Cubic Feet per Second (CFS)
Front Royal Gauge
River Conditions Summary
Current River Level:
3.3 feet on the Front Royal gauge and rising as of Tuesday June 17, 2025. For general guide to what this means check our “What different water levels mean for our river and your adventure:” section to the right if you’re on a laptop, or below on a mobile phone.
Teusday June 17, 2025. Well, it’s been a whacky late spring and our rain patterns and 3.3 feet on the gauge and rising, means we are limiting trips for the next few days out of caution for our guests. Wednesday June 18th looks like a wash, we will likely not be putting guests on the river. Then, as river levels are predicted to fall we’ll begin adding rafting back, and kayaking for experienced paddlers who are also strong swimmers since the river is going to push you around a bit. People are chomping at the bit to go tubing and our hope is that by Friday, Saturday or Sunday levels will return to more normal so we can offer out tubing trip. Once we’re back below 2.5 feet we’ll be taking tubers to our Luray Avenue put-in for our 3 mile tube trip. Check back often as we’ll update daily.
Current Water Temperature:
70 Degrees, which combined with afternoon warm temperatures is just about perfect tubing weather once levels return to normal. Warm and refreshing.
Current Water Condition:
Rising and offcolor to muddy.
Helpful Hint: as is always the case with late spring, changing conditions are normal and we recommend checking back before you make a trip out to see us without a reservation. If possible, get those reservations in! Reservations help us prepare for you before you arrive, and also greatly speed up the check in process.
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What different water levels mean for our river and your adventure:
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- Flatwater Paddle By The Hour is a great option – launching at our site offers deep water with almost no flow and is perfect for exploring during low water with none of the hassles of going upriver
- Inner Tubing shortened to Private Access at 1.6 miles – but still expect nearly continuous shallow rocky water with lots of scraping and some walking – Average Trip Time 3.5 -4 hours.
- Upriver Kayaking and Canoeing trips will be shortened to 3 or 5 miles, and experience with reading shallow rivers and paddling through small slots of deeper water will help keep things fun
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- Inner Tubing shortened to Private Access at 1.6 miles – expect low scrapy conditions which will require your full attention at times in order to choose the deepest path down the river – Average Trip Time 2 – 3 hours
- Upriver Kayaking and Canoeing Trips will be shortened to 3 or 5 miles for most paddlers. 9 miles possible for very experienced river goers who can read shallow water and move their boats nimbly, and who catch the first trip of the day
- Flatwater Paddle By The Hour is a great option – launching at our site offers deep water with almost no flow and is perfect for exploring during low water with none of the hassles of going upriver
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- Inner Tubing Trip from Luray Avenue is 3 miles – expect gentle flow with occasional navigation required to avoid obstacles or shallow bars and shelves – Average Trip Time 2 – 3 hours
- Upriver Kayaking and Canoeing Trips – 3-15 mile trips offered. However, we suggest guests who want the 9 and 15 mile option to arrive early and eat their Wheaties, especially at the 1.4 – 1.8 foot levels.
- Flatwater Paddle By The Hour is a great option – launching at our site offers deep water with slow to moderate flow and allows guests to decide how long they want to be out, as opposed to having to cover X number of miles on one of our upriver 3-15 mile trips
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- Too high for inner-tubing
- Great Level for Upriver Kayak and Canoe Trips 3-15 miles. The river flows freely with moderate to fast flow. Good time to try a longer float if you have some experience and endurance
- Too High for Flatwater Paddle By The Hour option because our normally quiet flatwater area picks up quite a bit of current which makes paddling back to our takeout more of a challenge. We prefer not to mess with it at these levels.
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- Too high for inner-tubing
- Upriver Kayaking and Canoeing Trips for VERY experienced paddlers who are also strong swimmers in the event of capsize or difficulties
- We will be running rafts at this level on our 3- and 5-mile sections. For experienced paddlers and strong swimmers
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- All River Trips Cancelled
- Riverside Camping may be possible with levels between 4.0 and 5.0 feet, but please call to check. These sites get inundated with water at 5.0 Feet on the Gauge
- Riverview Campsites are still lovely