Royal Gorge Trips

The Royal Gorge is renowned for its spectacular scenery and the intensity of its rapids.

As the river cuts through sheer granite walls over 1,000 feet high, rafters plunge through huge waves and stupendous drops, making the rapids as breathtaking as the scenery.

The Gorge mixes easier, but exciting, whitewater, such as Primero and Segundo, with some of the most intense rapids on the Arkansas River, including the infamous Sunshine, Sledgehammer, the Narrows, Wall Slammer and Boat Eater.

Rafters should be in good physical condition and have previous rafting experience.

We offer three great Royal Gorge Trips - our Royal Gorge Half-Day Trip, our Royal Gorge One-Day Trip and our Royal Gorge Double-Dip Trip.

Royal Gorge Half-Day Trip

This 9-mile trip includes all the rapids in the Royal Gorge. We do all the rapids in the Royal Gorge and then take out on private property to minimize the amount of slow water at the end of your trip.

Trip Details
Meeting Place: 
Parkdale Recreation Area 10 miles west of Canon City on Highway 50
Meeting Time: 
9:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Pricing
Price: 
$59.00 + $3.10 Fee
Group Price (12-23 people): 
$53.10 + $3.00 Fee
Group Price (24+ people): 
$50.15 + $3.00 Fee

Royal Gorge One-Day Trip

This 18-mile trip includes all the rapids in the Royal Gorge plus the best rapids in Bighorn Sheep Canyon. We raft the last 9-miles of Bighorn Sheep Canyon, stop for a great lunch, and then do all the rapids in the Royal Gorge.

Trip Details
Meeting Place: 
Parkdale Recreation Area 10 miles west of Canon City on Highway 50
Meeting Time: 
9:30 a.m.
Pricing
Price: 
$89.00 + $4.67 Fee
Group Price (12-23 people): 
$80.10 + $4.21 Fee
Group Price (24+ people): 
$75.65 + $3.97 Fee

Royal Gorge Double Dip

This 18-mile trip is for hard-core rafters in excellent physical condition. It is a one-day trip where we run all the rapids in the Royal Gorge, shuttle back to the put-in, have lunch, and then run all the rapids in the Royal Gorge a second time.

Trip Details
Meeting Place: 
Parkdale Recreation Area 10 miles west of Canon City on Highway 50
Meeting Time: 
9:30 a.m.
Pricing
Price: 
$99.00 + $5.20 Fee
Group Price (12-23 people): 
$89.10 + $4.68 Fee
Group Price (24+ people): 
$84.15 + $4.42 Fee