Browns Canyon Rafting: Full Day Intermediate Adventure
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160 Ratings
Buena Vista
Experience the thrill of whitewater rafting in Browns Canyon on the Arkansas River. This full-day intermediate adventure offers exciting rapids, stunning canyon scenery, and the chance to spot wildlife.
Duration: 6 hours, 45 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Arkansas River - Browns Canyon National Monument on the Arkansas River is our most popular trip! The unique combination of lots of exciting whitewater, spectacular canyon scenery, great mountain views of some of Colorado’s highest mountains and opportunities to spot wildlife make this the ideal raft trip. Exciting enough for seasoned paddlers, but not too scary for first-timers. You will want to bring your friends and family for epic rapids such as Pinball, Zoom Flume, and Big Drop!
  • The Adventure Company - Our outfitter shop
  • Browns Canyon National Monument - Colorado’s most popular raft trips are located on America’s most popular river for rafting
  • the Arkansas River. This river provides everything you could want in a river rafting trip. Beautiful scenery, a lot of whitewater on each trip, pristine water quality, a feeling of remoteness, a comfortable and dry climate, and a wide selection of options to help you enjoy your perfect trip.
What's Included
  • Itinerary-based accommodation included
What's Not Included
  • Digital photos (available to purchase)
  • Sanitized Wetsuit Package (available to purchase)
  • Gratuity
  • Souvenirs (available to purchase)
Additional Information

Our most favored excursion is the Browns Canyon journey on the Arkansas River! It’s an intermediate level trip, yet it’s not overly intimidating for newcomers. Dazzling canyon views, exciting white-water encounters, glimpses of Colorado’s loftiest mountains, and the chance to witness wildlife create a perfect blend for an enchanting rafting experience.

Kindly observe that we have more than 20 excursions across 4 rivers. However, not all of these can be reserved through Trip Advisor. We recommend getting in touch with us directly for an in-depth knowledge of the plethora of white-water rafting trips we provide.

  • Minimum age is 6 years
Location
Buena Vista
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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S8207zojohnr
Aug 16, 2023
An enjoyable adventure! - We had an entire family on our Colorado trip and rafting was the highlight! All the guides were wonderful to work with and especially ours, Brody. He gave us an adventure to remember but was always safe and considerate of our group. He also provided many stories and humor along the way. He even sang us a song! Thank you Brody for showing us a great time!!
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851leiar
Aug 15, 2023
The BEST experience! - This past weekend, my husband and I rafted through Browns Canyon on the Arkansas River with The Adventure Company and had an AMAZING time. If you’re in the Buena Vista area or are planning a trip to CO, I highly recommend checking them out! Their guides were knowledgeable, we had an awesome lunch on the river, and they had all the equipment we needed for a great day. Thanks, Kotty, Brodie, and Shayna!
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Jackie
Aug 12, 2023
Adventure in beautiful place with great rapids! - Our family, of 5- boys ages 10, 12 & 14 had a wonderful experience with our guide, Shayna. Despite one scary incident, where my 10-year-old leaned out of the boat and fell into the water, we all had a wonderful time. Wile the fiasco could’ve easily been avoided, they were able to retrieve him quickly and avoid any issues. Needless to say… We all remembered to lean into the boat from that moment forward. The shore-side lunch was great! The guides were all super experienced and professional, but really made it a ton of fun! This was our second white water trip this year, our other was in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and while they were both amazing, this one seemed to be even more technical and beautiful. I highly recommend! This is a smaller outfitter and their crew is super passionate about their trade. Great adventure! And…for any mother reading this, our dicey chapter was totally my son’s fault. Great way to learn to follow the guide’s instructions! 😳
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Alexjbradley13
Aug 9, 2023
Great Family Experience - We had such a great job white water rafting with The Adventure Company. We took our family with 3 kids aged 8-13, and they all had such a great time! Our guide Layla was an absolute pro, that looked like she was having as much fun as we were. We will definitely be coming back to raft again with The Adventure Company.
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Q2758vqmeganc
Aug 3, 2023
Full day Rafting - We had a great time, & rafting was the highlight of our trip. Our guide, Brody, did a great job & was really great with the kids (4 elementary school age). We did a full day rafting trip, well worth it!
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789lyndseyv
Jul 31, 2023
First Time Rafters - Our family had a wonderful time on the water with Myranda and the other staff members. Myranda was very knowledgeable of the area, had a great sense of humor and was amazing navigating the water. We highly recommend enjoying a full day excursion. Thank you for creating a memorable day for our family.
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Canakes
Jul 16, 2023
Great day on the river! - What a great day on the river! All 9 of us had a blast! Our guide Brody was the best and so much fun!! He was very knowledgeable of the river as well and canyon and surroundings. Picture perfect day, we will come back for sure!
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Familymemories
Jul 12, 2023
Can we go again tomorrow????? Wonderful experience from beginning to end. - We spent a day on the river with Corey and could not have had a better time. The 4 of us (mid 50's parents and early 20's daughters) found the trip to be a great combination of adventure filled rapids and "calmer" water. The calmer times allowed us to learn much about the river and area from Corey, and, sadly, hear a few bad jokes along the way. : ) The facilities, wetsuits (which I would HIGHLY recommend), rafts and lifejackets were all very clean and well maintained. The staff was all very friendly, from the kind people when you check in, to the guides that get you setup w/ your equipment, to the driver (we had the pleasure of having Ginger), all the way down to Loki (the super cute dog that waved hello) - the people made us feel welcome. Most importantly, Corey made us feel 100% safe in his care. Yes, as parents, we still worry about our 22 and 23 year old daughters (one of whom was VERY nervous) but we knew we were in good hands w/ him as our guide. BTW - the nervous girl said " I would go again tomorrow!" as soon as our trip ended. Would definitely use The Adventure Company again, no hesitation!
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Nomad39130163335
Jul 3, 2023
Rafting the Mighty Arkansas - Wonderful ride down the Arkansas full of rapids, excitement, and beautiful views!! Eric was a FANTASTIC river raft guide with exceptional knowledge of the river and local lore as well as landmarks. Would definitely recommend this to anyone!!
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Corbind376
Jun 24, 2023
Best Work Trip Ever - June was our guide and she was fantastic. We had so much fun diving headfirst into each section of the rapids with some of us being a little more soaked than others. There was a delicious lunch before we left and the shuttle ride from Breckenridge made it so much more accessible to us. 5/5 would do again.
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