When planning a summer vacation near one or more of the many national parks and monuments in the United States and Canada, remember that there are nearly 50 whitewater rafting and float trips available either in or adjacent to these preserved wilderness areas. Raft trips can be enjoyed in or near the following parks and monuments.
Alaska
Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve
Alsek, Tatshenshini
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve
Chitina-Copper
Denali National Park
Nenana
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Brooks Range (East)
Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve
Brooks Range (Central)
Noatak National Park & Preserve
Brooks Range (West)
Kobuk Valley National Park
Brooks Range (West)
California
Yosemite National Park
Merced
Sequoia National Park
Kaweah
Kings Canyon National Park
Kings
Pacific Northwest States
Washington · Oregon
North Cascades National Park, Washington
Skagit
(Upper), Nooksack (North Fork)
Olympic National Park
Elwha,
Hoh
Northern Rocky Mountain States
Idaho · Montana · Wyoming
Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Idaho
Snake (Hells Canyon)
Glacier National Park, Montana
Flathead (Middle Fork)
Yellowstone National Park, Montana/Wyoming
Yellowstone,
Gallatin,
Madison,
Stillwater,
Shoshone
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Snake (Grand Teton),
Snake (Upper)
Colorado
Rocky Mountain National Park
Cache la Poudre
Curecanti National Recreation Area
Gunnison (Upper)
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument
Gunnison (Gorge)
Dinosaur National Monument
Yampa,
Green
Southwest States
Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas
Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado/Utah
Yampa,
Green
Arches National Park, Utah
Colorado (Fisher Towers)
Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Colorado (Cataract)
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Colorado (Grand Canyon)
Big Bend National Park, Texas
Rio Grande (Colorado
Canyon), Rio Grande (Big Bend)
Mid-Atlantic States
Pennsylvania · Maryland · West Virginia · Virginia
Harper Ferry National Historical Park, West Virginia
Shenandoah
Gauley River National Recreation
Gauley
New River Gorge National River
New
(Upper), New (Lower)
Southeast States
Georgia · South Carolina · North Carolina · Tennessee · Kentucky
Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Tennessee
Big
Pigeon, French
Broad, Nantahala,
Tuckaseigee
Western Canada
British Columbia · Alberta · Yukon
Yoho National Park, British Columbia
Kicking Horse
Banff National Park, Alberta
Bow
Jasper National Park, Alberta
Athabasca
Kluane National Park, Yukon, British Columbia/Alaska
Alsek, Tatshenshini
Costa Rica
Palo Verde National Park
Rio Corobici
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