Arkansas River, Colorado <<< Back to Arkansas River main page QUICK STATS AW Class: I-II Length: 18 miles    Putin Location Coordinates: Latitude: 39.2411 Longitude: -106.2924 Takeout Location Coordinates: Latitude: 39.0451 Longitude: -106.2643 Paddling Rivers Near Arkansas River, Colorado:    Arkansas River, Lake/ Chaffee County, 5 miles away       Class I-II - 18 miles long (Leadville to Granite)    Arkansas River, Chaffee County, 8 miles away       Class IV-V - 6 miles long (Granite to Numbers Launch Site)    Clear Creek, Chaffee County, 14 miles away       Class V - 3.3 miles long (to Arkansas River)    Arkansas River, Chaffee County, 14 miles away       Class III - 7 miles long (Railroad Bridge Launch to Buena Vista)    Whitewater Outfitter - Nova Guides, Eagle County, 17 miles away       Whitewater outfitter    Lake Creek, Lake County, 18 miles away       Class V+ - 9 miles long (Graham Gulch to 1/4 mi east of Monitor Gulch)    Whitewater Outfitter - Wilderness Aware Rafting, Chaffee County, 18 miles away       Whitewater outfitter    Whitewater Outfitter - Buffalo Joe's Whitewater, Chaffee County, 19 miles away       Whitewater outfitter    Arkansas River, Chaffe County, 19 miles away       Class III - 6 miles long (East Buena Vista to Fisherman's Bridge)    Eagle River, Eagle County, 21 miles away       Class IV-V(V+) - 4 miles long (Redcliff to Tigiwan Rd)    Homestake Creek, Eagle County, 21 miles away       Class V - 0.25 miles long (1/4 mile above confluence with Eagle River)    Whitewater Outfitter - Adventure Company, Chaffee County, 21 miles away       Whitewater outfitter Hotels near Arkansas River, Colorado: Rodeway Inn Leadville, Leadville 5.5 miles away Delaware Hotel, Leadville 5.8 miles away Lodge Tower Resort, Vail 13.4 miles away Best Western Vista Inn, Buena Vista 18.6 miles away Super 8 Buena Vista, Buena Vista 18.7 miles away Beaver Run Resort And Conference Center, Breckenridge 21.1 miles away Copper Mountain Resort, Copper Mountain 21.1 miles away Crystal Peak Lodge, Breckenridge 23.4 miles away One Ski Hill A Rock Resort, Breckenridge 23.5 miles away DoubleTree By Hilton Breckenridge, Breckenridge 23.8 miles away Valdoro Mountain Lodge, Breckenridge 23.9 miles away Four Seasons Resort Vail, Vail 23.9 miles away * Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different. Campgrounds near Arkansas River, Colorado:    Dexter Point, Granite, 4 miles away    Leadville Rv Corral, Leadville, 6 miles away    Lake View Campground, Lake County, 6 miles away    Clear Creek State Wildlife Area, Granite, 7 miles away    White Star Campground, Lake County, 7 miles away    Dexter, Twin Lakes, 7 miles away    Baby Doe - Pike National Forest, Pueblo, 7 miles away Public Lands Near Arkansas River, Colorado:    Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO, 44 miles away    Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison - CO, 44 miles away    San Isabel National Forest, Colorado, 26 miles away    White River National Forest, Colorado, 27 miles away    Sylvan State Park, Colorado, 36 miles away    Arapaho National Forest, Colorado, 38 miles away Lakes Near Arkansas River, Colorado:    Twin Lakes, Chaffee , 4 miles away    Buffehr Lake, Summit , 14 miles away    Tenmile Tailings Pond, Summit , 16 miles away    Ivanhoe Lake, Pitkin , 17 miles away Current weather conditions at Arkansas River, Colorado Local climate location: SUGARLOAF RESERVOIR 4 miles away   All Colorado Whitewater Complete list of all the whitewater paddling spots in Colorado. Books about whitewater paddling on Arkansas River, Colorado List of books from Amazon.com that cover whitewater paddling on Arkansas River, Colorado. Whitewater Basics If you're new to whitewater paddling please take a look at this basic whitewater info. Outdoors Recreation Near Edwards, Colorado Outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Edwards, Colorado, the metro area neareast to Arkansas River. Find info on campgrounds, marinas, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater, golf courses and more.