Denver Rafting
Denver, Coloradois a great city to visit. There is so much to see and do in the city, plus all the opportunities and adventures that await less than an hour from Denver. In the majestic Rocky Mountains, close to Denver, you'll find the most fun adventure of all: rafting Colorado’s great rivers!
Denver Rafting
Denver rafting? You bet! The foothills and Rocky Mountains are just a short ride from Denver, and there’s no reason not to include a Denver rafting trip in your plans! Our most popular and convenient Denver rafting trips are on Clear Creek, which is just a 45 minute drive from downtown Denver!
All rafting trips include: rafts, helmets, personal flotation device, basic instruction and a professional, highly-skilled river rafting guide in your boat.
Denver Rafting For All Ages
Rafting trips near Denver are available for anyone and everyone, from beginner river floaters to intermediate river runners. Highside Adventure Tours offers Denver rafting trips appropriate for the whole family, from young children to great grandparents; and rafting also makes a great activity for family reunions. Denver rafting trips are also perfect add-ons to meetings and conventions, and are ideal challenges for team building and leadership training.
Clear Creek: Close-In Denver Rafting Trips
The closest river trip to Denver that we offer is rafting on Clear Creek. All Clear Creek rafting trips from Denver meet at our Idaho Springs Basecamp.
A charming mounatin town, Idaho Springs has a rich mining history. In fact, our offices are located right inside the Argo Gold Mine and Mill, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. We’re simple and easy to get to: just head west on I-70 from downtown Denver, take Idaho Springs exit 241A, and there we are. You can’t miss the big Argo Mine sign visible from everywhere in town.
Idaho Springs is itself worth a visit, with its charming main street, shops, restaurants, history, mine tours, a mining museum (with the largest collection of mining memorabilia in the state), 14,000-foot Mount Evans, wildlife viewings and the famous Indian Springs mineral springs resort, which is just perfect for a relaxing soak after your river rafting adventure.
Highside Adventure Tours offers half-day and full-day Denver rafting trips on Clear Creek from late spring through late August and three super-fun, combination trips. Our Clear Creek rafting options include:
Give us a call for combination trip pricing and details. 800-997-3448
Other Denver Rafting Options
From a home base in Denver, other Denver rafting options include:
The Blue River— Approximately 1.25 hours west on I-70 to Frisco, Colorado. A gorgeous high-country river trip with breathtaking scenery of some of Colorado’s highest mountain peaks.
Arkansas River Rafting— From Denver, a 2.5 hour drive south on 285 to Buena Vista
Colorado River— From Denver a 1.25 hour drive on I-70 to Breckenridge, Colorado to check-in and then a one hour drive north on Highway 9 to the river put-in in a remote canyon.
