Browns Canyon Rafting
The Browns Canyon rafting section on the Arkansas River is the most popular whitewater section in Colorado, the U.S. and possibly the world for good reason. It is challenging enough for experienced rafters, yet forgiving enough for first-timers. We are Browns Canyon Rafting and are here to show your group a great time!
The Perfect Adventure!
No matter your age or experience level, we guarantee that we have a trip that will suit your goals. We serve thousands of guests each year and we’ve never had one leave without a smile on their face. After all, it’s hard to not smile when you’re with friends or family and experiencing adventure together.
Browns Canyon Rafting Trips – Arkansas River – Buena Vista, CO
Private Half or Full Day Rafting Trip
LOCATION: Buena Vista, CO
ACTIVITIES: Whitewater Rafting
DURATION: Half to Full Day
Difficulty: Beg - Adv
PRICE: $895 - $1295 up to 6 guests
Browns Canyon Half Day National Monument
LOCATION: Buena Vista, CO
ACTIVITIES: Whitewater Rafting
DURATION: Half Day
Difficulty: Beg - Int
PRICE: $106/ Person
Browns Canyon Full Day Rafting Trip
LOCATION: Buena Vista, CO
ACTIVITIES: Whitewater Rafting
DURATION: Full Day
Difficulty: Beg - Int
PRICE: $165 / Person
Numbers Half Day, Buena Vista Colorado Class IV
LOCATION: Buena Vista, CO
ACTIVITIES: Whitewater Rafting
DURATION: Half Day
Difficulty: Intermediate to Advanced
PRICE: $115 / Person
Numbers Full Day
LOCATION: Buena Vista, CO
ACTIVITIES: Whitewater Rafting
DURATION: Full Day
Difficulty: Int - Adv
PRICE: $175 / Person
Family Float Half Day
LOCATION: Buena Vista, CO
ACTIVITIES: Family Float Rafting
DURATION: Half Day
Difficulty: Beginner
PRICE: $106 / Person
Private Mini Raft Half Day Team Extreme
LOCATION: Buena Vista, CO
ACTIVITIES: Mini Rafting
DURATION: Half Day
Difficulty: Beg - Int
PRICE: $425 Per Raft
Up to 3 guests
Private Mini Raft Full Day Team Extreme
LOCATION: Buena Vista, CO
ACTIVITIES: Mini Rafting
DURATION: Full Day
Difficulty: Beg - Int
PRICE: $595 Per RAFT up to 3 guests
Half Day Inflatable Kayaking
LOCATION: Buena Vista, CO
ACTIVITIES: Whitewater Kayaking
DURATION: Half Day
Difficulty: Beg - Adv
PRICE: $125 Per Person
Full Day Inflatable Kayaking
LOCATION: Buena Vista, CO
ACTIVITIES: Whitewater Kayaking
DURATION: Full Day
Difficulty: Beg - Adv
PRICE: $185 Per Person
Pine Creek Full Day Colorado Class V
LOCATION: Buena Vista, CO
ACTIVITIES: Whitewater Rafting
DURATION: Full Day
Difficulty: Advanced
PRICE: $199 Per Person
Browns Canyon 2-Day Overnight Trip
LOCATION: Buena Vista, CO
ACTIVITIES: Whitewater Rafting
DURATION: Two Days
Difficulty: Beg - Int
PRICE: $489 / Person
Numbers & Browns Canyon 2-Day Overnight
LOCATION: Buena Vista, CO
ACTIVITIES: Whitewater Rafting
DURATION: Overnight Multi-Day
Difficulty: Int - Adv
PRICE: $539 / Person
Pine Creek 2-Day Overnight Trip
LOCATION: Buena Vista, CO
ACTIVITIES: Whitewater Rafting
DURATION: Overnight Multi-Day
Difficulty: Advanced
PRICE: $559 Per Person
Colorado Raft & Ducky Combo
LOCATION: Buena Vista, CO
ACTIVITIES: White Water Rafting & Inflatable Kayaking
DURATION: Full-Day
Difficulty: Beg - Adv
PRICE: $185
Colorado Raft & Zipline
LOCATION: Buena Vista / Leadville
ACTIVITIES: Raft & Zip
DURATION: Full Day
Difficulty: All Abilities
PRICE: $221 and up
Horseback Ride & Raft
LOCATION: Buena Vista, CO
ACTIVITIES: Rafting and Horseback Riding
DURATION: Half Day
Difficulty: class III-IV
PRICE: $196
Colorado Horseback Rides
LOCATION: Buena Vista, CO
ACTIVITIES: Horseback Riding
DURATION: 1 hr - Full Day
Difficulty: Beg
PRICE: $65 and up
Clear Creek Rafting – Intermediate Trip
LOCATION: Idaho Springs, CO
ACTIVITIES: Whitewater Rafting
DURATION: 1/3 Day
Difficulty: Intermediate
PRICE: $100+ Per Person
Clear Creek Rafting – Beginner Trip
LOCATION: Idaho Springs, CO
ACTIVITIES: Whitewater Rafting
DURATION: Approx 2.5 Hrs
Difficulty: Beginner
PRICE: $90+ per person
Clear Creek Rafting – Advanced Trip
LOCATION: Idaho Springs, CO
ACTIVITIES: Whitewater Rafting
DURATION: 3 hrs (Approx.)
Difficulty: Advanced
PRICE: $119+ Adult
Clear Creek Rafting Advanced Full Day
LOCATION: Idaho Springs, CO
ACTIVITIES: Rafting
DURATION: Full Day
Difficulty: Advanced
PRICE: $199 Per Person
Canyon Aerial Course
LOCATION: Salida, Colorado
ACTIVITIES: Canyon Aerial Course
DURATION: 2.5 Hours
Difficulty: Easy - Difficult
PRICE: $75
Zip Lines
LOCATION: Leadville, CO
ACTIVITIES: Zip Lines
DURATION: 2.5 Hours
Difficulty: Beg - Int
PRICE: $125 Child
$150 Adult
Side by Side Razor Rental
LOCATION: Buena Vista, CO
ACTIVITIES: 4x4
DURATION: Half-Full Day
Difficulty: Beg - Int
PRICE: $465 and up
What our customers say
Browns canyon rafting is amazing. They are a smaller company, not commercial, so they are more focused on you and making sure you have an amazing experience. Our guide was Nicole who was attentive, fun and knowledgeable of the canyon. We all had a great experience and will only use Browns canyon rafting tours when we go again.
The folks at Browns canyon are incredible. Experienced or beginners can have a great time, and get a ton of great info from the guides. They do a fantastic job of keeping you safe and prepared, but they also keep it light and informative the entire trip. Great merch and taco truck on site as well. Highly recommend grabbing some before or after the trip.
Our guide, Josh made a great trip spectacular. We experienced class 3 (almost class 4) rapids during this trip in late August. Stopped had yummy lunch. Our full day trip was so worth it. Beautiful, fun, and educational. I would highly recommend it even for old guys like me
We had a fun trip! Our guide was fantastic! Will definitely recommend to everyone.
I loved it!!! The jokes from the red haired guy were as amazing as the rafting trip
We had a lovely time rafting beautiful Browns Canyon! Callum was awesome--he was so knowledgeable, and we felt safe the entire time. Can't wait to come back!
Had a wonderful time rafting with Brown Canyon. Our guide Kendal was phenomenal. Highly competent and very entertaining. Way to go Kendal.
Friendly staff, great location, well worth the visit!Our guide Julianna was very attentive and knowledgeable about the area.From start to finish we had fun with safety always being the most important.Highly recommend, we will definitely be back next summer!*Picture taken from a non-rafter.Julianna told us right where a good viewing spot was and we were able to wave to our friends.AMAZING they felt involved also, which was a pleasant surprise.Thank You Browns CanyonOH! the merchandise was very stylish too, we bought hats and long sleeve sun shirts 👍🏻👍🏻
Browns Canyon Rafting company have an impressively simple process to coordinate a fun activity for our family reunion among over 10 families. The booking process was very smooth and flexible — each family called their office to add to the booking and they kept the group leader informed of any changes. During the activity, the guides adjusted the adventure on the river according to the group’s comfort level. Our family had a wonderful time and credit this company! I highly recommend checking them out!Thank you Josh, Laurel, Cody, William, and many more!
Can I just say EPIC trip!! First rafting trip and they knocked it out of the park! Ryan K our guide couldn't have been any better. His guiding skills were clear and direct in a calm manner. We can't forget about His food presentation he rocked it!! The rapids he took us through were off the chain. What up big nasty!!! Now let's not forget about Keenan and his epic camp setup. He made sure camp was all set up for when we got there. That was nice after a day on the water. He set the tents up and everything. How he packed that boat up with all our stuff was amazing! They rocked it at dinner time. I was very surprised by the food that we ate and how good it was!! We would definitely go back and request Ryan and Keenan!!!! Thanks again!!!
We had the best time on our rafting trip. We had Ethan as our guide & he was amazing! He made us feel so comfortable & guided us through some crazy rapids. No one fell out of the boat the entire time. This was by far the best rafting in Colorado. We can’t wait to go back!
It was such a great experience! From the phone call to the time we walked back to our car, they were helpful and very friendly. Since we had never done this, the step by step guidance from beginning to end was very helpful. Our guide “Matty Ice” was the guide to and from the drop off and pick up points, he is funny and very informative. All the guides were really good at their job and everyone on our trip seemed to have a wonderful time. We would definitely do it again.
