First timers- was a bit nervous but it turns out there was no reason for it. The rapids were class 3&4 and were very manageable if you listened to the guides. We had Sam and Kelly in our group as guides and they were very knowledgeable and capable and obviously know their stuff on the water. Sam was chill and so funny. Kelly was calm and answered so many questions from the teens in our group. We were on the water about two hours and it was a great day. read more

River runners was great! My brother and I from mn and a Colorado Springs friend hit the rapids with our river guide Sam. Sam was awesome!! We did the whole day Royal Gorge trip which I highly recommend! We were beginner rafters and it was great. Sam was Very informative and took us 'surfing', which was something that you need to experience, along with the whole trip. I think we may have stiffed Sam alittle on our tip to him, but we had no idea what to tip, sorry Sam!! We will be back and will be requesting Sam if he's available, and will make up for what we lacked. read more

The water was great! Did a full day the first half was slow bit relaxing. Unfortunately, we had Joe - he was rude, impatient, not clear on instructions. Yelled at us and took some pictures for us and sent only half of them along with some on his photo! A flower, cactus and a paddle stick. ?? Which we're not our pictures. We were able to swim yet told to get back in within a minute and didn't help pull anyone in the raft when needed. If you're gonna go there, just don't have Joe.!! read more

Kevin was an absolute badass. He helped guide us through safely and securely. I was so nervous for my first time, and Kevin put my nerves at ease. Thank you so much! Royal Gorge Rafting, class 4 at 3080 cfu. read more

Amazing experience. We had a great time. Our raft guide , Kaylie was so fun and had a lot of interesting facts. Make sure to bring a towel for after. read more

River Runners Royal Gorge - Rafting/Kayaking Near Me - Canon City, Colorado

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This was amazing!!!! The location was great, the setup was super cool and the staff were great. The guides make a raft trip, and we were super lucky to get Kalea Alison, aka flower child. This was the first time rafting for our two kids- 8- 15. Kalea was great at communicating with the fan, keeping everyone out of the water and having a blast. Everyone left the adventure daydreaming of our next time out I the water! read more

We had such an amazing time! Our family (4 kids aged 7-11) booked the half day bighorn trip, and had Kailee as our guide. Next time we're in town, we'll definitely be coming back to River runners! read more

Glad we could show our guide a good time on the river today. Look who was most scared in this pic. I'm giving River Runners 5 stars for 2 reasons, the guide we had last year, Josh (who isn't there this season unfortunately) was phenomenal. Every guide should be like him. Outgoing and personable. Second reason is because today's trip was an absolute blast with how quick the water was running and the constant rapids. 10/10 recommended going in early/mid June. Lastly, this was our group of friends who went today. Some had been on the trip last year and others were experiencing the Arkansas for the first time. I'd recommend 6-7 in your party if you want your own raft. read more

River Runners Royal Gorge - Arkansas River Rapids - Rafting/Kayaking Near Me - Canon City, Colorado

This was my second time booking through River Runners and they are truly one of my favorites! The staff is super lively and fun the entire trip! We had a last minute group booking and they were willing to open up more spots so that we could all go! The experience is definitely one you'll remember a long time! If you're looking for somewhere family friendly this is the place to go! After our trip everyone had nothing but good things to say about our raft guides! From cracking jokes on the bus to telling story's and making conversation on the raft! Also if you've never been rafting before they are a great company to go with! Everyone in or group with the exception of one was new to rafting and they all walked away with the biggest smile and wanting to go again. read more

River Runners Royal Gorge - Rafting/Kayaking Near Me - Canon City, Colorado

Wow! Where do I start? I booked my party of 5 reservation online for half day at. We were able to do next day appointments and instructions were e-mailed to me and gave me all the information I needed (What to bring, when to arrive, and exact location). My party arrived 45 minutes prior to our appointment (per email request) and got dressed. The only down side of or trip was it was cloudy and a bit cold, but River Runners was prepared with jackets! Our guide, Derek, was awesome! He was not only knowledgeable but very funny as well. It made our first white water rafting experience very memorable. read more

Wowza! Last summer my daughter & I rafted Brown's Canyon with Kyle & had a fabulous time. That trip was my daughter's 1st and she loved it so much I booked another trip for us... a lille more challenging with class 4's... down thr Royal Gorge. Since I had hurt my wrist, we opted for a "row assist" and that was a great help as we only had to paddle every once in a while.DEFINITELY would recommend this outfitter and KAI was a HOOT!!! Don't forget to tip your guide if you had a good time. read more

Had a great time August 10 on the full day Gorge. Sandwich meats and from a local place were very good and plentiful. Both guides Jack and Luke were pleasant and solid rafters. My family 25-68 had a blast! read more

What a great trip and fun ride. Safe, wet, whitewater , just plain fun. 1/2 day was perfect. Hendley was our guide, professional guide who travels the world doing his profession. Will be back in July 2022 read more

My friends and I had a great trip down the royal gorge. Guide was fantastic, the folks on the shop were great too!

Awesome experience! This company was phenomenal, they were so kind and funny! Dillon was a phenomenal guide with loads of experience. He let us get out and jump off some rocks along the way. He knew how to make us thrill seekers have a great time while still accommodating to our less than excited mother, who had a lot of nerves. Always felt safe and the views were absolutely unbeatable. We did the full day trip through the royal gorge. The lunch provided by the company was a nice assortment of deli meats and cheese for sandwiches, homemade cookies, chips and freshly sliced apples. Would definitely recommend this raft company. They had some fun jokes too! read more

River Runners Royal Gorge - Rafting/Kayaking Near Me - Canon City, Colorado

Dillion was an excellent guide who was very friendly to our whole family. He asked us if we wanted to try some interesting approach and our family was up to the challenge. Dillion especially looked out for our younger 14 yr old son to make sure he is safe. All in all, it was lots of fun and we can't ask for a better rafting trip. Definitely will use them again if we go rafting in the same area. read more

Imagine making plans to take your family from North Carolina, including teenagers 17 and 15, to Colorado for the first time over Labor Day Weekend -- during the COVID crisis. Of course, everyone is excited about seeing the Rockies and other sites, but the single biggest highlight and anticipation for everyone -- especially the kids -- is the white water rafting. These plans with River Runners were made weeks ago, received multiple reconfirmation communications and the excitement was building as we got closer. We made our way west to Colorado, spent a few day and could not wait for tomorrow, even receiving the "We Look Forward to seeing you tomorrow..." email from River Runners. Then, out of no where, we receive a call at 5p on Friday, before we were to enjoy our rafting on Saturday at 2p, telling us that we had been cancelled due to lack of guides. No other options, no explanation beyond this -- simply cancelled. It's 5pm and we can't even call to check around other places, not that they would have been available -- remember, Labor Day Weekend. Horrific customer service and would not recommend this company to anyone! Completely unreliable and not what you expect when it comes to customer service. Beyond disappointing...can you imagine the heartbreak of the kids? Really crappy River Runners... read more

John is the man!! What a great experience rafting the Royal Gorge with him. He is very funny, exceptionally talented at navigating the gorge, knowledgeable about the history and is honest. This place just does it right. Their facility is beautiful, the process is straightforward and the experience is phenomenally fun and exciting! I did Royal Gorge Full Day Advanced with John, and you just can't go wrong with that!! read more

The half-day trip was a great jumping-off point. I will definitely be going back, it's a great experience for anyone who loves having some fun on a river. read more

We had Joe for our 1st trip and always felt safe, learned lots and had fun! They gave a veterans discount, always appreciate business that support our veterans. Highly recommend read more

We had a fantastic time with River Runners. Our trip guide Tara was great at our safety briefing and hilarious and informative as well. Our guide in our boat was Mel and she was fantastic. We took the half day Big Horn Canyon trip. She was great at giving encouraging coaching for our rafting ride as well as great information and lots of fun along the way. She and the other guides were also really focused on safety and we felt great about that. We will probably do a full day trip the next time we go or maybe just the Royal Gorge portion. I hope we can request Mel as our guide. She's awesome. This was the highlight of our Colorado trip. read more

River Runners Royal Gorge - Mel, our guide, made sure we had a safe and really fun time. - Rafting/Kayaking Near Me - Canon City, Colorado

We have rafted the full day at the Royal Gorge with River Runners at least three times. Every single experience has been fantastic. My husband and I consistently say how great the guides are after each experience. This year's experience was particularly important for me. On our most recent rafting trip on the Numbers, I almost drowned thanks to a careless guide (Dan). I've been rafting many times and our entire boat flipped on the trickiest rapid. They ended up having to throw several of us the bag rope and I drank most of the Arkansas river. So, when my husband convinced me to go back out on the water, I said I'd only do the Royal Gorge. Our guide Rafael (Rafa) was incredible. He was calm, confident, and gave great directions. We could not have asked for a better day on the water. This experience gave me the encouragement to keep going back out on the water. All of the guides are so experienced and also so much fun. Our guides were Rafael, Forrest, Dylan, and the guy who wore pink-I think his name was Marc maybe? Thanks Rafael and River Runners for such a great experience! We will be back soon! read more

Awesome company to go rafting with. The guides were great and the memories will be unforgettable.

We had a fantastic time with Jack this year. This was the first time we did the Royal George and he did a fantastic job navigating the river and giving us the history along the way. We loved it so much we're trying to find other friends to go with us this weekend! I definitely got a work out and was sore but my 16 year old said she wasn't. She's going up front the next time lol. read more

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Just got off the Big Horn with Bri. This was one of the most fun family oriented events we have done. We have 4 kids ranging 6-13 and each one of them had a blast! She had a wealth of knowledge and was thorough in her instructions. Would highly recommend! We will be back, and hopefully hitting the Gorge next go round! Ask for Bri! read more

Our trip was amazing! Our guide Patrick was so experienced and a lot of fun to talk to! We will definitely be coming back for the advanced trip! read more

Drove out from Colorado Springs and did the Big Horn (?) all day trip. We had such a blast, we ended up signing up for the Gorge all day trip for a couple days from now. Guides were friendly and knowledgeable. We felt very safe and well prepared, even when we flipped going down a rapid! read more

We did the half day rafting trip through the gorge today. Our guide, Dillon, was incredible and recognized our prowess on the prow, taking us through some stellar lines where we were able to really rip it through the rapids. 10/10 would recommend. We will be back for more. read more

River Runners Royal Gorge - Rafting/Kayaking Near Me - Canon City, Colorado

We recently got back from a trip with River Runners down the Big Horn Canyon and the Royal Gorge on the Arkansas. It was a great trip in every way. First, our guide, Luke, was skilled, knowledgeable and lots of fun. Second, the company was great to work with. They were well organized and efficient and had everything that we needed for a great day on the water. Third, they provided us with a delicious lunch between the runs. Finally, the river is beautiful and well worth a visit. We will definitely raft with them again and can't wait. read more

Brie was our guide and she rocked it. Extremely knowledgeable and told some good dad jokes along the way too. Had a blast on our last minute rafting plan and will be coming back for the more advanced run. read more

We have visited the browns canyon river runners for the last few years, this year we decided on a change of scenery and booked the full day bighorn. While I wont say one was better than the other because both are awesome and unique in their own way I can tell you the highlights of this trip. One, price, you really get a great experience for what you pay. Two, lunch! They are really attentive to getting you a good meal halfway through, plus its made on the run so even more impressive. Three, quality equipment that doesnt make you look like you work for cdot, like another rafting company.......you know who you are. Four, and most important, the guide. Spending a day with someone can be awkward, especially when you need to trust them to get you safely down river. Our guide this year was fantastic and very technical with explaining our route through rapids. Never a moment did we feel unsafe. In fact we have decided to book a full day gorge trip with this guide for next year, and while I told our guide I wouldnt mention his name here because then everyone would want him and he may not be our guide next time I will go ahead and do so. He definetly fit in with our family and it was a nice experience without awkwardness at all. While it may have been his fun tennesee twang or the fact that his mom thinks he's special, you should for sure ask for K.P., this guy is awesome. YAY! read more

River Runners Royal Gorge - Rafting/Kayaking Near Me - Canon City, Colorado

Was so much fun. Gabby our guide was fantastic. Great personality. Made it really funny for all of us...Would definitely do it again

Amazing!! If you are looking for a white water rafting company, look no further. From start to finish, everything was easy and FUN!! Mikey was our guide and kept us entertained the whole time. My 8 and 11 year old loved it (and my 11 year old even fell in during a rapid). My husband quickly scooped her up while she laughed the entire time! My 8 year old sat directly behind me and did an excellent job rowing. When he got nervous, he would grab the center thand hold on. If you are hesitant to go because of kids, rest assured that you will be taken care of. In the words of my 11 year old...BEST DAY EVER!! read more

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This was an awesome experience! My 14 year old daughter was able to raft with us. Our guide Preston was amazing!! Best part of our vacation!! It was exciting, fun and we felt safe with Preston leading the raft! Can't wait to do it again!! read more

It was our first time going white water rafting and we got lucky to have the best guide. Her name was Bri, and throughout the whole experience she was patient and did an amazing job instructing and guiding us. We enjoyed listening to her stories and the conversations that we had. Thank you for such an amazing experience. Would 100% recommend to anyone wanting to go rafting!! read more

Our First Rafting Experience!! Family of 4 - youngest 10. Rafted from Bighorn Sheep Canyon half day (approx 2 hr raft). Our guide was Patrick, who was AMAZING! He was so laid back, calm, and knowledgeable! We were told that we were hitting level 3 rapids. The river levels were still a little high.... We had an Absolute Blast! The river is COLD! I recommend the slicker jacket under your life vest unless it's 90+ and High Sunny Day! It was mid-high 80's and partly cloudy! I was chilled to the bone! I was however in the FRONT Left of the raft and caught every rapid in the face! I was the wettest of them all and laughing the entire way!! I did not use the rain/slicker jacket. I wish we had more time to do this AGAIN! River Runners is the Go To Rafting Company! read more

River Runners Royal Gorge - Rafting/Kayaking Near Me - Canon City, Colorado

First time whitewater rafting I have class 3 and 4 rapids, Jack our guide was amazing. He was outstanding at providing instruction and information. We had an amazing trip! Great lunch too! read more

This past June saw my fourth rafting trip with River Runners through Bighorn Sheep Canyon. My guides over the years have all been different, but they have each been fun, knowledgeable about the area, and professional. Their half-day prices are comparable to other Colorado outfitters (pay extra for splash guards and water shoes). Our most recent guide, Tara, was super - she was obviously experienced, and her confidence helped boost mine. She didn't do anything crazy but still chose great lines through the rapids. It was an excellent time for newbies and veteran rafters alike! You see, this trip was especially meaningful. I had had a bad experience on a previous trip with a different company 4 years ago (organized by some coworkers), and I am not joking when I say I had PTSD afterwards. Therefore, when the in-laws decided on a rafting trip with the kids in early July, I decided it was time to face my fears. It was serendipitous that they chose River Runners, the company I've trusted over the years. My only complaint is that the women's restroom doesn't have enough amenities for the number of customers. It'd be nice if there were more benches, perhaps another toilet and sink, and one more privacy wall or curtain. Professional photos are uploaded to the TV pretty much immediately (no obligation to buy). Plenty of parking on the dirt lot, and their huge sign will ensure you won't miss the turn-off. If you want a fun ride through Bighorn Sheep Canyon, consider River Runners! read more

Our family did the big horn route and it was perfect of little ones. The service was great and all the guides were nice. If you are in Pueblo or Cañon City, definitely visit these guys. You'll have fun, I promise! Oh, and plan on spending extra on the pictures. They are a bit pricy, but when you see them you'll be excited about them. Great pics! Consider going in together on the pics with the other people in your raft. You may be able to save some money and you can just email the pics to each other. read more

We went right after the Royal Gorge Fires in 2013 as the first run down after they opened the canyon back up to river rafting for commercial trips. Price was great, the experience was awesome with my son and some friends and partners. John, our guide did a fantastic job. We will use them again for sure! read more