More major rivers start in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado than in any other state in America. Starting in the alpine forests and tumbling down to the plains, our many rivers carve through spectacular canyons and gorges. The prominent members of the Colorado Rafting Association have joined together to offer a wide variety of rafting adventures from challenging, adrenaline-pumping whitewater to leisurely family floats. Your Colorado vacation can include a short, introductory ½ day trip or you can choose to enjoy one of our many rivers on a multi-day wilderness expedition. Our Colorado Rafting Association members are located throughout Colorado in close proximity to all of our favorite travel destinations whether it is a major city, resort town or national park.

While you vacation in Colorado, a river rafting adventure is never far away! The wild and scenic Cache la Poudre River starts high in Rocky Mountain Park and flows through Fort Collins. On the other side of the Continental Divide, the mighty Colorado flows west through popular destinations like Glenwood Canyon providing fun family rafting. For those close to Denver, Clear Creek is a popular choice for intermediate to extreme rafting experiences. West of Colorado Springs in the Royal Gorge region is America's most popular river, the Arkansas River, with over 100 miles of available rafting from Browns Canyon to the Royal Gorge. Visitors to the Crested Butte area can enjoy the alpine wonders of the Taylor and Gunnison Rivers.

If Durango is your destination, the Animas River provides convenient family floats and high alpine extreme rafting adventures. Travelling to western Colorado brings you to the desert canyons of the Colorado River and the Green River where multi-day wilderness trips of unsurpassed beauty are the trips of choice.

The premier outfitters of the Colorado Rafting Association offer a variety of ways to enjoy our rivers. Choose an oar raft, paddle raft or inflatable kayak. Our members also offer a wide variety of recreational activities including fly fishing, biking, four-wheel drive excursions and much more. Your whitewater adventure begins with us! All of the rivers… All of the Dreams.