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Colorado River

Colorado River The Colorado River stretches from its headwaters in Rocky Mountain National Park all the way to the Gulf of California. In and around Canyon Country, the river offers diverse opportunities for boating and outdoor recreation. Thrill seekers will enjoy the full-scale rapids of Westwater and Cataract Canyons while those looking for a more laid-back experience can check out the calmer, canoe-friendly stretches such as Ruby/Horsethief or the serene flat water above the Confluence. The popular "Moab Daily" offers the best of both worlds with fun, splashy riffles that both novices and experienced river runners will enjoy.

The following outfitters offer Colorado River trips:

Tex's Riverways
Canoe outfitter assisting with self guided trip on the Green and Colorado Rivers in Canyonlands National Park. Jet Boat shuttle service for canoers and backpackers.

Swiftwater Safety Institute
SSI is a professional instruction service for river rescue, boat operator, packrafting, rope resuce and more.

Hatch River Expeditions, rafting since 1934.
Offering motoized, oar-powered, kayak support and hiking trips.

Moab Rafting

Canyonlands By Night and Day
Providing water, land and air tours of Moab, Canyonlands, and Arches. You and your family will have the adventure of a lifetime in the beautiful Moab area.

Navtec Expeditions
Offering a wide variety or river expeditions, land safaris, and combo trips, guided and self guided kayak and raft trips in the Canyonlands Region, and winter sea kayak, whale watching and charter tours in Baja.

The National Ability Center
The National Ability Center is a Utah based non-profit organization that specializes in adaptive, customized, and inclusive adventures for people of all abilities.

Red Cliffs Adventure Lodge
Accomodations, restaurant, winery, museum, river and land adventures, weddings & events.

Sheri Griffith River Expeditions
Operating the highest quality river trips on the Colorado, Green and Yampa Rivers. Offering A Touch of Class to every trip. Specialties include Luxury, Family and Womens Only trips.

Adrift Adventures - Canyonlands
Half, full and multi day Colorado/Green River trips, ATV/Razor, Canyoneering, Mtn. Biking, Park Tours, Hiking, Paddle Boards, Horseback Rides, Jeep, Jet Boat, Sport Boat, Rock Art and Hummer tours. Starting 2016 4x4 tours, full & half days, into Canyonlands and Arches National Parks!!

Outward Bound
On an Outward Bound wilderness expedition, you set off on a journey of discovery.

Canyon Voyages Adventure Company
Canyon Voyages Adventure Company offers unforgettable Moab vacations by raft, kayak or canoe, plus guided 4-wheel drive tours, hikes, mountain bike and horseback rides. Join us for memorable Utah whitewater rafting, kayaking, canoeing, 4X4 or hiking tours in the Canyonlands region.

Tag-A-Long Expeditions
Tag-A-Long Expeditions, running the Colorado River and exploring Canyonlands since 1964.

Wild West Voyages
Moab-based guided river tours, rentals and river shuttle. Raft, kayak, or stand up paddle. Guided hiking adventures.

O.A.R.S.
O.A.R.S. offers first-class rafting adventures on over 35 rivers of the West, including the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon & Cataract Canyon, San Juan and the Yampa & Green Rivers in Dinosaur National Monument.

Moab Jett
Moab's only New Zealand Style Jet Boat Tours on the Colorado River. This boat is designed for shallow braided rivers, rapids and 360 spins!

Western River Expeditions - Moab Adventure Center
Western River Expeditions offers rafting trips on the Colorado, Green, and Snake rivers. Moab Adventure Center also offers hot air ballooning, hummer & jeep safaris, climbing & canyoneering, mountain biking and National Park tours.

Canyonlands Field Institute
Want more than a vacation? Known as one of the finest outdoor education schools in the country, CFI offers fun and enlightening river and land-based programs for all ages. We inspire through in-depth exploration of special places on the Colorado Plateau with qualified and experienced naturalist guides. Adults, families, students and teachers alike leave our programs invigorated and encouraged, with fresh vision for desert ecosystems and a hunger to experience more. Get to know where we love to go!

Holiday River Expeditions
Rafting, Biking, Kayaking... Since 1966, Whitewater rafting on the Colorado, Green, Yampa and San Juan Rivers. Also specializing in Mountain Biking, Women's Retreats, Family Adventures & Naturalist Trips.

You might also want to check out:
Cataract Canyon
Moab Daily
Ruby/Horsethief
Westwater Canyon
Blanding/Bluff (Hovenweep National Monument, Monument Valley, Natural Bridges National Monument, San Juan River)
Backpacking, Boat Rentals, Canyoneering, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Outdoor Education/Service Trips, River Running, Rock Climbing

Central Utah (Bryce Canyon National Park, Capitol Reef National Park, Escalante River, Goblin Valley, Grand Staircase/Escalante National Monument, San Rafael Swell, Sevier River)
Boat Rentals, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Outdoor Education/Service Trips, River Running

Moab (Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Cataract Canyon, Colorado River, Moab Daily, Westwater Canyon)
4 x 4 Tours, Backpacking, Boat Rentals, Canyoneering, Hiking, Jet Boat Shuttles, Mountain Biking, Mule/Horseback Riding/Packing, Outdoor Education/Service Trips, River Running, Rock Climbing, Scenic Flights, Shuttles

Price (Desolation/Gray Canyons, Green River)
Boat Rentals, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Outdoor Education/Service Trips, River Running

Vernal (Lodore Canyon, Yampa River)
4 x 4 Tours, Backpacking, Boat Rentals, Canyoneering, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Mule/Horseback Riding/Packing, Outdoor Education/Service Trips, River Running, Rock Climbing

Zion National Park (Zion National Park)
Mountain Biking