White Water Rafting Camping Adventures!

There is something special about spending more than one day on a raft trip. These are our favorite trips. There is time to unwind, forget about your schedule, and really sit back and remember why it is we work so hard… to savor life, adventure, friends, food and mother nature.

Very few sports, other than perhaps sailing, allow you to cruise through the countryside effortlessly and without the aid of motors. Launching on the first day, you will learn how to stow your overnight gear and the basics of paddling. You might as well pack your wallet away, because your guides have thought of everything, and you are worry free. Your biggest decisions will be where to sit on the raft, and whether to take a hike at camp or go fishing or just hang out.

The longer trip you take, the more days you can spend away from cars and phones and responsibility. Two-day trips give you a taste, and may be just the ticket if you are on a tight schedule. Three-day trips give you one full day away from your car and the temptation to think about work or watch the evening news. Five days and longer give you the time to feel the rhythm of river life and to connect with the friends and family that came with you and with friends you make with the guides and other guests on the trip. At the end of the first day we already all have something in common… a shared adventure.

Arkansas River trips are close to Denver and Colorado Springs in central Colorado. It is located at the crossroads of almost any trip to Colorado. Great alpine scenery, nearly continuous action, a long season, and a wide range of trip difficulties make this river our most popular destination. Larger groups often choose this river due to generous maximum group size limits allowed by the managing agency.

Gunnison River trips also have a long season, offer spectacular black granite gorge scenery, and are some of the most remote wilderness trips in Colorado.

The Upper Colorado is a great family trip and offers gentle, but fast moving water suitable for very young children. This river is close the many Summit County resort areas in Colorado.

The Salt River located just east of Phoenix and north of Tucson, Arizona is one of the nation's premier wilderness trips. It is a unique experience to float past towering saguaro cactus with their arms reaching toward the sky. This is a perfect springtime trip beginning in March when Colorado is still locked in snow.

Springtime in Colorado in May and June offers to brief chance to experience the canyon country's Dolores River near Cortez, Colorado and Mesa Verde National Park. You might also be lucky enough to catch northern Colorado's hidden jewel, the North Platte , with its forested wilderness, miles of wildflowers and abundant wildlife.

To see why a Wilderness Aware overnight may be the trip you are looking for see our FAQ page under "Why our multi-day trips are special".