COLORADO RIVER - CENTRAL SECTION

The rapid class of the central section of the Colorado whitewater rafting – class 03 to class 04.

The Colorado whitewater rafting season open from April until October.

This area of the Colorado River requires some previous experience in whitewater rafting. Class 03-04 rapids are plenty, and the trip itself is no walk in the park, as you will have to throw in your best Colorado whitewater rafting skills to the game, while you navigate through narrow canyons and huge waterfalls. The historical aspect is well worth being noticed, too – the nearby town of Glenwood Springs was one of the first cities in the United States of America to be powered by hydro-energy. Now the mighty Colorado whitewater rafting river transports tremendous amounts of water to the turbines of the Shoshone Power Plant, and this way, Denver and all other towns close by will never run out of electricity.

Colorado whitewater rafting industry has several benefits from this, too. One is that the water levels always remain above average, even in the worst of droughts. That means, Colorado whitewater rafting season is longer than most of the other rivers in the United States. The Colorado River itself has greater volume, so you can also enjoy faster and wilder Colorado whitewater rafting rapids!

Plenty of awesome wildlife sights await those who go do Colorado whitewater rafting. This area is highly preserved, so you can be sure you are going to experience some of the most unique Mother Nature’s spots in the whole country. Every Colorado whitewater rafting company has to have special permits to do whitewater rafting in this area, and only those of superior performance get them, so when you come to Colorado whitewater rafting areas, you can be sure customer service will be of unequaled quality.

Also, many old mining settlements, now ghost towns, remain untouched, so when you do Colorado whitewater rafting, you will definitely feel some of the original western spirit – very sacred and very soul touching.