South Platte River, Colorado <<< Back to South Platte River main page QUICK STATS AW Class: I-II Length: 7 miles Average Gradient: 20 fpm    Putin Location Coordinates: Latitude: 39.98979 Longitude: -104.8285 Takeout Location Coordinates: Latitude: 40.07989 Longitude: -104.8201 Paddling Rivers Near South Platte River, Colorado:    South Platte River, Adams / WeldCounty, 2 miles away       Class I-II - 7 miles long (Brighton City Park to Fort Lupton)    Whitewater Outfitter - AAA Inflatables Equipment & Repair, DenverCounty, 18 miles away       Whitewater outfitter    South Platte River, -blank-County, 24 miles away       Class III - 0.1 miles long (Union Chutes)    Whitewater Outfitter - Down River Equipment Company, JeffersonCounty, 25 miles away       Whitewater outfitter    South Platte River, Jefferson/ DenverCounty, 29 miles away       Class II-III - 0.5 miles long (Confluence of Cherry Creek and South Platte) Hotels near South Platte River, Colorado: Best Western Brighton Inn, Brighton 3.4 miles away Comfort Inn Brighton, Brighton 3.4 miles away Hampton Inn Brighton, Brighton 3.4 miles away Super 8 Brighton, Brighton 3.5 miles away Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites DENVER NORTHEAST - BRIGHTON, Brighton 5.3 miles away Super 8 Henderson North East Denver, Henderson 10.9 miles away Holiday Inn Express DENVER-NORTHEAST, Henderson 11.2 miles away Ramada Inn and Suites Denver International Airport, Denver 11.7 miles away Days Inn And Suites Denver International Airport, Denver 11.7 miles away Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites DENVER AIRPORT, Denver 11.8 miles away Super 8 Denver - Airport, Denver 11.8 miles away Staybridge Suites DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Denver 11.8 miles away * Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different. Campgrounds near South Platte River, Colorado:    Barr Lake RV Park, Brighton, 5 miles away    Denver Northeast Pepper Pod, Hudson, 12 miles away    Denver NE/Hudson KOA, Hudson, 14 miles away    Denver Meadows Mobile Park, Aurora, 15 miles away    B and B Mobile and RV Park, Longmont, 17 miles away    Loveland Station Campground, Johnstown, 18 miles away    Delux RV Park, Denver, 19 miles away Marinas Near South Platte River, Colorado:    Mike's Killer Fish, Denver, 18 miles away    Lake Powell Resorts & Marina, Denver, 19 miles away Public Lands Near South Platte River, Colorado:    Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park - CO, 50 miles away    Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant - CO, 68 miles away    Barr Lake State Park, Colorado, 7 miles away    Barbour Ponds State Park, Colorado, 13 miles away    Cherry Creek State Park, Colorado, 21 miles away    Boyd Lake State Park, Colorado, 26 miles away    Chatfield Lake State Recreation Area, Colorado, 31 miles away Lakes Near South Platte River, Colorado:    McKay Lake, Adams , 13 miles away    Badding Reservoir, Adams , 14 miles away    Milton Lake Reservoir, Weld , 17 miles away    Horse Creek Reservoir, Weld , 17 miles away Current weather conditions at South Platte River, Colorado Local climate location: LONGMONT 16 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 South Platte River, Colorado List of books from Amazon.com that cover whitewater paddling on South Platte 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 Greeley, Colorado Outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Greeley, Colorado, the metro area neareast to South Platte River. Find info on campgrounds, marinas, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater, golf courses and more.