Learn more about our trips:
White Water Rafting Trips
Rafting trips on six rivers from 1/4 day to 10 days in length.
Arkansas River White Water Rafting Trips, CO
America’s most popular river near Denver & Colorado Springs.
Salt River Trips, Arizona
World-class whitewater near Phoenix & Tucson.
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.Salt River Rafting – Arizona White Water Rafting at its Best!
White water rafting in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, near Phoenix and Tucson
Salt River Tubing Trips? No Way! — This is a Whitewater Rafting Adventure!
The Salt River has unique characteristics not to be missed. Not only are the rapids exciting with world class action, the Salt River also has stunning biological diversity and outstanding canyon beauty and grandeur.
Choose from short trips of just a day to longer trips of up to five days. Many Phoenix and Tucson residents join us each spring on our most popular trip– a full-day adventure starting near the Highway 60 bridge between Globe and Show Low. To really explore the canyon with its beaches, wild geology and vast variety plants, animals and birdlife, consider an overnight adventure of two to five days. The Salt River Canyon is truly one of the southwest’s hidden treasures.
Salt River Rafting rapids are rated class III and IV, the river dropping an average 25 feet per mile for over 50 miles through rocky, inaccessible canyons. It flows through oak and juniper woodlands down into striking Lower Sonoran desert vegetation with its giant multi-armed saguaro cactus and profusion of cactus of every description. Several side canyons reveal oasis-like microhabitats that are a moist 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 3 – May 13 | 8 | Details |
| Upper Salt River Canyon Half-Day | III-IV | 6 mi. | March 3 – May 13 | 8 | Details |
| Upper Salt River 2-Day Upper Canyon | III-IV | 20 mi. | March 3 – May 13 | 8 | Details |
| Upper Salt River 2-Day Expedition | III-IV | 42 mi. | March 3 – May 13 | 10 | Details |
| Upper Salt River Canyon 3-Day | III-IV | 42 mi. | March 3 – May 13 | 10 | Details |
| Upper Salt River Canyon 5-Day | III-IV | 53 mi. | March 3 – May 13 | 10 | Details |
| Spring Break Cruise | III-IV | 53 mi. | March 3 – April 15 | 18 | Details |
| Guide Interview Trips | III-IV | 53 mi. | March 3 – 22 | 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.
