Arkansas River Rafting Colorado
The Arkansas River has the Best White Water Rafting in Colorado
In Colorado, the best white water rafting is found on the Arkansas River. Its steep gradient and narrow passageways create challenging white water, but there are also several calm and scenic sections appropriate for families with young children. The Arkansas River meanders through the Colorado rafting towns of Buena Vista, Salida and Canon City, where rafters can find a great variety of trips to suit beginners and thrill seekers alike.
Arkansas River Rafting in Colorado not Arkansas
Did you know the Arkansas River actually starts in Colorado? The Arkansas River begins at the Continental Divide just north of Leadville, Colorado below Fremont Pass and plunges 5,000 feet in its first 125 miles. This is where you will find the best white water rafting in Colorado. The Upper Arkansas River is managed by the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area (AHRA), a collaboration of the Bureau of Land Management and Colorado State Parks.
Arkansas River Rafting Video
Arkansas River Rafting has it all
No matter what level rafter you are – novice, experienced or just plain adrenaline junky – Arkansas River rafting has something to offer everyone. Families with young children can can get their feet wet with a class II scenic family float, adventurous kids and adults can enjoy class III river rafting through Browns Canyon or Bighorn Sheep Canyon, and active adults with some white water rafting experience can challenge class IV and V white water on Pine Creek, The Numbers and The Royal Gorge. If rafting is not your thing, you can just sit on the banks of the Arkansas River and watch rafters float by at our Riverside Rafting Resort.
The Rafter in all of us
Each summer, hundreds of thousands flock to Colorado in search of adventure and what better way to cool off than rafting on the Arkansas River. Even the timid return year after year to experience the wilds of Arkansas River rafting with River Runners – “The White Water Professionals”. Choose from two convenient locations in Buena Vista and Canon City, Colorado.
Arkansas River Rafting Map
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Whitewater Rafting Colorado & Utah
CENTRAL RESERVATIONS: 800-723-8987
Meeting Place for:
Royal Gorge Whitewater Rafting Trips
Bighorn Sheep Canyon Rafting Trips
44641 US Hwy 50
Canon City, Colorado 81212
Call: 800-723-8987
River Runners - Royal Gorge Rafting Center
Est: 1972
State of Colorado licensed river outfitter #W-0397
Reservations and Mailing Address:
River Runners Rafting Resort
Riverside Grill
24070 County Road 301
Buena Vista, Colorado 81211
Call: 800-723-8987
River Runners - Riverside Rafting Resort
Est: 1972
State of Colorado licensed river outfitter #W-0397
Meeting Place for:
Split Mountain Gorge
Yampa River Whitewater Rafting
Green River Whitewater Rafting
9500 East 6000 South
Jensen, Utah 84035
Call: 800-824-0150
Adrift Adventures - Dinosaur National Monument
Est: 1980
National Park Service Authorized Concessioner
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Colorado & Utah Whitewater Rafting
Arkansas River | Green River | Yampa River
River Runners & Adrift Adventures provides fully guided whitewater rafting trips
We raft every day May - September
Join us in Buena Vista, Colorado and Canon City, Colorado or Jensen, Utah in Dinosaur National Monument