Colorado Rafting
Choose your Rafting Adventure with Colorado Adventure Center!
Whitewater rafting in Colorado is always an unforgettable experience. We are still telling river stories after many years and thousands of river miles, and we want to be part of your river story. Our Colorado rafting trips are second-to-none, designed with your adventurous spirit in mind.
We offer many classes of difficulty within our Colorado rafting trips, from beginner all the way to expert. From paddling along with the guide to letting them do all the work, you get to custom-create your Colorado rafting trip. For detailed information on our river and rapids rating systems, click here. This will begin to help you pick the trip best suited to your group’s abilities. Then “Search For Your Adventure!” on this page to dial in your choices.
We offer Colorado rafting trips on four different rivers. Clear Creek trips depart from Idaho Springs (just minutes from Denver) and offer beginner, intermediate and advanced white water rafting in one-third day, one-half day and full-day options.
The Arkansas River offers levels from beginner through advanced in half-day, full-day and two-day options, departing from Buena Vista, about 2 ½ hours from Denver.
The lovely Colorado River offers 3/4-day rafting trips for beginners, as well as beginner-level inflatable kayak trips. Colorado River trips are less like whitewater rafting and more like relaxing float trips through beautiful scenery. The departure point for these trips is the Dillon/Silverthorne/Breckenridge area, located in Summit County.
Further West on I-70, we offer intermediate-level Colorado rafting trips on a stretch of river known as Shoshone, near Glenwood Springs.
Each river is served by a nearby basecamp, where we meet you and begin and end the day. Our friendly staff will hep you check in, “gear up” and meet your guide.
Our basecamps are located in Idaho Springs on the banks of Clear Creek, and in downtown Breckenridge for easy access to the Upper Colorado and Blue River. Arkansas River trips meet at our basecamp just south of charming Buena Vista. And we are proud to announce the grand opening of the Canyon Club Event Center and No Name Bar and Grill at our Glenwood Springs basecamp at Glenwood Canyon Resort, which serves the Shoshone section of the Colorado River. Refer to the map on this page to see where you’ll find us.
Ready to go whitewater rafting in Colorado? For help choosing a trip or for any questions you might have, call 1-800-997-3448 and our friendly staff will be happy to help you put together a successful rafting experience. Or e-mail us at: info@raftingcolorado.com
Latest Rafting Specials
Clear Creek Raft and Zip Special
1/2 day raft trip and 1/2 day Zip Line
$128Raft and Zip Special
Raft and Zip Package
$86 Special
Raft the Shoshone rapids and Zip across the Colorado River in the world famous Glenwood Canyon
1-877-ZIP RAFT
Highside Adventure Tours, Inc. (DBA Good Times Rafting, Colorado Adventure Center) operates under special use permits with the White River National Forest, Colorado State Parks (Arkansas River Headwaters Area), Bureau of Land Management (BLM Kremmling office), Clear Creek County and is an equal opportunity service provider.
All Lower Colorado River (Shoshone Rapids) and Roaring Fork trips offered through Rock Gardens Rafting a fully licensed and permitted outfitter.
