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Youth Group ready to shove off down the Kennebec River

:: The Weekend Getaway ::

There's nothing like a quick weekend getaway to refresh the spirits and put fuel in the engine. Get an adventure high with relaxing accommodations at Windfall Outdoor Center.

Friday - Travel to Maine, stay in one of our excellent accommodations. We're about 5 hours from Boston. Most of our accommodations have their own kitchen, so bring your dinner for this night.

Saturday - Full day of white water rafting or alternative paddle sport adventure. Choose one of:

• Dead River Rafting - limited releases, see trip schedule, biggest whitewater
• Kennebec River Rafting - trip launch every Saturday, excellent water all season
• Penobscot Seboomook Inflatables - launch dependant on number of bookings

Finish Saturday with lake front dining at Moose Point Tavern, then relax in your accommodation choice.

Insider's Tip - Booking two activities in a row qualifies for the Double Dip special. So, book an activity on both Saturday and Sunday and get a great deal on both.

Sunday - No need to get back too early. Choose a 1/2 day activity, including one of:

• Kennebec Upper Gorge only - hit the biggest white water, no lunch, shuttle takes you to your packed car.
• Rock Climbing - an easy to moderate climb. Our skilled guides help at whatever skill level you need. Excellent for beginners. Trip depends on number of bookings

Recommended Accommodation :: The Weekend Getaway

Log Cabins & Country House or Country Inn Motel

:: Low Budget ::

There's several ways to take advantage of some great pricing opportunities with Windfall Outdoor Center. It's like having your own sale, just pick from the various options below to save on your adventure vacation with us.

Early or Late Season - If you want to get your vacation started early, or can hold off until late summer, our pricing is always best during these two times of the year. For early season, book your vacation with us in May. For late season, book with us in September or October. You'll save at least $10-30 per person per activity by booking in the early or late season.

Midweek Activities - If your work and lifestyle allows, booking your vacation during the middle of the week will always save you money. The weekends up here get pretty crowded, but we're always looking to fill a midweek launch date here or there. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays are the best days to get the midweek deals.

Double Dip - Booking multiple back-to-back activities will qualify your party for the Double Dip discount. Basically, your second day's activity will receive at least a $20 discount per person. This is an easy way to save money and get in more adventure activities!

Insider's Tip - If you're visiting us early/late season or during mid-week, Windfall's owner Tim Blake is a sucker for wheeling and dealing. Just call us and explain that you'd like to pay in advance, book multiple activities, clean our boats, bring us sodas, whatever it takes! Tim will work you the deal you're looking for.

Groups of 10 or More - Got a large group? If you have a group of 10 or more and you are willing to gather all the payments from your group and make one payment to us, you'll go rafting for free and everyone in your group will get $10 off per person per activity.

Non-profits, Church Groups, Youth Groups - If you're a non-profit organization, a youth group or a church group, we want to give you an incentive to stay with us. We appreciate all the hard work non-profits do for our communities and as such, we want to give back by offering you steep discounts. Depending on the size of your group, the dates of your trip, your choice of accommodations, etc. you'll group will afford up to a 50% discount on all of your activity and accommodation choices. Give us a call, we're eager to help you.

Book Early, Pay in Advance - Extremely early bookings that are paid in advance will qualify for an additional discount. If you have a large group, booking before the season gets rolling and paying in advance will get you at least an additional 10% off per person or more. You must have all payments and deposites paid up front. Expect to book at least 3-4 months in advance to qualify for this discount. Call us, we'll work a deal.

Last Minute Fill-in's - Got a last second urge for a vacation in Maine? If so, call us and see what trips are happening that could stand an extra body or two. Chances are that a midweek trip could use another few people to make logistics easier on our end. If you're lucky, we might even have one of our coveted Saturday slots open for a last minute booking. But, don't hold your breath on that one. Our trips are popular and fill up fast! It doesn't hurt, though, to call a day or two ahead and see what's cooking. You might just spontaneously get a good deal and an adventure vacation to boot.

Check Website Often - Our customers have found we produce the best white water rafting site out there. Because we've spent a good deal of time devoted to our website, we tend to offers specials and other deals exclusively through the site. So, check back often to see if there's any specials going on that you might take advantage of.

Recommended Accommodation :: Low Budget

Bed & Breakfast or Campgrounds and RV Park

:: Multi-sport Cross Adventure ::

For those who like a little of everything, you're going to love our Multi-sport Cross Adventure profile. Following this profile, you'll get a little selection of everything we do. Try this on for size:

Day 1 - Start off getting your feet wet. Depending on our trip schedules, choose one of:

• Dead River Small Raft Release - We do a handful of these trips each year. You get quite the ride in our smaller boats. This trip is more technical than others which starts your week off great. This trip launches on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the season. Please check our schedule for more details.
• Dead River Inflatables - Recreational releases make the Dead River rapids awesome for inflatable kayaking. You power your own boat through and shoot through the drops in the rocky Dead River. Again, these trips are scheduled and start on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. Check the schedule for more details.
• Kennebec River Rafting - Our most popular rafting trip runs daily throughout the season. With the white water of the Kennebec river, you'll be sure to enjoy your first day in your multi-sport adventure. These start on any day of the week. Midweek trips are cheaper than weekends.

Day 2 - Set your feet back on dry land or take to the sky. Choose one of:

• Rock Climbing Mt. Kineo - Perfect for beginner to intermediate climbers, our guides will support whatever level climb you're interested in. The climb overlooks a beautifully large lake. Minimum bookings are required for this trip, so check with us for more details.
• Moose River Valley Moose Spotting and Light Hike - If you want to do something easy, try a day hike to the largest waterfall in the New England area or take a road tour through pristine forrests looking for the valley famous Moose. Our guides know the best places to spot a Moose and will be glad to point you to these spots. This is a perfect activity for the kids. We'll run this trip with your young ones while you and the older kids are on the Rock Climb. This trip runs daily.
• Float Plane Tour of the Area - See the Moose River Valley from above with a chartered Float Plane ride. These trips are specialty trips and must be arranged with a local float plane pilot in advance. If you want to take to the sky, please let us know early so we can make the arrangements.
• Kennebec River Rafting - This old standby whitewater rafting trip runs daily. It's ok, you really can't get enough of this amazingly beautiful trip anyway.

Insider's Tip - Really any combination of activities can be put together, depending on schedule launches of each trip. Finding the perfect vacation requires mixing and matching all of the various activities offered.

Day 3 - This is your big water high thrill day. Choose one of:

• Penobscot River, Seboomook Section Inflatables - We take our inflatables out and make multiple runs down the Penobscot River below the Seboomook dam. This trip is nothing more than straight out fun. You'll be challenged by the waves, drops and pools in this short run. This trip will define your memories of your whole vacation. It's that fun! Trips launch daily, but depend on the number of bookings for that day. Please check with us for more details.
• Dead River Rafting - If you're lucky and the schedule works out, you might also be able to take in the Dead River at various water levels. The Dead River is an immense stretch of whitewater (the longest in stretch in New England). The scheduled launches for the Dead are limited, so please check the schedule for our launches on this river.

Day 4 - Half or full day of rafting is left. Choose one of:

• 1/2 day rafting the Kennebec Upper Gorge - You'll hit the big white water of the Kennebec Gorge, but you'll miss our famous river-side lunch. This is a good chance to hit the rapids one last time before saying good-bye.
• Full Day Rafting on the Kennebec - Take on the full day of the Kennebec, the big white water of the Upper Gorge, join us for our riverside lunch and then float the rest of the rapids and small water stretch out to the bottom.

Recommended Accommodation :: Multi-sport Cross Adventure

Lakeside Multisport Cabins

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