April 26, 2023

Grants Pass, Oregon: Hellgate Jetboat Excursions; things to do

Hellgate Jetboat Excursions  

966 SW 6th St.  Trips run daily May through September.   



Grants Pass is headquarters for the popular jet boat rides along the Rogue River.  Jet boats have flat bottoms and no rudder or propeller, allowing for a smooth and safe, yet fast and exciting, ride through the sometimes shallow water.  In addition to being extreme fun, jetting down the Rogue River in one allows you to observe some of the area's plentiful wildlife.  On my family's ride, the driver slowed to point out ospreys, great blue herons, and deer.  We also saw fishermen netting huge steelhead. 

Trips vary in duration, and some include a meal.  The four- hour dinner excursion boat ventures into the spectacular Hellgate Canyon and then turns around and docks for dinner at the OK Corral ranch.  You’ll have the choice of walking up to the dining room or of riding in a tractor-pulled cart.  There, sheltered in a covered dining room with window portals open to the outside, you’ll be seated at a table with several other families and served a bountiful home-cooked meal.  

It is convenient to stay the night in town, especially so at the Riverside Inn where the boats dock.



More things to do along Highway 5 in Oregon.


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