Learn more about our trips:
White Water Rafting Trips
Rafting trips on six rivers from 1/4 day to 10 days in length.
Salt River Trips, Arizona
World-class whitewater near Phoenix & Tucson.
Arkansas River White Water Rafting Trips, CO
America’s most popular river near Denver & Colorado Springs.
Family Rafting Trips
Choose from a variety of family & group-friendly rafting trips.
Royal Gorge & Numbers
The most challenging rafting trips on the Arkansas River.
Multi-Day Getaways
Rafting combined with riverside camping or bed & breakfasts.
Land-Based Adventures
Enjoy a horseback ride, Jeep tour or downhill mountain bike trip.
Rafting Packages
Package a raft trip with a horse, bike or jeep trip.Salt River Rafting – Arizona White Water Rafting at its Best!
White water rafting in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, close to Phoenix and Tucson
Salt River Tubing Trips? No Way! — This is a White Water Rafting Adventure!
Our 2012 Salt River season is over. See you in 2013!
Arizona’s Salt River has unique characteristics not to be missed. Not only are the rapids exciting with world class river-rafting action, the Salt River features stunning biological diversity and breathtaking grandeur.
Choose from short white water rafting trips of just a day to longer rafting trips of up to five days. Many Phoenix and Tucson residents join us each spring on our most popular trip – a full-day rafting adventure starting near the Highway 60 bridge between Globe and Show Low. To fully explore the canyon, with its beaches, unique geology and huge variety of plants, animals and bird life, consider an overnight whitewater rafting adventure of two to five days. Come see why the Salt River Canyon is one of the Southwest’s hidden treasures.
Salt River Rafting rapids are rated class III and IV. The Salt River drops an average of 25 feet per mile for over 50 miles through rocky, secluded canyons. It flows through oak and juniper woodlands down into stunning Lower Sonoran Desert vegetation, with giant multi-armed Saguaro cactii and a diversity of other cactii. Several side canyons reveal oasis-like microhabitats that are a lush reprieve from the prickly cactus environment. Excellent scenic riverside campsites are abundant and accessible only by raft.
Salt River Rafting Trips:
| TRIPS | CLASS | DISTANCE | SEASON | MIN AGE | COST |
| Upper Salt River Canyon Full-Day | III-IV | 10 mi. | March 2 – May 5 (2013) | 8 | Details |
| Upper Salt River Canyon Half-Day | III-IV | 6 mi. | March 2 – May 5 (2013 | 8 | Details |
| Upper Salt River 2-Day Upper Canyon | III-IV | 20 mi. | March 2 – May 5 (2013) | 8 | Details |
| Upper Salt River 2-Day Expedition | III-IV | 42 mi. | March 2 – May 5 (2013) | 10 | Details |
| Upper Salt River Canyon 3-Day | III-IV | 42 mi. | March 2 – May 5 (2013) | 10 | Details |
| Upper Salt River Canyon 5-Day | III-IV | 53 mi. | March 2 – May 5 (2013) | 10 | Details |
| Spring Break Cruise | III-IV | 53 mi. | March 2 – April 15 (2013) | 18 | Details |
| Guide Interview Trips | III-IV | 53 mi. | March 2 – March 23 (2013) | 18 |
The Salt River is located 2 ¼ hours northeast of Phoenix and a similar distance north of Tucson, Arizona.
Salt River Resources:
>>> Salt River Rafting Map Overview
>>> Photos of the Salt River
>>> Directions and Packing Lists
>>> Trip Itineraries – Salt River
>>> Regional Highway Map
If you have recently rafted with us, click here to view the professional photos taken of your trip.
All or part of our operation is conducted on public lands under special permit from the Tonto National Forest and the White Mountain Apache Tribe.
