We took our four children out for a day tubing on the Shenandoah River. Setting up the outing was easy and we had no problems. The day was a little bit overcast, so the crowds may have been lower than for a sunny day. A bus runs all day (10 AM to 5 PM) to take you to the river entry from which you drift 1.5 miles back to the lace where you park. We also did a combo deal where you can kayak or canoe. If you come there are not many picnic tables, so plan on bringing you own food and chairs, tables, etc. to use for picnicking. The changing areas and bathrooms are also primitive, so be prepared. The changing area is a tent separated into two areas by a wooden wall with benches and the bathrooms are port-a-johns. We made a reservation, but they are very loose about it. You can show up most anytime and get on the bus with your tube. Not fancy, but a lot of fun.

Antietam Creek tubing: We drove over 200 miles for this adventure and would not do it again. First we were told they leave at 1015am. we did not leave the pick up until almost 1130am. The wait was not to horrible if you stayed in your car, so bring a book! The directions to the field are spot on. However, the bugs are unbearable. There is about 6 porta potties at the field. the ride is uneventful to the put in place but it is a difficult entry steep, slippery and on an embankment. The "guide" will help you in and another will get you into the water. However, the level was so low we were spending as much time getting"unstuck" from the rocks and trees. NOTE* there are cup holders on the tubs that will hold the 20oz bottle size and does not have a hole; it is all canvas, but no worries the first bump you will have a seat full of water to sit in the whole time. Wish they had a family tour and no family tour some kids enjoyed screaming and fighting four hours. Another negative was that they held us up at one point to wait for everyone. with about 72 tubes on the river about 8 feet wide it got very crowded and felt like bumper boats. the exit place is even worse then the put in spot. the guide was there to help with the final steep part. The lunch was good and they were efficient in getting everyone served. Another thing I wish they would incorporate is the guides talk about the area, river or other things throughout the adventure. we did get one interesting fact on one of the bridges. The "guides" are only there to assist in entrance, exit, getting unstuck and lunch. That is the extent of the guide portion. The main guide did have a sense of humor when we were around him. I think the company should give a notice on their webpage about how low the river was. It was VERY slow and LONG day we got back to cars about 530pm and there is no place to change out of wet clothes. Would be nice if they offered a tent for changing.

Great trip with great guides. Allison, the tour guide was the best, and so funny. I wish I could remember our raft guide's name but he was young and so experienced. He managed to give us a thrill that I don't think we would have gotten on any other rafting trip. The owner of this place must take great pride having this kind of talent working for the company. I recommend this tirp for sure and it's 4 hours of non stopy fun!!!

Went last week with my 2 boys. First time white water rafting for us. We all enjoyed it immensely. The day was picture perfect. teh river and surrounding natural scenery were beautiful and we had the best guide, Jake R., who was very knowledgeable on local history and animal life which was very interesting for me but more importantly, he knows like no one else how to manuever the raft which made it a blast for my boys.