Browns Canyon Rafting: Full Day Intermediate Adventure

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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953tonyr953
Aug 14, 2024
Great experience with The Adventure Company in Browns Canyon with Jake as our guide. - We had a great time with Jake as our guide. He was extremely knowledgeable and personable. The entire staff were great to work with. We did the full day float in August and there was plenty of water, rapids, and fun. The lunch fajitas were great and we would definitely raft with them again.
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Y5180hdbrianb
Aug 3, 2024
Great Day on the River! - Had a great day with our group on the Arkansas River with The Adventure Company and our guide Kara. Kara made sure we had safe and fun day on the river. Kara was very personal and it was a pleasure to be in her raft. There were a lot of companies on the river, but I would definitely go back to The Adventure Company and ask for Kara.
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Mary
Aug 1, 2024
Best white water rafting experience for our family of 4! - Jake and Simon helped us with our first white water rafting adventure and it did not disappoint! They were so helpful with great instructions and then cooked us a great fajita lunch! The rapids were just enough adventure for our first time and we will definitely be back!
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Voyage553147
Jul 20, 2024
Great day - What an amazing day!!! Corey was our guide and he was great and even cooked us a delicious fajita lunch on table top rock. Don’t look past this place they all did a fantastic job.
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Susanht2024
Jul 11, 2024
Awesome - Our guides were very experienced, professional, and friendly. They did an excellent job. Lunch was better than expected. The scenery was exceptional!!! I would definitely recommend this white water tour!
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L6301vksamanthas
Jul 8, 2024
Fantastic - Five ⭐️ stars - Fantastic trip - all day is the way to go! Our guide Cartland was so knowledgeable and fun! Highly recommend. Lunch was amazing it was so nice having a hot meal instead of a cold cut sandwich.
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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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Johnta5436xz
Jun 21, 2024
Exciting trip - We had a great time with a full day trio down Browns Canyon. Our guides Corey and Zack were full of knowledge about the area and great fun. Very professional and made for an exciting trip.
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