Jackson Hole Scenic Float Trips
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Scenic Trips and
Tipi Camp
Since 1978, Jackson Hole Vintage Adventures has been entertaining fishermen and scenic guests in handmade wooden drift boats. For our Snake River scenic float trips, we float earlier in the morning and later in the evening in order to provide our guests with a pristine adventure, while offering the best opportunities to view wildlife along the way. Our guides have decades of experience on the water and
are well versed in the ecology of the Snake River. We pride ourselves on delivering the highest level of customer service while creating lasting memories for our guests.
Luxury Snake River scenic float trips are a great way to experience the quieter side of Jackson Hole during the busy summer months. We offer a full menu of tours, with early morning departures, mid-day tours and evening floats, paired with a riverside fine dining experience. For family fun, a romantic afternoon or a gathering of friends, a scenic float is a wonderful way to disconnect from the hectic daily routines and reconnect with each other.
Jackson Hole Vintage Adventures entertains guests at Tipi Camp, a collection of tipis constructed entirely of wooden poles and canvas, as were the camps of native people and mountain men of a bygone era.
Summer Adventures
Breakfast with the Eagles
Departures
Daily
Duration
3 - 4 Hours
Early risers are rewarded with the sights and sounds of an early morning float on the Snake River in this quiet corner of the valley. This section of the river is home to some of the best bald eagle habitats in the continental U.S. A superb brunch is given shortly after you arrive at Tipi Camp, and your meal is enjoyed against a stunning backdrop of the Teton Range in the distance.
Teton Sunset Tour
Departures
Daily
Duration
3 - 4 Hours
Your journey starts with a relaxing two-hour sunset float across the river, surrounded by beautiful scenery and the numerous plants and animals that call the riverbank home. You’ll be served snacks and refreshments in a stunning spring creek setting after arriving at camp, followed by a gorgeous drive back to your pickup location. This is a lovely romantic float for couples.
Jackson Whole Horse Experience
Departures
Daily
Duration
3 - 4 Hours
This is a very special and unique opportunity to spend time with our four magnificent Belgian draft horses who pull our sleighs and wagons throughout the year. They graze freely throughout the cottonwood forest and its meadows along the banks of the Snake River where we will join them after a short walk in the forest.
Wooden Boat Tour & Dinner
Departures
Daily
Duration
4 - 6 Hours
After a tranquil luxury scenic float trip with the river to ourselves in the late afternoon, we arrive at Tipi Camp in time for appetizers at the fire pit. Dinner is provided in our open-air dining room, where guests may sample our chef’s finest and most fresh offerings. This is a one-of-a-kind fine-dining experience that should not be missed.
Vintage Wooden
Boats
Since 1978, I have been floating my fishing and scenic guests in wooden McKenzie River Boats. This boat evolved on the banks of the McKenzie River in Oregon in the 1940’s. Since then it has migrated to the great rivers of the Intermountain West. It is now built in both fiberglass, plastic and aluminum but none of these materials have warmth and soul of the hand built wooden boat.
Our fleet is comprised of a variety of boats, all custom built for our specific purposes. Some can haul up to 6 guests, some for the romantic float for couples and others to accommodate fly fishermen. Some have been built for us by Ray Heater and Cyrus Happy of Ray’s River Dories. Others have been designed and built by us. All are meticulously maintained by the guide who rows it, again, creating the pride of ownership that separates our guides from the rest. Vintage Jackson Hole Wooden Boat Tours
We also have ad “Historic Fleet”. These are boats that we have acquired over the years. These boats have a long and sometimes very interesting story. Most have been“rescued” from back yards in Oregon, where they were destined to become flower planters. You will see these boats proudly returned to their former glory at our camp. They are there to be enjoyed by you, our guest, on the pond at camp.
The oldest was build by legendary builder Woodie Hindmann in 1953. A 1967 Jon Ostrem built boat is destined to end it’s career in the Wooden Boat Museum in Leaburg, Oregon but for now continues to float the Snake River and is available for your enjoyment on the pond at camp. Come on down and row a legend.
