🌊 Raft guide
River Guide (2027 training May 3–6, Desolation Canyon)
Adrift Adventures of Moab · Moab, Utah
Pay not listed
🏠 Housing included🎓 CPR/First Aid, food handler📅 2027 season
🌊 Raft Guide Jobs with Housing
11 open raft guide jobs that list employee housing, across Colorado (4), Utah (2), Texas (1), Maine (1), West Virginia (1), Oregon (1). Listed starting pay runs from about $15.16/hr. Updated 2026-11-04; jobs refresh weekly.
Many rafting outfitters offer staff camping, guide houses or bunkhouses near the put-in, often for a small season fee. Guide-school graduates get first pick, and most outfitters hire from January to April for the summer. Check each posting for the cost and what's included.
🌊 Raft guide
Raft Guide (Training or Experienced) – 2027
Echo Canyon River Expeditions · Cañon City, Colorado
$60–$120/trip + $15.16/hr extra work
🏠 Housing included🎓 First Aid, CPR📅 Summer 2027 (training from May 17)
🌊 Raft guide
River Guide (Fall/Winter Season)
Far Flung Outdoor Center · Terlingua, Texas
Pay not listed
🏠 Housing included🎓 WAFA/WFR offered📅 Fall/Winter
🌊 Raft guide
Registered Maine Whitewater Rafting Guide (Summer 2027)
Northern Outdoors · The Forks, Maine
Pay not listed
🏠 Housing included🎓 Registered Maine Guide (training provided)📅 Summer 2027 (Kennebec training May)
🌊 Raft guide
River Guide (spring guide training)
River Expeditions · Oak Hill, West Virginia
Salary + gratuities
🏠 Housing included📅 Summer (spring training)
🌊 Raft guide
River Guide School / First-year Guide
River Runners · Buena Vista, Colorado
$15.50/hr + tips (+$1 WFR/EMT, +$1 Swiftwater)
🏠 Housing included🎓 First Aid, CPR; WFR/Swiftwater encouraged📅 Summer 2027 (school from May 17)
🌊 Raft guide
River Guide – Oregon (Experienced)
ROW Adventures · Merlin, Oregon
New-to-ROW guides avg $3,000–$7,000 wages/season + tips
🏠 Housing included📅 Seasonal
🌊 Raft guide
Raft Guide, McCarthy
St. Elias Alpine Guides · McCarthy, Alaska
Pay not listed
🏠 Housing included📅 2027 season (trips from May 28)
🌊 Raft guide
Raft Guide (2027 Season)
Three Rivers Resort · Almont, Colorado
Pay not listed
🏠 Housing included📅 2027 season
🌊 Raft guide
River Guide (2027 season)
Western River Expeditions / Moab Adventure Center · Moab, Utah
Competitive pay + tips
🏠 Housing included🎓 WFR/EMT valued📅 Mar–Oct 2027 (training starts first Sat in May; apply early Jan)
🌊 Raft guide
Whitewater Guide
Wilderness Aware Rafting · Buena Vista, Colorado
$120/day (1st year)
🏠 Housing included📅 Summer 2027 (accepting applicants for 2027)
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