Family Rafting Trips

Family Fun & Memories

Family Memories with Splash!

Rafting is way more than a boat ride: it’s the kind of thrills and excitement that create golden family memories. Add in Colorado’s amazing natural wonders, and rafting offers the ultimate vacation experience. Want to connect with your kids through spontaneous laughter? Want to see the real Colorado? Want a day that brings animated chatter to the dinner table? Go rafting.

Thrill Ride

White Water Rafting Trips are available when the pristine mountain snowmelt cascades down river, typically from late April through early October. In spring and early summer, the cool, heavy run-off makes rafting fast and exhilarating. As the summer heats up, the warmer, lighter rivers provide a more relaxed but still adrenaline-filled experience. No matter what the season, rafting is the complete family adventure, sure to please everyone from school-age kids to grandparents, and even those hard-to-please teens.

Reel in the Fun

If you’ve got anglers in your brood, hook into Guided Fishing Trips. The prime months for fishing are early May and late July through September, when the rivers are more secluded. But as all good fishermen know, any day is a good day to fish. Rafting and fishing in Colorado—family adventure you’ll treasure for a lifetime.

TIP! While rafting, many Colorado rafting outfitters take pictures that make great souvenirs of your trip.

Bighorn Sheep Canyon / Parkdale Run (Half Day/Full Day) Mom's Pick! Bighorn Sheep Canyon is the choice for families seeking mild to moderate excitement with miles of scenic beauty. As the name implies Bighorn Sheep populate this area extensively and are most often seen in the morning. Get More Information on this Raft Trip >>

Browns Canyon This Arkansas River family class whitewater trip is one of the most popular and exciting in Colorado! You will encounter seven major rapids and breathtaking views of one of Colorado's most beautiful areas. Enjoy spectacular vistas of Chaffee County's famous 14,000 ft. Collegiate Peaks and the possibility of observing deer, bighorn sheep, and native water fowl. You will assist in navigating boulder-strewn waters, followed by calm pools, interspersed with frothing heart-pounding rapids. Minimum ages may apply. Get More Information on this Raft Trip >>

Raft-n-Rail ™ - Rafting & Train Ride Trip! This unique trip is fun for the entire family! It consists of a white water rafting trip down the Arkansas River and a train ride aboard the Royal Gorge railroad through the scenic Royal Gorge. Your raft trip is followed by a delicious lunch served on the banks of the river at a private landing. Get More Information on this Raft Trip >>

Paddle-n-Saddle ™ This trip combines a Bighorn Canyon half day rafting trip with a riverside lunch and a two hour horseback ride through the scenic mountains surrounding the Arkansas River Valley.