River Rat Raft Rental & Bike, Fair Oaks CA

Called to ask a couple questions about whether they have raft patch material for sale or what they use. He blew off my questions and then said "Hey buddy i'm working on a bike right now, gotta go" then hung up. Really? Goodbye!

I have been going rafting down the Sacramento River for years. River Rat raft rentals is awesome to rent rafts but it also the best place to get into the water to raft even if you don’t rent a raft from them. Its in Rancho Cordova, We now, bring our own rafts and park sort of behind and to the side of the rental place where theres a small bridge and a parking lot right next to the river. You pay a nominal fee at the kiosk to park and start down the river rafting. When you rent rafts from them, you have to raft all the way to their pick up location which is sometimes a long day, or it can be too short of a day depending on whether you like to pull over to the side of river a lot & hangout party and jump off the small rock/cliffs. If you don’t watch the time, you could miss the pick up time and the bus that takes you to the rental place where your car is at. (If you rented a raft) The rental place closes at a certain time and you will be charged if you aren’t back with rafts by the time they close.
When you bring your own rafts, you can get out of the river whenever your ready at the many parks along side the river and Uber back to your car, just let the Uber driver know you have rafts and its always been fine. Of course drain and deflate them and fold them up the best you can, its not difficult. We like to be able to get out when we want to so we started bringing our own rafts with ice chest etc.
My kids who are now young adults love to go with their friends and sometimes mom:)
Over all an amazing easy relaxing day on the river!
A couple tips, go when its 100% out or very hot because the water is extremely cold.
Try not to bring bottles so glass doesn’t get broken and they say no alcohol but everyone does, just keep it in your ice chest until you start down the river and be cool and don’t hold it up like its a trophy! Lastly, DO NOT LITTER EVER! Keep you empties in the ice chest and toss when you get out of the water.
ALWAYS CLEAN UP AFTER YOURSELF. Be safe and have a blast

I used to go with a group of friends every summer, now I want to bring my husband, does anyone know the approximate address of the pick up location at the end so once I take the shuttle to pick up my car I can drive back to pick up my husband and our things?

Worst customer service in the world! Don't choose this company. They hide undisclosed charges into your rentals. Also their equipment is defective. My son was riding a bike along the river and a tire fell off and he dislocated his shoulder. They didn't even show any sympathy to my situation.

I had a great experience here. My friend and I showed up right as Randy was opening the shop Saturday morning. We had a couple mountain bikes that needed derailleur adjustments, and he served us no questions asked and without a appointment. He had us in and out under and hour. He was very knowledgeable and took the time to educate us on what he was doing.