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Hellgate Jetboat Excursions - Boat Charters Near Me - Grants Pass, Oregon

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Fantastic fun for families and friends. Gorgeous scenery. Reminds me of wolf creek canyon in Montana!

I have been in many of the excursions with them. The last 3 times, I've been highly disappointed. the boat ride is always good, but the food has gone all the way down the hill. You have full cooking facilities, why cook everything ahead and microwave it? Literally everyone can cook better than that. Felt and tasted like getting hospital food. Eggs literally take a minute to cook and yet it was clear that the eggs were nuked in the same bowl it was served in. The sausage was bland as hell. The only thing homemade was what you referred to as gravy. Tasted like flour and water with a little pepper. The dinner excursion is just as bad. Who CANT cook ribs and chicken better than that?? Step up your game or you will lose more returning customers than just me. I will no longer recommend. I had a party of 7 and am embarrassed for even taking them to what used to be a great all around experience. read more

This is a exciting experience if you're ever in south Oregon, I had a lot of fun on the ride. The pilot, Austin, was great his jokes made the ride enjoyable aswell. The gift shop had many stuff and was kept very clean as so the boat. Overall the boat ride was very fun and I would definitely do it again. read more

What a FUN way to experience the amazing Rogue River! Just wow. I loved every minute of this, and would do it again. Totally worth the money. We did the 2-hour short and scenic tour, and had a blast speeding down the river, spinning fast and getting soaked on a hot day. We saw duckies and birdies and chicken hawks and an eagle. Also a naked man (full monty) waving at our boat as he stood in his birthday suit on some rocks....luckily my 11 year old wasn't looking and missed that natural wonder. The scenery along the Rogue is absolutely beautiful and unspoiled for many miles. It really takes your breath away, it makes me wonder if this is how it looked back in the Pioneer days, or how the American Indians saw the land when they were here. I love that Oregon keeps their scenic beauty unspoiled! And even when passing along the homes scattered along the rivers edge, even those are interesting and fun to look at. One of my all-time favorite excursions, and so happy I got to enjoy this with my family!! read more

Just awesome. The boat trip was group oriented as it can be. Absolutely kid friendly and an awesome crew, had to make sure we gave a generious tip! Thanks a lot! read more

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Everything about my excursion was enjoyable. This was a great family trip. Lots of laughs, the Captain and crew were more than tour guides with their knowledge of the river and their exceptional skills maneuvering on the water. My family will have fond and happy memories forever of our day. To top it off, the food was really good with plenty to go around. read more

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Over the course of my life, I have subjected my mother to many near heart attack events. Some include: white water rafting down Class V rapids in Northern Maine, having only a metal cage between us and some fairly HUGE sharks while scuba diving, and worst of all, withstanding my driving. That being said, Hellgate Jetboat Excursions was a nice, relaxing escape for both of us. We headed up to Grants Pass, OR for the Hellgate Champagne Brunch: 4 hours and 36 miles round trip. It was SO much fun. The area is gorgeous, you can see lots of wildlife (osprey, bald eagles, river otters), the speed of the boat gives you a definite adrenaline rush, the tour guides are funny and the people on my tour were from across the world. Prior to heading out, I took the advice of the gift shop attendant and purchased 4 ponchos (for the two of us). My mom and I had our ponchos on (2 each, one covering our legs) on the way back. Otherwise, we would have been soaking wet and miserable like some of the people on our boat. It was early May (when the trips start for the season) so the cold water coupled with the fast speed made for a freezing trip home for some. Along the way, we stopped at the OK Corral for brunch. It has an open air deck with beautiful carved log tables and chairs, with a nice river view. Food was served banquet style and there was plenty to go around. We had fruit, scrambled eggs, country potatoes, biscuits and gravy, sausage, bacon and some super, super yummy coffee cake. Our brunch also included champagne, and our table took full advantage of this. Highly recommend :) But buy a poncho (or 2) if it's cold. read more

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It was a hot day, in the 90's. We were told to be there by 3:45 for loading and the boats would leave at 4:15. Hundreds of us stood in the hot sun for half an hour waiting and finally the boats began loading at 4:15. Not a good start. The best part is the jetboat and the captain, who had tons of experience and a well rehearsed humor, treating his audience with reverence and glee. Good with kids and good with the elderly. Really liked him! Two aspects I really did not care for were the size of the tour (7 boats with a total of 350 people) and the BBQ dinner served. The food was mediocre - the lemonade was syrupy sweet, the white wine was very sweet, the ribs dry as saw dust, and the rest was tolerable. One of us went up to buy a bottle of red wine but the wine table was not staffed. The waitress was ultra sweet as well, announcing cheerily that they served family style so sit down with your "new" family at the huge table. We did see many birds - a bald eagle, great blue herons, ospreys nesting and, of course, turkey vultures, crows, Canada geese and lots of ducks. We did lots of spins and quick stops so that everyone got wet on this very hot day. We all dried out quickly. 3 of our party did come out with sore necks. I'm glad I went but I would never go back. I'll opt for a quiet raft or canoe any day. read more

SO MUCH FUN! The boat stops and you get splashed. The boat spins and you get splashed. The pilot is funny and the views on both sides of the river are green when they are not beautiful houses. I laughed a lot and I think I smiled the whole time. read more

Pilot: Mike. INCREDIBLE and VERY wet experience for my son, my grandson (age 3) and I. It was my grandsons first boat experience and I drove up from Sacramento to take part. We enjoyed flying down the river, learning the history of the area, having water guns war with the rafters, swimmers, and kayaker's. Well worth every penny and the wait. Warning: bring a water proof pouch or buy one for less than $5.00 at the gift shop, a towel, and a change of clothes. read more

July 24th,2022. Our party of 29 had booked the morning excursion almost six months in advance. Many of us ha completed the waiver form and had submitted it online well in advance of our reservation date. Upon arrival to check in, we were told that they didn't have any of the waivers and our whole group would have to fill out and turn in another form. This was inconvenient and caused some confusion trying to reorganize the group to complete the waiver forms again. Now once we were able to board the boat our Skipper "Dan" and his assistant were able to deliver a memory making trip that able put all of the previous issues behind us. Thank You Skipper Dan, You delivered in full, and made for our whole group to have a fantastic experience. read more

Haven't been on one of their excursions in quite some time. The food is great, the drivers are awesome, and the business is just all around fun! read more

We had a group of 38 today on Boat "T" with Captain Mike. It was AWESOME!! Our group came up to Medford for a ASA Softball tourney and one of the mom's scheduled us for a group evening dinner trip. Everyone had a blast!. The boats were very exciting with the combination of high speed and big waves, the scenery all along the Rogue River on up into the Hellgate Canyon was incredible, and the meal at the OK Corral Dinner Lodge was outstanding! We saw several types of birds, deer and even a Bald Eagle along the way. Captain Mike was a great host and full of information and humor! We will definitely return for another trip next time we visit southern OR. ---and forget wasting your money on the cheap $0.97 Wal-Mart ponchos, a little water won't hurt you! read more

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Been holding off to write this review. We recently went down and brought our 21 month old and he had a blast. Biggest issue I have is the fact that they had absolutely no infant/toddler/children pfd's. I work as a river guide over the the summers and we are constantly sizing all ages and all sizes of people. But to have absolutely no pfd's for those ages/weight is irresponsible. Being a river guide we are always trying to bring extra materials in the case that something breaks or goes missing. Things could be different if they sent an email explaining that they don't have a pfd that size and that we need to bring that, however, nothing provided us with that information. I've enjoyed Hellgate Excursions and what they provide. I just can't accept allowing that they allow for a kid on a boat and not having the necessary safety for them. read more

3.5 stars for this one. We took the quick and scenic 2 hour ride which turned back as soon as we reached the hellgate canyon.. but I guess other rides which were longer could have been better but we didnt have the time to do them. I think they should make it more clear on their ride descriptions how much of the actual canyon you are going to see. That being said, the driver was an extremely fun guy and entertained us throughout. He also did some amazing 360 degree turns on the way back which was almost worth the trip in itself, just wish we saw more of the canyon. read more

We had a fantastic time this weekend thanks to the great people at Hellsgate. Our ride, our bunch, the entire experience was awesome! We cannot wait to come back and do it all over again! Completely Covid complaint, everyone wore their masks, were properly seated and I had no worries what so ever! Thanks Hellsgate Team for making wonderful memories for my family during this otherwise not so wonderful time. read more

Awesome boat tour!!! Love Grant's Pass, OR HIGHLY RECOMMEND Brent, our captain, was fabulous!!! read more

Totally COVID COMPLIANT! We were celebrating a big anniversary and booked the dinner run. Everything was fabulous! Craig was our boat driver and was a delight as he regaled us with fun stories, much excitement and laughter! His jet boat navigation was astounding! On top of all of this, due to the current COVID crisis, they insisted and required masks at all times! It was reinforced, barriers were in place and sanitizing was evident! So for the negative reviews regarding negative Covid protocols, they do all humanly possible. If your that fearful, stay home because the water my melt you! For those who want to enjoy life, wear your mask (required) and ENJOY TO THE FULLEST!!!! Ps: dinner was ranch style (very tasty) and totally great outdoor seating, social distancing, many precautions... read more

Amazing time!!! If you're ever in Grants Pass, OR you can't miss it! Unless it's in the winter and then it's probably not an option, because you get soaked! A tour guide (PJ was ours and he was great!) takes you up the river and you see lots of beautiful views, wildlife and crazy people squirting you with massive squirt guns! Once you're at the turn around point you dock for lunch before heading back. Lunch is served in a beautiful rustic cabin type open dining area along the river. It's served similar to communal style where they put the food on the table and you serve yourself. The meal was a three course which included a really nice garden salad, then they brought barbecued chicken, potato salad, rolls, corn bread and the desert was a Marionberry crumble with fresh whipped cream. The only issue I had was the communal dining only works if people understand the concept of sharing and/or the people participating are not between the ages of 5-9 and have no adult supervision. The people seating us put children at the head of the table and the were double dipping, eating directly out of the whipped cream and God only knows what else. Plus, love kids, but not wanting to take care of and entertain while the parents drink....yes, the serve alcohol too. Finished dining, headed back down the river and BJ did not hold back on the soaking! Wear sunscreen, don't bring anything you don't want to get wet or put it in a baggy and have fun!! read more

Hellgate Jetboat Excursions - Getting ready to enter Hellgate! - Boat Charters Near Me - Grants Pass, Oregon

Great time on the 2-hour cruise this afternoon with JT (not sure) as the captain" giving us multiple 360 spins and thorough and happy soaking us (I was in the front row!). Saw several osprey and blue heron, and even a bald eagle! Great time, beautiful part of Oregon, and well worth the cost. read more

I love this tour. When someone comes to visit this is always a go to. I know they will have a great time. For a first timer I definitely recommend the lunch. It's a beautiful setting and a great experience. The food isn't great, but it is a nice experience. The chicken is usually dry and the dessert is like a Marion berry with granola. Way too many seeds! And the lunch is a significant price add on. The tour guides are always great and a lot of fun. read more

Such a cool experience. Our tour guide, Craig, was awesome & definitely added to the overall experience. The boat ride is very scenic, they provide a delicious meal in a beautiful setting at their private lodge, and there are lots of thrills added to the jet boat ride. It's definitely worth the money & I highly recommended. My hubby & I had a blast!!! read more

Hellgate Jetboat Excursions - Boat Charters Near Me - Grants Pass, Oregon

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Fun jet boat trip on the Rogue. Captain did a good job with a narrative of the area and pointed out bald eagles and other birds in their nests along with fun spins in the boat. We took the brunch tour and food was quite good my only complaint is, while the captain announced twice to wear a mask at all times, there were some who didn't. Enforcement of this is important and would have made me give it a 4 star. read more

I have done this excursion many times and it is certainly beautiful. However, the reason for the two stars is because of their lack of customer service. I attempted to book a trip for my company of over 100 people but never received any response from them. I left multiple voicemails for the person in charge of groups and none of them were ever returned. Finally after a couple of weeks, I sent an email to their general email address on the site and received a form to fill out for booking a group excursion. I sent this in on July 10th and as of July 29th have received no response. Kind of strange considering 100+ people x $75 is over $7500. Business must be good. read more

This excursion was WAY better than any ride at Disneyland. Every member on the crew was friendly and professional. Mike was our Captain and not only entertained us; we got our money's worth when it came to spins and splash stops! It was great to get drenched on a hot day. :) We did the lunch tour and it was perfect; he service was good and so was the food. Served family style, it was a nice setting to make some new friends and share stories. Aside from curious and hungry wasps (yikes!), it was GREAT. The scenery was beautiful, especially with a siting of a bald eagle in its natural habitat. I would definitely do this again and again and maybe next time, the dinner excursion. Do it! Do it! Do it! read more

Such a fun day. Our guide was funny and very personable.. great excursion! Brunch exceeded my expectations.. lots of food for a group of 4! Biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, bacon and sausage and potatoes. A plethora of assorted pastries. Mmmm. Huge fruit plate... They offered champagne, sparkling cider... and had a bar full of specialty cocktails... will definitely be back! read more

This was our second time on the jet-boats. The first time was several years ago and we did the dinner tour. This time we just went for the 2 hour tour with no meal. Both were great. Both times we saw some great wildlife, including bald eagles. The boat driver/guide was entertaining and knowledgeable. My two daughters LOVED the tours too. When in Grants Pass this is a must do! Warning: you will get very wet especially sitting in the first few rows. read more

Hellgate Jetboat Excursions - Boat Charters Near Me - Grants Pass, Oregon

All three star's goes to the boat pilot "Captain" we just got back from the mother's day brunch. They tried something new with wrist bands and it was a disaster. Our boat was over 30 minutes late getting out as were the rest. The boat ride there was fantastic! But when we got to the lodge ounce again a disaster. Waited again for a very long time to get seated then when the food comes there was no where near enough. Two plates per side of bacon like four pieces per plate and six sausage links very little potatoes one small biscuit per person very little scrambled eggs and like one small peace per person of lemon bread per person. Small plate of fruit. One of each item on each side of the table. The boat ride on the way back was FANTASTIC! don't think we will do a meal again. Think we will stick to the white water trip next time. read more

This rating is for a Spring fast and scenic ride (no meals). Personally I do not recommend riding in Spring. The weather is way too cold, rainy and windy to be riding on a river. My husband and I only did this in early May because we were taking a road trip from CA to OR and my husband's went on this ride in July several years ago and loved it. Anyhow, the weather was freezing and everyone was bundled up in jackets. At check-in I asked if we would get wet, because the reviews said you would, and I was getting worried. The staff said the front seats barely get wet, so I decided to sit up front. The check-in staff were very friendly. Then we spoke to the driver at the dock and he said we wouldn't be getting wet, due to the weather. I appreciated the consideration. We boarded the boat and set off. Because it was Spring, and few people were crazy enough to take a river boat ride when it's freezing, rainy and windy, we took a small boat and it was only half full. Due to that reason we were not able to go full speed. No jetboat experience here... we were going fast, but not nearly as fast as we could have on a large, full boat. We saw quite a few wildlife, including eagles, turkey vultures, hawks, osprey, and loads of ducks and geese. The ride was a good length. Although it was cold out, our driver managed to squeeze some spins in, and those were really fun. We sat in the front, so the centrifugal force was strongest there. We didn't get wet, so that was much appreciated. Halfway through the sun started to peek through the clouds, and it got warmer - hooray! Then we neared the canyon and it started drizzling, so we didn't get to spend much time in there. The ride was fun, and the driver was very friendly and considerate. He was constantly checking up on us and making sure we weren't too cold, or that the speakers weren't too loud, or that we were comfortable. I recommend taking motion sickness pills if you have a tendency for motion sickness. I felt a little ill while we were bobbing up and down by a bridge looking up at swallow's nests. That abated when I stared at a still point (the base of the bridge.) I will come back in summer, when the boats are larger, fuller, and can go a lot faster. My husband came in July and they did lots of spins, sharp turns, and got drenched, which was welcome in the hot weather. He did the dinner ride, so he got dinner at the restaurant halfway through the ride. We will look into doing that in the summer time. :) read more

First off... we have loved the jet boats! I recommend the jet boats for one of my employees a few weeks ago and she scheduled her trip excited to go! COVID was not a focus. As soon as they got on the boat people started taking off their masks. Needs to be safe ! Sad they missed the adventure.. sad read more

A MUST DO EXCURSION! If you are passing by or looking for something to do on a 3-day weekend, well you are in luck. I prefer the later trip because the dinner sits perfect for the dinner. You get a tour boat ride, dinner, drinks and a good time! Do it !!! read more

Lots of fun ! And get ready to get soaked. We took this tour yesterday and I have to say it was the most exciting thing to do while in southern Oregon. It was a very hot day but I didn't expect to get drenched over and over again . If you're thinking of going I highly recommend you bringing a change of clothes for after the tour is done , bring towels or wear a bathing suit . I can't imagine doing this other than summertime. Our guide / driver was fun . We saw lots of birds and even a bald eagle!!! read more

The Jetboat was so much fun and Inside the Hellgate Jetboat excursions it was Expensive Stuff but I get one thing so yah

A great time on the Rouge River with Hellgate Jetboats. Beautiful scenery and safe navigation of some powerful river hydraulics. No shortage of wildlife on surrounding banks and sky. Very informative crew to tell the facts of historical landmarks and previous events associated with the river. Thank you Hellgate Jetboat Excursions. read more

We booked our family of six at the last minute ... thankfully they had an opening. We did the Brunch ride. The morning ride out to Hellgate Canyon was indeed quite cool. Be sure to wear a jacket with a hood (your baseball cap WILL fly away!). Our boat engine experienced a bit of a problem but our driver, Craig, was very professional and calm and within 15 minutes had the problem resolved (small-sized piece of wood). The Brunch was very good but must admit that we were all disappointed in the reconstituted eggs that were served. What's with that Hellgate? Definitely showed that Hellgate is trying to cut costs but serving reconstituted eggs isn't the way to do it. read more

I thought this would be a little redneck tourist trap type of adventure that would make my kids laugh. It ended up being the best darn thing we did the entire two week camping trip in Oregon. I would totally do it again. The kids had so much fun. The adults had even more fun. That is not taking anything away from the fact that this really is a very tacky rednecky tourist thing to do. It was a hot day, we got sprayed with water the whole time, we laughed our asses off, the food was totally OK, the setting was breathtaking, and the river was amazing. This is one of those rare touristy things that is totally worth it. I would not count Disneyland on that list. I'm a real snob. I hate Disneyland. But I would add Hellgate to the short list of touristy things that you really have to do at least once in your life. Niagara Falls and Alcatraz are on my very short list. To these I must add the jet boat trip up the Rogue River. Weeeeeee! read more

The boat trip was wonderful. Our driver was the best I've ever had. The scenery was great the weather was great and when we got to the OK Corral the food was spectacular. My husband and I are both army veterans and we were celebrating our 2 year anniversary. The only bad thing was when we were done we looked at the picture that was taken of our boat and we could not see ourselves in the picture so we did not buy the picture. I wish I would have because it would have been a good memory of our anniversary. read more

Hellgate Jetboat Excursions - Celebrating our Anniversary. - Boat Charters Near Me - Grants Pass, Oregon

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Jetboat ride was awesome! Our guide was Craig and he was great! Fun to see the beautiful Rogue River with some of the wildlife. (Constructive criticism to the staff ... lots of elderly folks who struggled getting in and out of the boat. It would be so nice to see a staff offer assistance vs. only watching them struggle.). Anyway, we did the Brunch excursion. And that is where the rating drops. We were a party of two and were put at the end of a table. We were not asked if we wanted anything other than water or orange juice to drink (and got that only because it was on the table when we arrived.). Felt extremely ignored by our server. The food was served without serving utensils which is kind of gross and it was luke warm. Potatoes were overcooked to the point you could not slice them with your fork. Lots of ketchup drowned the overdone taste. By the time the small serving dishes of eggs arrived to us the eggs were almost gone. So we felt like we were left with the scraps. Throughout our meal the table was crammed full of empty serving plates, glasses and fruit boards. Really hated the set up. A Buffett would have been so much more practical allowing us to sit at the countless vacant tables vs being squeezed in amongst best large groups. If you take the meal out of the equation, the experience would get 4-1/2 to 5 stars. read more

If you haven't been it's a blast. They offer many different types of trips I recommend the dinner one. But definitely a must do for anybody who hasn't done it read more