Arkansas River, Colorado <<< Back to Arkansas River main page QUICK STATS AW Class: III Length: 8.7 miles Average Gradient: 33 fpm    Putin Location Coordinates: Latitude: 38.44847 Longitude: -105.52246 Takeout Location Coordinates: Latitude: 38.48472 Longitude: -105.43251 Paddling Rivers Near Arkansas River, Colorado:    Arkansas River, Chaffee/FremontCounty, 3 miles away       Class III - 8.7 miles long (Highway Pinnacle Rock Launch to Parkdale Launch)    Arkansas River, FremontCounty, 6 miles away       Class III-IV - 9 miles long (Parkdale Launch to Canon City)    Whitewater Outfitter - American Adventure Expeditions, FremontCounty, 7 miles away       Whitewater outfitter    Whitewater Outfitter - Clear Creek Rafting, FremontCounty, 10 miles away       Whitewater outfitter    Whitewater Outfitter - Royal Gorge Rafting, FremontCounty, 11 miles away       Whitewater outfitter    Grape Creek, FremontCounty, 12 miles away       Class IV+ - 15 miles long (Bear Gulch to Canon City)    Whitewater Outfitter - Whitewater Adventure Outfitter, FremontCounty, 16 miles away       Whitewater outfitter    Whitewater Outfitter - Raft Masters, FremontCounty, 18 miles away       Whitewater outfitter    Whitewater Outfitter - Rock & Row, FremontCounty, 23 miles away       Whitewater outfitter    South Platte River, JeffersonCounty, 24 miles away       Class III-V(V+) - 8 miles long (Eleven Mile Reservoir to Lake George)    Arkansas River, -blank-County, 25 miles away       Class II-III - 27.9 miles long (Highway Rincon to Pinnacle Rock) Hotels near Arkansas River, Colorado: Econo Lodge Canon City, Canon City 16.3 miles away Super 8 Canon City, Canon City 17.8 miles away Budget Host Royal Gorge Inn, Canon City 18.7 miles away Quality Inn & Suites, Canon City 19.5 miles away Hampton Inn Canon City, Canon City 20 miles away Holiday Inn Express CANON CITY, Canon City 20.7 miles away Super 8 Florence Canon City A, Florence 25.8 miles away Gold King Mountain Inn, Cripple Creek 26.2 miles away Hampton Inn and Suites Salida, Salida 35.8 miles away Days Inn Salida, Salida 36.1 miles away San Isabel Bed and Breakfast, Salida 36.2 miles away Mountain Goat Lodge, Salida 36.2 miles away * Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different. Campgrounds near Arkansas River, Colorado:    Prospectors RV Resort, Canon City, 9 miles away    Buffalo Bill's Royal Gorge Campground, Canon City, 10 miles away    Royal Gorge Camp 88, Canon City, 10 miles away    Canon City KOA Kampground, Canon City, 11 miles away    Mountain View Trading Post and Campground, Canon City, 12 miles away    Cotopaxi/Arkansas River KOA, Cotopaxi, 12 miles away    K O A Kampgrounds, Cotopaxi, 14 miles away Public Lands Near Arkansas River, Colorado:    Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant - CO, 27 miles away    Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Mosca - CO, 47 miles away    Eleven Mile State Park, Colorado, 26 miles away    Spinney State Park, Colorado, 31 miles away    Mueller State Park, Colorado, 31 miles away    Rio Grande National Forest, Colorado, 32 miles away Lakes Near Arkansas River, Colorado:    DeWeese Reservoir, Custer , 14 miles away    Lone Tree Reservoir, Fremont , 17 miles away Current weather conditions at Arkansas River, Colorado Local climate location: LAKE GEORGE 13 miles away   Wind River Range Whitewater Complete list of all the whitewater kayaking and rafting spots in the Wind River Range. Wind River Range Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the Wind River Range. 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. Find a whitewater outfitter in Colorado Whitewater Basics If you're new to whitewater paddling please take a look at this basic whitewater info. Outdoors Recreation Near Canon City, Colorado Outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Canon City, 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.