Half Day Browns Canyon Rafting Adventure
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Buena Vista, USA
- 3 hours (approx.)
- Offered in: English
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Overview
If you love outdoor adventure, whitewater rafting in Colorado is a must. On this whitewater tour from Buena Vista, raft down the Arkansas River through Browns Canyon, which provides the perfect combination of alpine scenery, rapids, calm stretches and family-friendly fun. With an experienced guide, you’ll navigate boulders and rapids known as Toilet Bowl and Big Drop.
- Browns Canyon rafting tour from Buena Vista
- Don’t miss the quintessential summertime activity in Colorado—whitewater rafting
- Float down the Arkansas River with an experienced rafting guide
- Zoom through whitewater rapids, and admire the mountain scenery of Browns Canyon National Monument during calm stretches
- Select a morning or afternoon tour time when booking
What's Included
- Colorado Parks use & access fees
- Professional guide
- Rafting helmet & Type V PFD
- FREE Wetsuit Use
- FREE Splash Jacket Use
- FREE River Shoe Use
- Gratuities
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 12844 US-24, Buena Vista, CO 81211, USA
On the south side of the highway just after you cross the Arknasas River.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
1
American Adventure Expeditions
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Browns Canyon National Monument
3 hours • Admission Ticket Included
3
Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area
3 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Must check-in 45 minutes prior to trip departure time
- Must be at least 7 yrs of age
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Service animals allowed
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 200 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
Traveler Photos
Featured review
Matt_G
If I could give a rating on the weather, it's be 10 stars by itself. What a great day we had. My wife and I were paired with a mother and daughter pair and had Rye as our guide.
This guy has limitless energy, really loves what he does and guided us safely while having a great time.
The whole process is so well run and the staff loves their jobs.
We would 100% do this activity again in a heartbeat.
Reviews
5.0
based on 905 reviews
Ivy_S, Aug 2025
Our family had a great time! Our guide, Emma, was really fun and engaging while also being safe and letting us know what was coming ahead. We’d highly recommend this trip!
Martha_W, Aug 2025
We had the best time! Our guild Justin was amazing. He really engaged my teenagers and they both said this was the best part of our Colorado trip! We highly recommend this float and tour company. My son and daughter both said they want to do a class 4 next time.
Richard_M, Aug 2025
From the moment you come in you are welcomed with some of the best customer service that any business would be proud to know that their staff made this adventure experience exciting for our family
Matt_G, Jul 2025
If I could give a rating on the weather, it's be 10 stars by itself. What a great day we had. My wife and I were paired with a mother and daughter pair and had Rye as our guide.
This guy has limitless energy, really loves what he does and guided us safely while having a great time.
The whole process is so well run and the staff loves their jobs.
We would 100% do this activity again in a heartbeat.
Shawn_S, Jul 2025
well organized, Blaine our guide was outstanding, funny, and competent. lots of fun and felt safe. people should expect a good work out paddling and you will get wet. we did the 1/2 day trip and found that to be very adequate.
Valerie_S, Jul 2025
So amazing and extremely fun. Would highly recommend. Our guide, Justin, was great, so friendly, and funny.
John_B, Jul 2025
My wife and I had a blast. Emma F. was a wonderful and delightful guide. She navigated the river like a true pro. Would love to repeat the experience next time we are visiting this beautiful state.
Lisa_M, Jun 2025
This was a very fun experience. The property and operations was very organized and well-run. The facility was very clean. Our guide was very knowledgeable and entertaining. We felt very safe and had a blast!
Dora_P, Aug 2024
We loved our trip! Experienced and knowledgeable guide who navigated the river well! Recommend going in the morning in the summer as storms can roll in the afternoon.
Marea_Y, Aug 2024
Really special, memorable experience for my son, 2 grands (7&9) & me (72 w bad hip & back). A bit skeptical at first but quickly put at ease by an incredibly professional, talented and caring staff. Sam’s river skills and personality were over the top!!!
Preston_M, Aug 2024
Absolutely phenomenal rafting trip. Three kids and four adults. The kids had a blast as well as the adults. Would recommend to anyone.
Steve_H, Aug 2024
Going through the class three and four rapids
Our guide Sam was very good and knowledgeable and kept us safe and had fun with us as a group
Geoffrey_K, Jul 2024
Everything was top notch from the time we arrived. We were provided wetsuits, shoes, helmets, and all gear necessary for a safe and fun trip. Our guide Julia has been with the team for 3 years and it showed. She was very specific on what we needed to do, guided us through all the rapids with expertise, and just a joy to chat with. I'm deducting one star for her always putting my side of raft into the dips so I got soaked every time 😉. Seriously 6 stars for everyone. Oh, all the photos were amazing, great shots of my granddaughter having so much fun!
andrew_a, Jul 2024
Ben was a superb guide, ensuring we had a really fun and safe time on the water! Would definitely do this again with AAE and recommend to anyone interested in a whitewater experience in the wilderness.
Frances_S, Jul 2024
We had a great time. We appreciate our guide. Loved the experience and we will definitely be back really soon. Thank you Kala !
KiranKumar_B, Jul 2024
Peter is very nice. He is the guide for us.
Great experience. Very careful and clear institutions. Thanks to Peter who made our ride easy and we are first time
Jim_D, Jun 2024
We had a wonderful ride down the river and through Brown’s canyon. Our guide made the trip informative and wry skilled at navigating the rapids. Ended with some funny jokes on the bus ride back.
Sherry_L, Jun 2024
The check in facility is very nice and changing rooms were clean. The outfit is very well run and we had an amazing time on the Arkansas river. Because the river was at a 10 year high we rafted from Stone Bridge down through Salida. My family had a blast.This is a must do while visiting Salida abd Buena Vista!
Dana_R, Jun 2024
We had a beautiful day and fabulous experience! Hannah our guide was friendly and made us all very comfortable on our first time rafting. We had fun and appreciated the jokes and local facts (hiking recommendations, plant life, and more). Lots of fun.
Juliegh_B, Jun 2024
We really enjoyed our time on the Arkansas with Spencer! It was a fun experience that definitely added some joy to our Colorado vacation. Everyone at American Adventures was great and I was glad we booked with them—they provided everything we needed for a successful rafting adventure.
Jill_P, Jul 2023
Rafting was awesome and our raft guide Sleepy Nate was phenomenal!! Thanks Nate for an amazing trip!!
Michelle_K, Jun 2023
Wow! This was our first time ever rafting and we had a blast! They set us up with all the gear - wet suit, water shoes, helmet, and life jacket. They took our picture beforehand. Gave us a really fun, but important speech on the bus to the take off point. The boats were easy to get down to the water. Our guide Jimmy was really amazing. He was funny and kept us all safe. No one went for a drink in the Arkansas. We were at the front of the raft. And I have a stupid huge smile in every picture their people got of me. It was that much fun! The water was high and fast. The sun was just coming out from some overcast. No wind. So it was really the perfect day for this. We even got to to see some big horn sheep on the cliffs! I would definitely do this again! 10/10
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