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A-1 Wildwater |
800-369-4165 |
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Colorado River Runs |
800-826-1081 |
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Bill Dvorak's Kayak/Raft Expeditions |
800-824-3795 |
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Echo Canyon River Expeditions |
800-748-2953 |
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Good Times Rafting Tours |
800-808-0357 |
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Mad Adventures |
800-451-4844 |
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Nova Guides |
888-949-6682 |
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Performance Tours |
800-328-7238 |
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Lakota River Guides |
800-274-0636 |
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Raven Adventure Trips |
800-332-3381 |
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Rock Gardens Rafting |
800-958-6737 |
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Rocky Mountain Adventures |
800-858-6808 |
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The Adventure Company |
800-497-7238 |
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Timberline Tours |
800-831-1414 |
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Wilderness Aware Rafting |
800-462-7238 |
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Geo Tours/Whitewater Rafting Trips |
800-660-7238 |
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Clear Creek Rafting Company |
800-353-9901 |
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Highside Adventure Tours |
800-997-3448 |
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Red Tail Rafting |
888-733-3599 |
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Rio Expeditions |
800-291-2080 |
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Splash Rafting of Buena Vista |
800-597-4861 |
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Steamboat Rafting Company |
888-888-7238 |
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Monarch Guides |
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Arkansas Valley Adventures |
800-370-0581 |
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Kodi Rafting |
970-668-1548 |
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| Sections |
Gore
Canyon and State Bridge |
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Location |
Grand
and Eagle counties between Kremmling and Dotsero, north-central
Colorado |
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Driving Time |
Denver—2.5
hours |
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Difficulty |
Class
II-III+ |
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Trip Length |
Lower
Gore Canyon to State Bridge—14 miles (22 km); State
Bridge to Dotsero—44 miles (70 km) |
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Trip Options |
Paddle
raft, oar raft; half-day, one and two days |
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Season |
May-September |
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 The
upper stretches of the legendary Colorado River, west of its Rocky
Mountain National Park source, feature some of Colorado's finest and
most popular beginning-level whitewater trips for families, first-time
rafters, and large groups. In the beautiful high forests and steep
canyons of the Gore Range just a two- and one-half hour drive from
Denver, the Upper Colorado is rafted and floated for nearly 58 miles
(92 km) between Kremmling and Interstate 70 near Dotsero.
Upper
Colorado outfitters offer a wide variety of relatively easy raft
trips ranging in length from a half-day to three-days. The most
popular are half- and one-day family trips on a 14-mile (22-km)
Class I-II+ run from the Pumphouse in Lower Gore Canyon past Radium
to State Bridge. Multiday trips with overnight camping continue
downstream through scenic valleys and ranch lands for as much as 44
miles (70 km). Multiday trips have ample time for relaxing,
swimming, hiking, and fishing.
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