Cheyenne, Wyoming Metropolitan Area

Local whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.

Cheyenne, Wyoming is not exactly whitewater paddling city USA but if you get in your car you can get to some good whitewater. In the list below you can find a good whitewater stretch to paddle. It's not a very long list of nearby whitewater as you can see but not too bad either. Pick the right stretch from the list below and have a great paddling trip.

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Whitewater paddling spots near Cheyenne, Wyoming:

Whitewater 25 to 50 miles from Cheyenne, Wyoming

Cache La Poudre River, Colorado, Mishiwaka Inn to Poudre Park Picnic Ground, 47 miles away, class III, 3 miles long.

Cache La Poudre River, Colorado, Poudre Park Picnic Gound to below Pine View Falls, 45 miles away, class IV, 2 miles long.

Cache La Poudre River, Colorado, below Pineview Falls to Mile Marker 114.7, 44 miles away, class III-IV, 2 miles long.

Cache La Poudre River, Colorado, below Filter Plant to Picnic Rock Access, 41 miles away, class II-III, 2.4 miles long.

Cache La Poudre River - North Fork, Colorado, Livermore Bridge to Main Stem, 41 miles away, class II-III, 11 miles long.

Bluegrass Creek, Wyoming, Tunnel outlet to Highway 34, 49 miles away, class II-V+, 20 miles long.

Whitewater 50 to 75 miles from Cheyenne, Wyoming

Big Thompson River, Colorado, Drake to Canyon Mouth, 53 miles away, class III-IV, 7.75 miles long.

Big Thompson River, Colorado, Lake Estes to Drake, 56 miles away, class II-IV+(V+), 11.5 miles long.

Boulder Creek, Colorado, Blue Bridge to Eben G Fine Park, 73 miles away, class IV, 6 miles long.

Boulder Creek, Colorado, Eben G Fine Park to CU Greenhouse, 72 miles away, class II-III, 3 miles long.

Cache La Poudre River, Colorado, Home Moraine to Indian Meadows Bridge, 58 miles away, class III-IV, 9.5 miles long.

Cache La Poudre River, Colorado, Indian Meadows Bridge to Narrows Picnic Ground, 56 miles away, class III-IV, 8 miles long.

Cache La Poudre River, Colorado, Narrows Picninc Ground to Steven's Gulch Access, 53 miles away, class IV-V+, 3.4 miles long.

Cache La Poudre River, Colorado, Steven's Gulch Access to Mishawaka Inn, 51 miles away, class III-IV, 3.3 miles long.

Cache La Poudre River - North Fork, Colorado, Cherokee Park Road to Halligan, 51 miles away, class IV-V, 9 miles long.

Cache La Poudre River - South Fork, Colorado, Fish Creek Trailhead to Main fork, 57 miles away, class IV-V, 12.5 miles long.

Saint Vrain Creek - North, Colorado, Peak to Peak Highway to Buttonrock Preserve, 69 miles away, class V+, 13 miles long.

Saint Vrain Creek - North, Colorado, Buttonrock Preserve to CR 80, 64 miles away, class IV(V), 1.8 miles long.

Saint Vrain Creek - North, Colorado, CR 80 to Lyons, 63 miles away, class III, 6.5 miles long.

Saint Vrain Creek - South, Colorado, Confluence to 1 in 5 Rapid, 68 miles away, class V+, 5 miles long.

Saint Vrain Creek - South, Colorado, Ceran St. Vrain Trailhead to Confluence, 71 miles away, class V+, 5.5 miles long.

South Platte River, Colorado, Brighton City Park to Fort Lupton, 61 miles away, class I-II, 7 miles long.

Laramie River, Wyoming, Tunnel Road to Palmer Canyon Road, 54 miles away, class II-IV, 16 miles long.

Laramie River, Wyoming, Wheatland No. 3 Reservoir to Tunnel Road, 64 miles away, class I-III, 17 miles long.

* Distances listed are direct linear distances from the center of the metro area to the middle of the river section listed, actual driving distance is longer.



Other Outdoors Recreation Nearby:


Ski Resorts near Cheyenne, Wyoming:

Ski Areas 50 to 100 miles from Cheyenne, Wyoming

SolVista, Colorado, 97 miles, vertical drop 1000 feet

Eldora, Colorado, 82 miles, vertical drop 1600 feet

Winter Park, Colorado, 97 miles, vertical drop 3060 feet

Ski Areas 100 to 150 miles from Cheyenne, Wyoming

Breckenridge, Colorado, 127 miles, vertical drop 3398 feet

Arapahoe Basin, Colorado, 121 miles, vertical drop 2270 feet

Keystone, Colorado, 121 miles, vertical drop 2900 feet

Copper Mountain, Colorado, 126 miles, vertical drop 2601 feet

Loveland, Colorado, 102 miles, vertical drop 2410 feet

Ski Copper, Colorado, 148 miles, vertical drop 1200 feet

Steamboat, Colorado, 150 miles, vertical drop 3668 feet

Vail, Colorado, 147 miles, vertical drop 3450 feet

Beaver Creek, Colorado, 146 miles, vertical drop 4040 feet

* Distances listed are direct linear distances from the center of the metro area to the ski areas listed, actual driving distance is longer.


National Parks near Cheyenne, Wyoming:

National Parks 0 to 100 miles from Cheyenne, Wyoming

Rocky Mountain National Park, 68 miles

Scotts Bluff National Monument, 79 miles

National Parks 100 to 200 miles from Cheyenne, Wyoming

Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, 196 miles

Curecanti National Recreation Area, 196 miles

Devils Tower National Monument, 170 miles

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, 128 miles

Jewel Cave National Monument, 152 miles

Mount Rushmore National Memorial, 168 miles

Wind Cave National Park, 143 miles

* Distances listed are direct linear distances from the center of the metro area to the parks listed, actual driving distance is longer.


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