ABOUT KOKOPELLI RIVER GUIDES

Beautiful Southern Oregon

There is a small town in Southern Oregon nestled at the convergence of the ancient eroding Siskiyou Mountains and the youthful, volcanic Cascade Mountain Range of the Pacific Northwest. Ashland, Oregon is the name of this unique hamlet, located 15 miles from Medford, 14 miles from the California border, a few hours drive from Crater Lake, and an hour from Mount Shasta California. Ashland is a cultural center, home to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and a truly unique company. We are Kokopelli River Guides, or just "Kokopelli" as we are called locally.

The Owners of Kokopelli

Kokopelli River Guides is owned by Matt and Leslie Dopp. Matt and Leslie met while living in Vail, Colorado living the ski bum and raft guide lifestyle. Both spent the summers guiding rafts down the rivers of Colorado. Matt also taught kayaking for Alpine Kayak in Vail as well. Matt has been raft guiding for 13 years and is an American Canoe Association certified kayak instructor. He still loves the adrenaline of rafting and kayaking and has been known to run some pretty gnarly creeks and rivers in his kayak and raft. Matt is an extremely patient kayak instructor and is well versed in most everything you want to know about boating equipment. Leslie has been a raft guide for 12 years and enjoys whitewater kayaking and rowing a raft on multi-day river trips with their dog Granite (who you see on their website) as her fearless co-pilot. Leslie is a competent Class 4+ raft guide. She enjoys the beauty of being on the river and the peace it brings her as well as the challenge it presents.

Kokopelli River Guides is owned by Matt and Leslie Dopp. Matt and Leslie met while living in Vail, Colorado living the ski bum and raft guide lifestyle. Both spent the summers guiding rafts down the rivers of Colorado. Matt also taught kayaking for Alpine Kayak in Vail as well. Matt has been raft guiding for 13 years and is an American Canoe Association certified kayak instructor. He still loves the adrenaline of rafting and kayaking and has been known to run some pretty gnarly creeks and rivers in his kayak and raft. Matt is an extremely patient kayak instructor and is well versed in most everything you want to know about boating equipment. Leslie has been a raft guide for 12 years and enjoys whitewater kayaking and rowing a raft on multi-day river trips with their dog Granite (who you see on their website) as her fearless co-pilot. Leslie is a competent Class 4+ raft guide. She enjoys the beauty of being on the river and the peace it brings her as well as the challenge it presents.

Kokopelli River Guides is owned by Matt and Leslie Dopp. Matt and Leslie met while living in Vail, Colorado living the ski bum and raft guide lifestyle. Both spent the summers guiding rafts down the rivers of Colorado. Matt also taught kayaking for Alpine Kayak in Vail as well. Matt has been raft guiding for 13 years and is an American Canoe Association certified kayak instructor. He still loves the adrenaline of rafting and kayaking and has been known to run some pretty gnarly creeks and rivers in his kayak and raft. Matt is an extremely patient kayak instructor and is well versed in most everything you want to know about boating equipment. Leslie has been a raft guide for 12 years and enjoys whitewater kayaking and rowing a raft on multi-day river trips with their dog Granite (who you see on their website) as her fearless co-pilot. Leslie is a competent Class 4+ raft guide. She enjoys the beauty of being on the river and the peace it brings her as well as the challenge it presents.

Kokopelli River Guides is owned by Matt and Leslie Dopp. Matt and Leslie met while living in Vail, Colorado living the ski bum and raft guide lifestyle. Both spent the summers guiding rafts down the rivers of Colorado. Matt also taught kayaking for Alpine Kayak in Vail as well. Matt has been raft guiding for 13 years and is an American Canoe Association certified kayak instructor. He still loves the adrenaline of rafting and kayaking and has been known to run some pretty gnarly creeks and rivers in his kayak and raft. Matt is an extremely patient kayak instructor and is well versed in most everything you want to know about boating equipment. Leslie has been a raft guide for 12 years and enjoys whitewater kayaking and rowing a raft on multi-day river trips with their dog Granite (who you see on their website) as her fearless co-pilot. Leslie is a competent Class 4+ raft guide. She enjoys the beauty of being on the river and the peace it brings her as well as the challenge it presents.