Best of the Rockies 2019 – Best Whitewater Guide Company Elevation Outdoors Magazine holds an annual contest where it asks its readers to nominate choices for the best businesses, people, destinations, and events in the Rocky Mountains. Then they hold … Read More
Colorado Whitewater Rafting Blog
Planning your Colorado rafting trip in a high-water year
The Arkansas River Basin snowpack is above average. Every few years we get an above average snowpack in Colorado, which results in high flows on creeks and rivers during the spring and summer. This is looking to be one of … Read More
Arkansas River Basin Snowpack Update – January 29, 2019
Above average snowpack could bring high water in 2019 It’s looking like it could be an epic year for whitewater rafting on the Arkansas River in Colorado. Current snowpack for the Arkansas River Basin is 131% of normal (232% of … Read More
The best time to go whitewater rafting in Colorado
A guide to Colorado’s Arkansas River A common question we get here at River Runners is “ when is the best time to go whitewater rafting?”. The answer can shift from year to year depending on the snowpack and runoff, … Read More
2019 River Runners Spring Sale
Book now, raft this summer The Rive Runners Spring Sale is here! Book now and raft next summer. Full day rafting trips are 20% off and all other tours are 10% off if you book by February 4, 2019. Don’t … Read More
Arkansas River Basin Snowpack Update December 2018
Arkansas River Basin Snowpack Above Average The snow is piling up in Colorado, which could mean high water on the Arkansas River next summer. Rafting season is still five months away though, so it’s way too early to make predictions … Read More
Five late-summer Colorado adventures
[soliloquy id=”37952″] Summer is not over yet and River Runners has plenty of fun activities to offer well into fall. Here are five late-summer Colorado adventures to get in before it’s too late. 1. Raft the Royal Gorge The Royal … Read More
Flow Management Program Benefits Recreation on Colorado’s Arkansas River
Annual Flow Program goes from July 1 – August 15 One thing that makes the Upper Arkansas River in Colorado a great place to raft, kayak and stand-up paddleboard late into summer, is the Voluntary Flow Management Program, which augments … Read More
Snowpack and water update for rafting Colorado’s Arkansas River in 2018
Raft Colorado’s Arkansas River now through September The first signs of spring are here on Colorado’s Upper Arkansas River. Trees are budding, birds are singing and flows are rising. Now that the rafting season is upon us, what can we … Read More
Après rafting at River Runners Colorado – kick back and be happy
Post-adventure fun at River Runners This is going to be an exciting year at River Runners with lots of food, music and special events to pair with your whitewater rafting, kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding and off-roading. Here are the best experiences … Read More