Browns Canyon Rafting: Family-Friendly Colorado Adventure

Browns Canyon rafting trips offer an ideal mix of Colorado’s stunning landscapes and thrilling adventure, making them perfect for the entire family. If you’re thinking about rafting in Colorado, Browns Canyon is a must-visit. This area is packed with fun and exhilarating rapids that are sure to bring joy to everyone!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • American Adventure Expeditions - Our outfitter store is complete with great Colorado souvenirs, photos of your trip, and microbrews on tap!
  • Browns Canyon National Monument - Enjoy Colorado’s ONLY raft-able National Monument!
  • Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - The whitewater capital of Colorado!
What's Included
  • Rafting helmet & Type V PFD
  • Professional guide
  • FREE River Shoe Use
  • Colorado Parks use & access fees
  • FREE Splash Jacket Use
  • FREE Wetsuit Use
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Additional Information
  • Must check-in 45 minutes prior to trip departure time
  • Must be at least 7 yrs of age
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
5.0
(906 Ratings)
5 stars
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
1 star
J78irjacobg
Aug 21, 2025
Great Time Had By All - “Sleepy” Nate was a great guide, made low water flow a great adventure and a fun time. 3 of us in the boat, and none fell in!!!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Made36abc
Aug 21, 2025
60th Birthday in the water - Awesome adventure!!! Lunch was great... followed by the hot springs. Fantastic day with family and friends. Thank you Kala ❤️
Review provided by Tripadvisor
151iguanas
Aug 21, 2025
Family fun! - We had such an incredible time on this rafting tour. It was my girls (9 and 11) first time white water rafting and Craig made the experience so easy, comfortable, secure and most importantly fun! It is a day we all will never forget. It was the perfect level of adventure but not scary for them or me, since I was the one with slippery bum that almost fell in quite a few times. He was so patient and encouraging with the kids and even offered everything he had out of his bag on the bus trip home cause they were freezing. This will definitely be an anual thing for us on our Colorado vacation. Thank you all for such great service!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
334craigs
Aug 21, 2025
Absolute beginners, cracking time. - Although the water was low (completely out of the companies hands) we still ventured out and hit some level 3 rapids - we're beginners at this so it was ideal. I'll be looking forward to coming back and sampling same higher level antics! Andy and Nate our tour guides and raft captains were fantastic. They broke down the commands and techniques coherently and were thorough with the safety aspects of the adventure. We were outfitted with life vests, helmets and water shoes - all adequate for the task and clean. I would highly recommend this team. Regards Craig and Charlotte
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Ivy_s
Aug 21, 2025
Family fun! - Our family had a great time! Our guide, Emma, was really fun and engaging while also being safe and letting us know what was coming ahead. We’d highly recommend this trip!
Review provided by Viator
Quest683985
Aug 20, 2025
We had a fabulous time!!! - Our family of five had the best time on our white-water rafting trip! Charlie was our guide, and he was absolutely awesome! He was entertaining, knowledgeable, and above all made sure we all had a great time! We definitely recommend AAE and will book another trip when we are back in Colorado!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Sue
Aug 20, 2025
Great day out on the water! - We had a great time rafting down Browns Canyon. It was absolutely beautiful. The guides made the experience really fun.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Corbing215
Aug 19, 2025
all smiles - Family and Friendly fun - Craig was awesome and the trip and other people were a blast. Beautiful scenery and very knowledgeable staff made this a blast Particularly the other two captains (Ryan and Ben, sp) and Craig who worked as a great host team. They were great humans and guides.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Explorer446332
Aug 19, 2025
AWESOME TIME - 3 of us went, 2 60yoa and one 74 yoa and we had a blast!! Logan was great and informative. Can't wait to go back and try the class 4 rapids.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Carlosleon2005
Aug 20, 2025
Terrible raft guide - We’ve worked with this rafting company before. And generally they do a very good job. Unfortunately, we had a really bad guide this time around. His name was Andy and he was terrible. Our three teens went and it was a big deal for them to go on their own for the first time. They said it was really bad, and that he was rude and just generally hostile. Unfortunately, we had already prepaid the tip, so basically paid for lousy service. Definitely not what I expected.
Review provided by Tripadvisor