The story has it that when the gold ran out, a new enterprise was formed and the Grizzly Peak Rafting Company came into being.

The result, the Grizzly River Run, commonly known as GRR, is the wildest, wettest raft ride in the West.

The eight-passenger rafts start with a 45-foot high climb up Grizzly Peak, with drenching drops to follow.

You’ll race down a California river through white water rapids, mountain caverns, waterfalls, and to a dizzying drop into the river gorge.

There are two drops, the final one being the Grizzly-Go-Round.

Guests drop 22 feet, while the raft spins 360º.

Each ride is unique, but one thing is certain, you will get wet.

Lockers, located near the entrance to the attraction, are free of charge for the first two hours. After that, the locker charge is $1.00 per half-hour.

Look around Grizzly Peak to see stone tools, petroglyphs (rock carvings) and rock paintings created by Miwoks, a Native American tribe.

Imagineers created KGGR radio, that can be heard while waiting in line. The sound clip is at the bottom of this page.

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