Swift Adventures
About Us
Wa are the only Stand Up Paddle (SUP) in SouthCentral Alaska! The river SUP scene is a relatively new form of paddling and the newest rage. Thanks to improved technology of the gear more people can explore this brand-new sport. We offer group trips for all levels and skills.
Why Us?
Experience! Scott Swift has coast-to-coast paddling experience including the Olympic Peninsula, rivers in Oregon, Washington, Maine, Florida, Minnesota, Arizona, California, Colorado, multiple Hawaiian locations, all over Mexico and in Costa Rica. He has organized and executed camping and paddling trips for large groups of friends and family for many years to remote locations around Alaska and the lower forty-eight states.
SUP offers a unique experience to explore Alaska. You will see icebergs, glaciers and some of the most breathtaking views on the river. The thrill of doing it on a paddle board makes it so much more enticing!
Best Technology for Safety
Our whitewater boards are all inflatable, specifically designed to use in swift current and made by Hala from Colorado. They are rockered from tip to tail for riding moving water and have retractable center fins in case you should hit the bottom. They are 36 inches wide making them ultra stable and 9’6” long making them short enough to manuever quickly. This technology allows us to have the fun factor much higher than on an ordinary SUP.
Wet provide you with top quality wetsuits or our new Gull drysuits depending on the weather. We also provide neoprene booties or water shoes with neoprene socks and gloves if needed.
SUP Adventures
Best Tour for Me?
All of the tours we offer are categorized on a scale from beginner to advanced.
Level 1 - No prior experience needed and a perfect beginner tour. Flat-water lake or ocean, gently flowing class 1 rivers with very little danger.
Level 2 - These tours offer a variety of light rapids and sections of flat moving water. Previous paddleboarding experience required on flat water.
Level 3 - Larger rapids that may require complex maneuvering. Faster current, strainers present , rocks, and other dangers to avoid. Must have prior SUP experience and swim test is required
Day Trips
We offer multiple day trips for all levels. Some trips are weather dependent and may not be offered. Please contact Swift Adventures if an adventure is not offered on our booking site. Additionally, we offer a riverside sushi tour as a special add on for groups of 6 or more.
Portage Creek Valley - Six miles long with Class 1-2 Water. Extremely gentle river to learn and hone your skills.
Kenai River Area - The crown jewel of SouthCentral Alaska. Choose from multiple tours for every ability on the river, a multi-day tour for the entire river or a flat-water beginnner tour.
Sixmile Creek -Alaska’s premier whitewater rafting destination which boasts multiple class IV-V rapids.
Twentymile Valley - Twentymile Valley offers visitors a true remote experience with jet boat service offered by Alaska Backcountry Access
Granite Creek Tour - This is a Class 2 tour that takes 4-5 hours and has variable water conditions. Previous SUP experienced required.
Multi-Day
We offer overnights and multi day trips to multiple locations all over the state. Choose from single overnights in the Chugach National Forest, a Kenai Lake experience or design your own adventure up north.
Call for availability, dates of interest and pricing.
Rent Gear, Clincs and Special Events
Swift Adventures rents boards, paddles, wetsuits, booties, PFD’s, helmets and releasable leashes. All gear is daily use rental.
Swift Adventures offers group skill building clinics with unique paddle games for private birthday parties, weddings or corporate gatherings on a mobile floating buoy course at your location. We can cater these groups to your specific needs at one of our locations or at your own lakeside home.
Special Summer 2023: We will be offering a SUPilates class with Girdwood instructor Emily Englert a few times per month. Boards will be anchored in a circle to perform pilates stretching techniques surrounded by glaciers and snow capped peaks in Portage.
Location
We are located in Girdwood, Alaska on Crow Creek Mine Road. We will inform you of the meeting location at booking.
