The James River Park System

Guided Tours and Instruction

Let Richmond’s many knowledgeable park experts get you in the know.

James River Park System Staff

(804) 646‐6911
JRPS staff present occasional tours within the park. See the James River Advisory Council’s James River Days brochure for these and more river-related events than you can shake a fish at.

Adventure Challenge

(804) 276-7600
www.adventurechallenge.com
This company offers whitewater instruction and guided kayak or tubing trips.  

Chesterfield County Parks

(804) 748-1124
www.chesterfield.gov
Chesterfield County has an excellent program for whitewater instruction that often utilizes the James.

Discover the James

(804) 938-2350
www.discoverthejames.com
To see wildlife and history on the river that runs through Richmond and the James River Park System, contact Mike Ostrander. Eagle tours, photography tours, and Civil War tours are offered.

James River Fishing School

(804) 938-2350
www.jamesriverfishing.com
Capt. Mike Ostrander will help you catch the fish and photograph it, too.

Richmond Slave Trail

• City of Richmond Slave Trail Commission (PDF, brochure)

Elegba Folklore Society (804) 644-3900 www.efsinc.org holds an annual Juneteenth celebration at Ancarrow’s Landing/Manchester Docks that includes an emotionally moving torchlit walk along the trail where enslaved Africans once walked.  Additional tours are available by special arrangement. Call the Richmond Slave Trail Commission at (804) 698-1070. Occasionally the JRPS offers slave trail walks. Call (804) 649-8911.  

River City Rafting  

(804) 232-RAFT
http://rivercityraft.com/river_city_rafting_home
Experienced guides offer whitewater rafting and tubing trips.

Riverside Outfitters

(804) 560-0068
 www.riversideoutfitters.net
Guided whitewater rafting, guided canoe and kayak trips, tube and kayak and canoe rentals, and a shuttle make this a full-service operation on the James.