River Guide (Experienced)

ROW Adventures keeps this experienced-guide vacancy open year-round and fills most seasonal spots by late March, so fall is the time to get in. The Merlin, Oregon base runs Rogue River trips, and guides may rotate onto Idaho and Montana rivers such as the Lochsa, Salmon and Clark Fork on oar and paddle rafts up to Class IV+. Applicants need at least one year of commercial guiding (multi-day preferred), a current WFR or equivalent advanced first-aid card, CPR, and a Swiftwater Rescue Technician 1 at some point in their career. Guides also cook riverside meals, give natural- and cultural-history interpretation, and put in a minimum of 15 warehouse hours per season. ROW states that all positions come with competitive pay and housing or camping at every outpost, with an online application form on the posting itself.