WHITE WATER RAFTING THE ROYAL GORGE DAILY
Often called the Grand Canyon of the Arkansas River.
Your rafting group will challenge some of Colorado's best white water rapids through the Royal Gorge on the Arkansas River
1 Hour from Colorado Springs in Canon City, Colorado.
You must white water raft with River Runners through the Royal Gorge on the Arkansas River during your Colorado Vacation. River Runenrs Royal Gorge Rafting Center is conveniently located 8 miles west of Canon City, Colorado at the entrance to the Royal Gorge Bridge & Park. Just 1HR from Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Your team will raft through a 1,000 foot canyon under the Royal Gorge Bridge, the highest suspension in the world. River Runners Royal Gorge rafting trips are fully guided. Your group will be trained how to paddle through some of the toughest white water rapids near Colorado Springs. The Arkansas River is the best white water near Colorado Springs.
Although the Royal Gorge offers some of the most challenging whitewater in Colorado, previous whitewater rafting experience is not required. River Runners professional white water rafting guides can teach you how to raft this challenging white water in one day. You should be of an adventurous spirit and in good physical condition. You must be at least fourteen years of age depending on water levels.
Get a good nights sleep and eat a hearty breakfast.
You will have to listen to your guide and paddle hard to navigate this challenging stretch of Colorado White water.
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- After your white water rafting trip relax at River Runners Royal Gorge Rafting Center.
- Watch a professional slide show of your adventure.
- Take home your rafting photos on CDROM or a River Runners souvenir.
- Receive discount tickets to the Royal Gorge Bridge and Park
- Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy our shaded picnic area
- Pick up a game of beach volleyball or horseshoes
- Six miles west of the town of Canon, City: Shopping, lodging, nightlife, other activities.
River Runners three hour half day Royal Gorge Rafting Trip is the best taste of Colorado's white water rafting if you only have a half day. This advanced white water rafting trip is mixed with challenging white water, unique Colorado scenery, and incredible wildlife.
The best advanced full day rafting trip on the Arkansas River is River Runners Full day Royal Gorge white water rafting trip. In the morning learn to raft in Big Horn Sheep Canyon. A large heard of Big Horn Sheep live in this canyon and often come out to watch us raft by. Birds of prey will circle the river and fish will almost jump in your raft.
Your white water rafting guides will entertain you and teach you about the surrounding Colorado wildlife, geology and the unique history of the railroad that follows the Arkansas River.
Stop swim and enjoy this unique Colorado canyon environment while your guides prepare a riverside lunch. After lunch put on your helmet and paddle hard through some of Colorado's best whitewater rapids in the 1,000 foot canyon of the Royal Gorge. Smile while our professional whitewater photographers take your photo. Look up and wave to the people 1,053 feet above you standing on the World's highest suspension bridge in the Royal Gorge Bridge and Park.
Be sure to make River Runners Royal Gorge Rafting trip part of your Colorado rafting vacation.
From your first phone call
You will find out why people have been trusting River Runners with their precious family and rafting vacations since 1972.
Our guides are some of the best in the industry. They are educated and talented outdoor adventure leaders.
Why trust anyone else?
There are many whitewater rafting outfitters on the Arkansas River in Colorado, 52 to be exact.
We are confident that once you raft with River Runners you will not trust anyone else with your rafting experience. Teaching people to raft since 1972
River Runners has been pioneers of Colorado's whitewater rafting since 1972. We take pride in every aspect of our rafting business. Our season is short so we must work hard. Colorado's whitewater rafting season is only about 100 days per year May-September and during this time River Runners takes over 21,000 people down the Arkansas River whitewater rafting. | 
