Colorado River

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The Colorado River is famous for carving canyons.  It sculptures such canyons as BYERS CANYON at Hot Sulphur Springs, the GORE CANYONS below Kremmling, GLENWOOD CANYON in Glenwood Springs, WESTWATER CANYON on the Colorado-Utah border, and CATARACT CANYON above Lake Powell and the GRAND CANYON in Arizona.  Our trips on the Colorado River raft through the LOWER GORE and RED GORGE CANYONS, just southwest of the town of Kremmling.

Jump into the Fun on this mild and scenic stretch of the Colorado River.  Children under 5 years of age go FREE!  This river is a beautiful introduction into the wonderful world of rafting.  You’ll experience unparalleled scenery, along with prehistoric sightings, dinosaur tracks, a natural riverside hot spring and boatloads of fun, with rapids such as Needles Eye, Screaming Left Turn, Red Eye, Yarmony and Taco Rock.  

CANYONS

LENGTH

YOUTH/

ADULT

KAYAKS

MTG.

TIME

MEETING PLACE

RIVER

TIME

MEALS

DIFFICULTY

LEVEL

DATES

YOUTH

RATES

Little Gore/

Red Gorge

2 days

$235

$275

$299

7:30

9:30

Hot Sulphur

Springs

Colorado

River

Casual Schedule

Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast, Lunch

Mild

Class I-II Whitewater

Sun, Mon, Tues, Wed

Minimum Group Size of 4

Ages

11

&

 under

Little Gore/

Red Gorge

3 days

$335

$375

$399

From Lunch to

Lunch

Little Gore/

4 days

$435

$475

$499

From Lunch to

Lunch

COLORADO RIVER DIRECTIONS

From our Colorado River headquarters, in Hot Sulphur Springs, it’s approximately one hour to the access point @ the Pumphouse Launch Site.  You can also meet us at the river to minimize your backtracking.

419 Grand Avenue Hot Sulphur Springs CO  80451

To Headquarters, Coming From:

Winter Park, 20 minutes/Granby, 10 minutes:  Take HWY 40 west, 20 miles to Granby.  Go through the town of Granby & continue west on HWY 40 an additional 10 miles.  Go to Aspen Street & turn right (north) and go one block to Grand Ave.  We are located on the northeast corner.

Estes Park, 2 hours/Grand Lake, 30 minutes:  Take HWY 34 over Trailridge Road and continue south past Grand Lake until you reach HWY 40.  At the intersection of Highways 34/40 turn west (right) and continue 10 miles to Hot Sulphur Springs.  Go to Aspen Street and turn right (north) and go one block to Grand Avenue.  Can’t miss us, we are on the northeast corner.

To Colorado River access point, Coming From: 

Summit County, from 1½ hours:  (Breckenridge, Dillon, Copper Mountain, Keystone, Frisco) Go to the intersection of HWY 9 and I-70 (Exit #205) in Silverthorne.  CHECK YOUR MILEAGE HERE and go north on HWY 9 for 35 miles, at 35 miles watch for a gravel road on your left, the Trough Road.  As soon as you turn off HWY 9 onto the Trough Road, check your mileage and go west for 11 miles.  At 11 miles watch for a sign marking the Pumphouse Launch Site, turn right and park.  Do not go down to the river, grab all your necessities and wait for the RAVEN shuttle down to the river.

Denver, 2 hours:  Take I-70 west from Denver, through the Eisenhower Tunnel, to the Dillon-Silverthorn Exit #205.  Check your mileage here and go north on HWY 9 for 35 miles, at 35 miles watch for a gravel road on your left, the Trough Road.  As soon as you turn off HWY 9 onto the Trough Road, check your mileage and go west for 11 miles.  At 11 miles watch for a sign marking the Pumphouse Launch Site, turn right and park.  Do not go down to the river, grab all your necessities and wait for the RAVEN shuttle down to the river.