Denver Whitewater Rafting
Denver, Colorado is a great city to visit. There is much to see and do in the city, as well as many opportunities and adventures that await less than an hour from Denver Colorado. In the majestic Rocky Mountains, close to Denver Colorado, you'll find the most exciting adventure of all: white water rafting Colorado’s great rivers!
Denver Whitewater Rafting
Denver whitewater rafting? You bet! The foothills and Rocky Mountains are just a short drive from Denver, but convenience isn't the only reason to include a Denver white water rafting trip in your plans. Our most popular and exciting Denver white water rafting trips are on Clear Creek, which is just a 45 minute drive from downtown Denver, Colorado!
All white water rafting trips include rafts, helmets, personal flotation device, basic instruction and a professional, highly-skilled river rafting guide.
Denver White Water Rafting For All Ages
Rafting trips near Denver are available for anyone and everyone, from beginner river floaters to intermediate river runners and beyond. Whether you're traveling with young children or great grandparents, rafting trips offered by Highside Adventure Tours are appropriate for the whole family. Rafting makes a great activity for family reunions, wedding parties and youth groups. Denver rafting trips are also the perfect add-on to meetings and conventions, and are ideal challenges for team building and leadership training.
Clear Creek: Close-In Denver White Water 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, located just off I-70.
A charming mounatain 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 Argo Mine sign which is visible from just about everywhere in town.
Idaho Springs is itself worth a visit. A 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 — perfect for a relaxing soak after your river rafting adventure — make Idaho Springs a great day-trip for people living near or traveling through Denver.
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 White Water 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. The Blue offers 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 and then a one-hour ride north on Highway 9 to the river put-in brings rafters to a scenic, remote canyon.
