped along the way.
Word to the wise: if you’re going to wear shades on your trip, make sure they’re crappy $ 5 ones from a street vendor in NYC. You live, you learn.
P. S. WTF on not scoring FTR? Maupin, OR? Seriously?!