White water rafting in NY
 

Hi guys,
I have some friends and family visiting in a couple weeks and some of them want to go white water rafting and/or zip lining. I have never done either of these activities, so I've been doing research online, but I would appreciate if anyone has some good experiences or recommendations to share.

We live in northern Bergen County, NJ, so I was thinking that there would be places in upstate New York, but I'm not sure if there is anywhere closer we can go. Minimizing driving time would be ideal. I appreciate any help you guys could provide. Thanks!

The Poconos (Lehigh Valley) is a great place to go whitewater rafting, and within an easy drive for you, but no matter where you do this sport you have to consider water levels. Given the lame snowfall we had this year, and the fact that it is already fairly late in the season, I'm guessing the rafting opportunities will not be particularly good this year, but you should give the companies a call to find out.

I have been rafting with these guys on the Lehigh several times and they do a good job: Whitewater Challengers. They also run trips in upstate NY, and unbeknownst to me until two minutes ago, they offer ziplining too.

Thanks so much travelmad. I was looking at their site earlier this morning and thought they would be a good choice for the activities our friends want to do. Now that I have a good recommendation I feel better about sending them over there.