Had the best time on June Lake. Rental was easy and casual, no lag before getting our into the…read morewater. The team at Mammoth Kayaks were more than understanding when we lost track of time on our way back too. Amazing experience, highly recommend for anyone exploring the area.

We kayaked out in June Lake. Our original thought was we were going to paddle board, however all…read morethe paddle boards were rented out. That's okay, because we weren't ready to fall into the lake water just yet. My husband and I shared a 2 seat kayak. We pushed ourselves to paddle out about a mile and back, it was so much fun. Notes: They only accept cash and you'll find the owner out on the beach, they wear a shirt with the company name on it. Have a lot of fun and enjoy those massive mountain views while in the lake.

Dude, what can I say?! Where to start?! Our experience was…read morefreaking awesome! We loved everything about it! I had 27 friends and work associates make the trip on June 27. Casey and crew were absolutely incredible! Fun, friendly, yet utterly professional when it was called for. The staff went WAYYY above and beyond with their hospitality to ensure we had an awesome time. I spoke with Casey a few times leading up to our trip, with a few questions/concerns/requests, and he 100% made me feel like we were in the right hands, like a VIP, turns out we were indeed! Big shout out to our guide, Greg. Thank you sir! it was a pleasure to be in your boat, undoubtedly the best of the bunch. Everyone who made the trip had a blast and are already looking forward to next year. We will definitely be back!

We had an incredible experience with Kings River Expeditions! The entire team was professional,…read moreorganized, and made us feel safe from start to finish. The owner was friendly and welcoming, and the young guides were full of energy, passion, and confidence--they truly made the trip unforgettable. Our boys had an absolute blast and couldn't stop talking about the rapids afterward. It's a perfect adventure for both adults and families with kids. We already can't wait to come back next season--especially in May or June, when the river is at its best. Highly recommended!

There is an incredibly rude and hostile staff member at the Bike/Raft rentals. She never gave us…read moreher name (because she never deigned to speak to us), so I'm going to give you a physical descriptor so others can avoid her, or if you've had a similar experience with this person, I encourage you to leave reviews as well so Yosemite can reconsider having her as a staff member: she appears to be a light-skinned Black woman in her 20s, with locs that are about shoulder-length. She wears dark sunglasses most of the time, and she is overweight, maybe about 5'4 or 5'5. We had several encounters with her both together and separately, and each time she was extremely rude to us for no apparent reason. In one instance, I approached the bike rental and waited politely for her to finish a conversation with a colleague. She never once acknowledged me except to yell at me "EMPLOYEES ONLY" at which point it was her colleague who talked to me and answered my question. She continued to ignore me, not making any eye contact and just standing there while her colleague spoke with me. It was awkward and off-putting, but I put it out of my mind. But then it became a sustained pattern of behavior. In one instance, my cousin went to the bike pick up area to ask bike rental questions. . The rude staff member in question rolled her eyes at my cousin and huffed and puffed under her breath, unprovoked, at my cousin's polite question. She again did not try to answer or talk with my cousin; instead another staff member tried to answer my cousin's questions but also said she wasn't usual bike staff so she didn't know. The rude staff member was there the whole time, and never tried to answer my cousin's questions, even though the rude staff member IS a member of bike rentals because I saw her manning the rentals EVERY DAY. We had a few more encounters with this staff member and she NEVER directly made eye contact with us or spoke to us directly. She would ignore us outright and the only time ever directly spoke to us was to yell at us for trying to ask questions (god forbid I ask a staff member a question). I did notice she answered questions politely and joked around with a group of White guests. I don't know if she has something against Asian folks but I honestly can't figure out why else she would have such an automatic and sustained hostile attitude towards us except for that. If she feels annoyed by doing her customer service job, if polite questions annoy her, she should reconsider her job and go be a ranger on an isolated station or something, and save the rest of us from having to interact with her grouchy ahh.

Fun for kids, but not for parents. Kiosk opens at 8am, but families are queued up before 7am to get…read morerafts or bikes. Only one person at cash register, so the line looks like it could take about an hour to pay. If you get a bike, only one person there too, so you wait another 30 minutes or so to get a bike. If you raft, you need to go 30 minutes early for safety briefing that lasts maybe 5 minutes. They tell you to stop and enjoy the beaches, but get to the raft shuttle back in two hours. We got in the water around 12:05pm and finished around 1:49pm. Then, no shuttle came to take us back until around 3:17pm. That was almost 90 minutes waiting around with kids and no water. Better bring sneakers with you and be prepared to walk back 2.5 to 3 miles to Curry Village. Don't believe Aramark if they say you can also take the free shuttle. The families left stranded by the raft shuttle waited 90 minutes for those too. Most of those were so full, they only took two of the 30 people waiting at the four mile stop, or drove past without stopping. The shuttle driver didn't have a phone or radio. Customer service from the contact us page was no help. They called back after 30 minutes, then put me on hold for another 15 minutes. The manager Skye wouldn't talk to the families who were left stranded. She sent four other people (two at the shuttle area and two in Curry Village) to talk to us, but not help us. They wrote down her email address and told us to email her.

We had an excellent day with David. We booked a private tour for my wife and me. We are not so…read moreyoung so David tailored it to our pace and abilities (still made it to the top of Sentinel Dome- well worth the effort!). Literally went from the valley floor to the peak of sentinel dome. His knowledge of the park is outstanding. He picked us up at our lodge and dropped us there at the end of the day- even gave us the picnic we couldn't eat during the trip because clouds blocked the astrophotography portion. He even apologized for the clouds! An all day adventure; we were happily exhausted when we got back to Evergreen Lodge. Highly recommend.

Dave is AMAZING! We had the best day with him on our private tour of Yosemite. He is so fun,…read moreknowledgeable, a great conversationalist and made the day fabulous. I had the best time and felt like we got to really see Yosemite and get to know the park. I would 100% recommend booking with him and his company. Hands down the BEST!!

This was such a wonderful morning spent with Stuart and Sue on the shrimp filled waters of Mono…read moreLake! We booked a tour with our kids ages 11-15 and niece who is 7 and NOT an outdoors kid. Stuart and Sue handled even a sometimes screaming, scaredy kid with calm and grace as we paddled our way around the beautiful scenery. They taught us about the history and geology of the lake as well as it's inhabitants. Would absolutely recommend to anyone!

We really enjoyed Kayaking with Stuart! Very experienced and knowledgeable of the area. You can…read moretell he really enjoys what he does. We enjoyed kayaking on Mono lake, 2.5 times saltier than the ocean. Ancient lake - very special place. Highly recommend!

10 Star Review...Our party of 3 rafted w/ our guide, Dustin (and Erica in the 2nd boat) and we had…read morea phenomenal time. Dustin has many years experience, was personable and social, and shared a wonderful outlook on rafting and life which was really cool and perceptive . His safety talk was on point as well. Very likeable and knowledgeable, this Dustin! The facilities were good with clean wooden stalls to change clothes, port-a-potties available, wetsuits loaned to us, and plenty of parking available. We were fortunate in that another party canceled at the last minute, and instead of canceling on us for too few customers, Dustin and Zephyr management allowed us to raft anyway and we got Dustin and Erica to ourselves! Not to mention the whole Merced river to ourselves. What a day of beauty, peace, all mixed in with fun rapids! The photos were great too. The photographer followed us down the river w/ his car and took great shots all the way down! The service and rafting could not be better, with a beautiful river, climate, and great guides to lead us. We'd return in a heartbeat and will return hopefully next year. Thank you Dustin, Erica, and Zephyr.

Since 2008, I've taken students down the Merced River using Zephyr several times and everytime the…read moreexperience was amazing. Uniformly, the students loved the experience. I highly recommend Zephyr for rafting the Merced River in Spring. Eddie was our guide and he was fantastic.

The trip lead, Dana, was super well-organized and knowledgeable, regularly checking in on how…read moreeveryone was doing - a great natural leader. Our guide, Kylen (?) was a MASTER oarsman (best I've ever seen...), giving us clear instructions when we came upon some unusually challenging rapids. In some sticky situations that other boats got into, he was right ON IT to help them without hesitation, often seeing a problem before anyone else had. I felt completely safe in his care. He also "read the group" really well, connecting easily with everyone. Despite his amazing professional skill and emotional intelligence, he was very low-key and humble... to me, that's a sign of a lifelong learner. This was our 4th trip with OARS. There's so much care into the preparation, the selection and training of the guides and the well-oiled execution on these trips. We're already planning our next!

I've done a couple trips with OARS now: two on the South Fork of the American River and a 2 day…read moretrip on the Tuolumne. OARS does not disappoint! From incredibly attentive and knowledgeable guides to luxurious camping accommodations, they take care of you. All you have to do is show up and paddle. Maybe you don't even have to paddle if you're sitting in the gear boat. The American River trips are an easy day trip from Sacramento or the Bay Area. If you're looking for a little more adventure, a multi-day guided whitewater trip is so fun, with lots of downtime to swim, look at the stars, play games, and eat yummy food. There's no freeze dried camp meals here. Everything is boated in and prepped on the beach for you. So good. All around, so good.

Love Zephyr! Our guide Ashton was amazing. We had a great time on the entire trip from beginning to…read moreend! The entire staff is friendly. They will give suggestions for other trips and local businesses. We had lunch from June Bug across the way; very fresh and delicious food! The staff made our trip so much fun and memorable. I just purchased the photos they took. This is one adventure you must take

Theo was a seasoned and fun rafting guide. Knowledgeable about the river and area, we felt like we…read morewere in capable hands. Had a great time. Would recommend this eager to please, service and safety minded biz!

The best rafting experience ever!! Joe, Jack, and Bk were the best guides you could ask for! They…read morehad all the knowledge to make you feel so safe and comfortable! 10/10 would recommend to everyone! Also tip your guides they are amazing!!

I'm on my way back to LA from a fantastic weekend on the river. It had been a long time since going…read morerafting so I was a bit nervous. The staff are all pros and made us feel safe and in control. Our guide, Horse, was an expert on hydrology, geology and local flora/fauna and would keep us informed on historical points of interest along the river. He had a great sense of humor and a chill personality. All of the guides - Mikey, Tyler, Adam, Joe, Shotgun - were really awesome. The food was really good. We had sandwiches for lunch the first day, chicken and pasta that night and chicken burritos for lunch on the second day. Overall, I would highly recommend rafting the Tuolumne river with All-Outdoors.

We took 17 of our parents and youth on the South Fork of the American River rafting experience…read more All of the guides were amazing, we had such an amazing time, I hope to see them soon for another experience. Every guide was very knowledgeable, they all had a safety first mentality. They were willing to put up with a full boat of kids that just wanted to splash, but reigned it in when they had to become part of the greater team to get through some of the tougher rapids. Overall we had an amazing experience, were able to get out and truly enjoy some of God's amazing beauty that He's created. I'm so glad to have been part of this.

I went on a bachelor trip and we all decided on this company to guide us on a full 8-hour tour…read more From the get-go with just transportation they were very welcoming and accommodating. Our instructors were Joey and Schyler who were fantastic. Even the driver Pauly was fun. We put so much trust into them and it worked out so well! We followed their guidance and they listened to our input, and the food they made was good! I have to recommend it and would absolutely do it again. 10/10