Departure place: Buena Vista
River: Arkansas River
Departure time: 8:45 am, 12:45 pm
Approximate trip time: 3 hours
Minimum Age: 16
Base price: $250 per person (Max two guests per raft)
Notable rapids: Pinball, Zoom Flume, and Big Drop
Class of rapids: class III
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Rafting Browns Canyon National Monument, with all of its famous rapids, in a nine-foot raft with two other people—one of whom is your guide—and you’ll elevate your river experience to a whole new level!
This half-day Browns Canyon raft trip, filled with poop-your-pants fast Colorado whitewater, is not for the faint of heart. If you want your heart to pound and an experience to remember forever, this is the Colorado whitewater rafting trip for you! Beware… you’ll have to paddle hard through the rapids, and you will get wet.
Cool fact: The Upper Arkansas Valley between Salida and Buena Vista, with it sheltering mountains and dry air, is known as the “Banana Belt.” Due to its topography, the area enjoys milder weather than other communities along the I-70 corridor.
*Check-in is required 30 minutes prior to departure time.
**Wetsuits, booties, and splash tops are included on this trip.
