• Arkansas River: One of the ten most popular rivers in the US.
• Cache La Poudre Wild & Scenic River: clear water, challenging rapids, and beautiful scenery make this a river-runner's paradise
• Colorado River (Upper Colorado): Boating, fishing, and swimming on the Colorado is just a two-hour drive from Denver.
• Ruby Canyon (Lower Colorado): River access to seven spectacular canyons .
• Dolores River: Lower segment is scenic with deep, sandstone canyons. The Upper segment in one of Colorado's most remote river environments.
• Eagle River: An exciting 8 mile raft trip.
• Gunnison Gorge of the Gunnison River: Access to this remote river is by foot or horseback only.
• Lower Gunnison River: Quiet meandering stream through open canyon scenery.
• Lake Fork of the Gunnison River: Both gentle and more demanding rapids through a varied landscape.
• North Platte: cascading through Northgate Canyon, rapids start out tame but end in a rollercoaster ride.
• South Platte
• Rio Grande River: An easy, peaceful float for rafters and canoeists
• San Juan River System: Headwaters among the fourteeners of the San Juans roaring through chasms several thousand feet deep— four major forks: Animas, the Piedra, the Navajo, and the San Juan itself.
• San Miguel River: A beautiful, yet not well-known, river run.
• Upper Yampa River: More and more canoeists are learning the joys of floating this flatwater river.

Maps

U. S. Geological Survey
Box 25286
Denver Federal Center
Denver, Colorado 80225

Land ownership status maps can be obtained from:

Bureau of Land Management
2850 Youngfield St.
Lakewood, Colorado 80215

River Trips

Whitewater Adventure Outfitters - Raft Colorado's Arkansas River. Family and first-timer trips through Big Horn Sheep Canyon or Class V whitewater through the Royal Gorge. Half, full and multi-day runs.