BOISE, Idaho — This weekend marks the official end of the official "Float the Boise" 2023 float season, with operations calling it a wrap at the end of the day on Monday, September 4.
“It's still been a very successful season, a very busy season. Traditionally, they weren't this high three four five years ago in terms of people that came and floated the river. So overall it's been great,” says Scott Koberg, director of Ada County Parks and Waterways.
Having opened this season on June 29, 2023 has seen over 135,000 floaters on the river with 43,000+ having used shuttle services. A few less than last year thanks to cooler August weather compared to 2022. However, calls to Boise Fire for assistance were also down - coming in 26 (137 calls were answered in '22).
Paul Roberts, Division Chief of Special Operations for Boise Fire Department says, “You've got people jumping from the bridges and recreating that way. You have fishermen out there and doing their thing. That's a really good outcome, that the incidents were low, we didn't have any fatalities, and we had all the people recreating respectfully amongst each other.”
Floaters this weekend should plan for an almost 3-hour float, as the river is running at only about 600 cubic feet per second.
Things to note for the holiday weekend:
Friday, Sept. 1 - NO PARKING AT ANN MORRISON (this is due to the popular Spirit of Boise Nite Glow). Shuttles will run once an hour from Ann Morrison to Barber Park starting at noon.
Saturday, Sunday and Monday will be operations as usual with shuttles running approx. every 20 minutes.
- The parking lot at Barber Park ($7/car) closes daily at 7:30pm
- Raft and Tube Rentals end daily at 6:00pm
- Shuttle Services end daily by 9:00pm
The forecast is calling for a cooler weekend than what we've been used to, so please plan accordingly. Check KIVITV.COM for the latest from Idaho News 6 meteorologists.
Best to check floattheboise.org to verify information and answer FAQs before heading out.
