Gunnison Gorge NCa Scenic Rafting Trip
Colorado family rafting

Difficulty: Beginner
Requirements: Age 3 + 30 lbs. minimum
Included: Guide, Transportation, all equipment, no added rental fees
Season: April-October
Half Day:
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Duration: 4 hours (Including shuttle, instruction and tour)
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Length: 6 miles
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Departure Times: 9:00 am and 2:00 pm
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Rates: $89 Per Person
- 50% due at time of booking
- Balance due 72 hours before departure
- 72 hour cancellation policy
*Please arrive 20 minutes before departure*
3/4 Day:
Our half day trip plus lunch, the best swim hole on the river, and optional side hike.
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Duration: 5 hours (including shuttle, instruction and tour)
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Length: 6 miles
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Included: locally sourced river side lunch
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Visit: ancient petroglyphs
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Departure Time: 10:00 am
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Minimum Booking: 3 people
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Rates: $125 Per Person
- 50% due at time of booking
- Balance due 72 hours before departure
- 72 hour cancellation policy
*Please arrive 20 minutes before departure*
Full Day:
Spend the whole day immersed in nature on our full day trip. Includes a delicious river side lunch and eight extra miles of down-river fun!
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Duration: 7.5 hours (including shuttle, instruction and tour)
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Length: 14 miles
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Included: locally sourced river side lunch
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Archaeology: short hike to ancient petroglyphs
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Departure Time: 9:00 am
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Minimum Booking: 3 people
- Rates: $150 Per Person
- 50% due at time of booking
- Balance due 72 hours before departure
- 72 hour cancellation policy
*Please arrive 20 minutes before departure*
best rafting near grand junction, COlorado
We host our scenic family rafting tour in the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, just outside the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. You will enjoy spectacular desert scenery, wildlife viewing, and swimming in the river on this pleasant ride. Allow us to row, while you enjoy a relaxing day in the Lower Gunnison Gorge. Great for families!
The Gunnison Gorge NCA is just 10 minutes from our shop in Hotchkiss, Colorado so you will be on the water in no time! We are located 50 minutes from downtown Grand Junction, Colorado.
“My family (1 adult, 2 kids (ages 5 & 8) had a wonderful time on our 3/4 day rafting tour of the Gunnison River. Our guide Landon (my kids called him Mr. Lando) was awesome and really knew how to keep the tour entertaining and fun. Daniel packed us a delicious lunch and we were able to stop and do a hiking tour to the petroglyphs as well. Truly awesome tour. Highly recommended if you're going to be at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison anyway as it's so close. Thank you, Western Slope SUP!”
SOM1954, Trip Advisor
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