Durango Rafting: Family-Friendly Animas River Adventure
4.9
237 Ratings
Durango
Experience the thrill of Durango rafting on the family-friendly Animas River. Join a professional guide for a safe and fun adventure through Class I, II & III rapids. Perfect for beginners and loved by families since 1981.
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Mountain Waters Rafting & Adventure Company - Park for free, check-in with office, get ready for trip, go rafting!
  • Animas River - Rafting!
  • Animas River Trail - Animas River Trail runs most the length of this trip
  • Santa Rita Park - Standard snack spot - whitewater park
What's Included
  • Professionally certified white water guide
  • Transportation to and from the river
  • Raft equipment including life jackets and helmets
  • Free Parking
  • Exciting Rafting Tour
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Thermal gear available for rent at time of trip
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Additional Information

Taking a rafting trip down the Animas River is often rated as a top experience by travellers visiting Durango, Colorado. Experience an exciting, yet secure Animas River rafting journey with a dedicated professional guide. The beginner-friendly Class I, II & III rapids provide just the right amount of challenge for the novice, without being too daunting. Proven to be a hit with kids and endorsed by moms since 1981.

  • Minimum age is 4 years
  • Children under 11 must weigh at least 30 pounds
  • This is a friendly entry level raft trips suitable for most everyone.
Location
Mountain Waters Rafting
West College Drive
Meet at the Mountain Waters Rafting office 303 W. College Dr Durango, CO 81301 Free secure parking!
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
4.9
(237 Ratings)
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X207gdmelissac
Aug 20, 2023
Loved it!! - We highly recommend Mountain Waters Rafting Tour! A do not miss experience if you visit Durango. We started the tour on a bus to the drop off location on the river. Kena did a great job schooling us up on white water rafting. She was funny, charming and very knowledgeable. Our boat guide, Axel, was the BEST! Besides knowing the river and rafting he had a lot of interesting history of the area to share. We hope to return to do it again with our grandchildren!
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Dukeclay
Aug 12, 2023
First-timer... GREAT intro to rafting. - Our bus ride up the canyon began with great intros by our two guides! Humor, fun & engaging safety briefing. I think the kid & I ended up with an excellent guide. She had just finished her studies as an Egyptologist. (Congratulations with all due.) I did have a bump into a rock on the trip, yet the advice of a snug foot by our adorable guide Kiki, kept me from a much more wet & raft-less ride down stream. Excellent for a beginners into rafting. Highly recommend their company!
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437susannahp
Jul 30, 2023
Wonderful way to enjoy Colorado - Well organized, professional, kind guides, good instruction, beautiful scenery, few true rapids, may need to plan for earlier in the spring.
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Onair76393
Jul 28, 2023
Family fun! - We had an excellent time! Our 8-year-old loved it, though we kept him paddle-less in the middle of the raft for safety much to his eternal disappointment. Jesse our guide was funny, informative, and conscientious. Would definitely do again.
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Holly
Jul 28, 2023
Book this now! - What a great day on the river! Andy was our fabulous guide and he knows his business! Everything about the day was first rate. Would definitely do it again!
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Connector698796
Jul 27, 2023
Best experience on this trip! Highly recommend - The views were awesome! Staff was very friendly and knowledgeable. If you are lucky enough to get Ben then you are indeed in good hands. We got to "surf" and even get out and swim for a bit, cold but refreshing. Definitely will be back but for a longer trip! Highly recommend!! Kids 17 and 13 enjoyed so there ya go....
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Shannon
Jul 27, 2023
Lower Animas Family Trip - We did the family lower Animas rafting trip today and had a blast! We took our 4 and 9yr olds and it was super family friendly. Kina was a great guide and made sure we all had fun! Pirate Pete was definitely an honorable mention! All the guides were fun and attentive! It rained on us right as we reached the rapids which made it even more of an adventure! We will be back to use Mountain Waters Rafting again!
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Azcardsfan5551
Jul 26, 2023
Great fun with grandkids !! - We chose Mountain Waters based on other reviews and my wife floated with this company 3 years ago . All the reviews for this company were amazing . The staff welcomed us and they were very nice . The time of day of this tour and the length was perfect for our 8 and 11 year old grand children. We were taken to our drop off point by Zach and Axel . They were both amazing . Zach was very light hearted but got the safety talk done . Once we were on the river, Zach was our raft leader but Axel was close to us with another family . Zach was amazing and had a great personality! He explained to us everything with rafting . Great guy and very knowledgeable about rafting . He was great to our grandkids . Once we stopped at some higher level of rapids and swam , Zach and Axel both were very attentive and joking with everybody . Great company! Anytime we are in Durango , we will go with Mountain Waters !! Thanks Zach and Axel!! You both made the trip amazing .
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Ronnie_d
Jul 28, 2023
Happy Cajuns - Really enjoyed our trip & Sam was very funny & knowledgable of the river. We will definitely use these services next time we visit the area.
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Janice_n
Aug 23, 2023
Rafting the Animas River - The Stu, the guide was great. The river was low and slow. Many rocks to maneuver around and few rapids. We also had to keep together with the group of rubber duckies so also was a negative in my opinion.
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