Colorado River Rafting

Private River Trips . These are also called non-commercial river trips. ...

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Recreation.gov
The Arkansas River is one of the most popular river-rafting spots in the United States. The area also provides some of the best fishing in Colorado. The spectacular scenery is highlighted by the steep, narrow, rocky canyons that provide excellent opportunities to view Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep. There are over 25 developed river-access areas. Popular activities include rockhounding at Ruby Mountain, fishing for brown trout at Hecla Junction, and wildlife-watching at the Five Points Watchable Wildlife Area in Bighorn Sheep Canyon. The area is jointly managed by BLM and the Colorado Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation. ... [Read More]

Cache la Poudre Wild and Scenic River, Colorado
The Cache la Poudre is Colorado's first National Wild and Scenic River. Highway 14, which follows much of the river, is a Scenic Byway between the communities of Fort Collins and Walden. The popularity of this river canyon grows each year. With opportunities for scenic driving, camping, fishing, rafting and more, it is an outstanding attraction for residents and visitors. ...

Exciting whitewater activities occur on the Cache la Poudre from April through August. Convenient access, clear water, challenging rapids, and beautiful scenery make this a river-runner's paradise. Rafts, canoes and kayaks are suitable on various stretches of the river. If you are boating without a professional guide, be sure that you or someone in your group is familiar with the stretch of river that you have chosen to navigate. For those seeking a professionally guided river experience, commercial outfitters provide raft and kayak trips under special use permits from the Forest Service. ... [Read More]

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Across western Colorado, the Dolores River runs from the rugged La Plata Mountains through deep-red canyons toward the Colorado River in Utah. The Dolores features outstanding scenic values, wildlife viewing, rare plants, and cultural resources. ...

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Located in the heart of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, approximately two to four hours west of Denver, lies the White River National Forest. The Forest provides an excellent variety of recreation opportunities in all seasons with eleven ski areas, eight designated wildernesses, several National Trails, approximately 70 camp and picnicgrounds, and over one and one-half million acres for general motorized and non-motorized backcountry enjoyment. Popular recreation activities on the Forest include downhill and cross-country skiing, developed and dispersed camping, four-wheel driving, sightseeing, photography, hunting, fishing, hiking, boating including sailing and whitewater rafting, snowmobiling, picnicking, bicycling, horseback riding and backpacking. ... [Read More]

Colorado River Southeast Watershed Description
The primary river systems are the Colorado, Dolores, Green and San Juan rivers. Even though the study area ends at the state lines, the upper hydrological boundaries for these rivers extend well into Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming. Ther are other locally important streams throughout the basin, all of them ultimately daining into these four rivers. These streams include Castle Creek, Mill Creek, Pack Creek, Indian Creek, North and South creeks, Recapture Creek, Cottonwood Wash, McElmo Creek and Montezuma Creek. ... [Read More]

BLM, Moab Field Office, Colorado Riverway Recreation Area
Rafting,kayaking, and canoeing take place on the Colorado River from late springthrough early fall. From Dewey Bridge to Onion Creek the river is calm.There are rapids from Onion Creek to Big Bend Recreation Site. Dependingon season and flows, you may encounter rapids ranging from Class I to ClassIV. From Big Bend Rapid to Potash at the western end of the Riverway, thereare no rapids, but there is a fast water section for about 1/2 mile belowBig Bend. Launch areas (upstream to downstream) are located at: Dewey Bridge,Hittle Bottom, Rocky Rapid, Sandy Beach, Take-out Beach, and the Moab BoatDock (opposite Lion's Park on the north side of the river). The PotashBoat Ramp at MGM Bottom, located about 2 miles below the potash plant,is the last take-out above Hite on Lake Powell. Clickhere for more information. ... [Read More]

CRWCD Watermarks
By listing these links, the Colorado River Water Conservation District neither promotes, endorses nor vouches for the accuracy of the materials available through these other websites ... [Read More]

Desolation Canyon River Information
If you plan a March trip, we recommend you fly your shuttle on the day of your launch in order to inspect the area between Nine Mile and Lighthouse Rock.  If you see any ice (remember, all river obstacles look small from the air), it would be wise to postpone your trip.  The ice dams formed by White River ice can appear literally over night.  Just because the river was ice free yesterday is no guarantee the channel is clear today.  We have seen the river completely ice free at Sand Wash and Green River City but blocked by ice at Stampede Flat. ... [Read More]

Prepared Statement of the Greg Felt
The Arkansas River is the most popular rafting destination in the world. Over 250,000 commercial guests participated in raft trips here last year. There are currently 59 commercial permits for the Arkansas River, three of which are held by the military. The large number of permits has fueled serious competition on this river. Low trip prices attract more guests and the increasing volume of guests then allows the prices to stay low – something of a positive feedback loop that benefits the public with affordable rafting but keeps outfitter margins quite low. Within this economic environment, the Air Force Academy, Fort Carson, and Peterson Air Force Base/Norad each control commercial permits and operate rafting companies on the Arkansas River. ... [Read More]