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Colorado whitewater - Arkansas River, Chaffee County
Chaffee
county,
Granite to Numbers Launch Site section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
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CLASS IV-V 6 miles
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If you're coming from Silverthorne it's not a long drive at all to the starting location, there's a road map further down the page with more info on that. The nature scenery of Colorado and the beautiful way the water current moves down the stream have people coming here. This stretch has has enough mileage, good for a one day paddling trip. Since you're on this site you are probably into whitewater rafting or kayaking, either way around here you'll find a large number of good places. There aren’t any hotels right nearby but if you're willing to drive |
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a short distance then no problem and if you make reservations in advance you're all set. The average Colorado whitewater rafting or kayaking river tends to be harder to run than those in other states, so if you're visiting here do keep in mind that quite a few of the sections here
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Briefly about the general area:
Summertime at Arkansas River comes with high temperatures in the 70's. Through the dark hours of summer temperatures descend down into the | |
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40's. For the period of the wintertime this place gets highs in the 20's with temperatures at Arkansas River dipping down into the 0's through winter nights. Ptarmigan Pass is in the vicinity of Arkansas River and is a pleasant spot.
It is very dried up here at Arkansas River commonly; of all the months in a year July is the one with the most rain, and the driest of the months is February.
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Arkansas River, Granite to Numbers Launch Site road map
Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.
QUICK STATS
AW Class:
IV-V
Length:
6
miles
Average Gradient: 58 fpm
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Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.00416
Longitude: -106.24029
Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.97944
Longitude: -106.21528
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Outdoors Recreation Near Silverthorne, Colorado
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Silverthorne, Colorado, the metro area neareast to Arkansas River. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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| These outdoors activities are available near Arkansas River. |
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Arkansas River, Chaffee
County
, 3 miles away, Class IV - 5 miles long (Numbers Launch to Railroad Bridge Launch) |
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Tenmile Creek, -blank-
County
, 10 miles away, Class III-V - 4.2 miles long (Close to Copper Mountain Ski Area to Dillon Reservoir) |
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Homestake Creek, Eagle
County
, 10 miles away, Class V - 0.25 miles long (1/4 mile above confluence with Eagle River) |
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Gore Creek, Eagle
County
, 13 miles away, Class III-IV - 9.2 miles long (East Vail Exit (I-70) to Eagle River) |
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Eagle River, Eagle
County
, 13 miles away, Class IV-V(V+) - 4 miles long (Redcliff to Tigiwan Rd) |
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Cross Creek, Eagle
County
, 13 miles away, Class V+ - -blank- miles long (Cross Creek) |
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Blue River, Summit
County
, 17 miles away, Class III-IV - 3 miles long (Blue River Camp Ground to FR 2400) |
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Arkansas River, Lake/ Chaffee
County
, 19 miles away, Class I-II - 18 miles long (Leadville to Granite) |
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Eagle River, Eagle
County
, 21 miles away, Class III - 7 miles long (Riverbend bus stop to Edwards) |
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Blue River, Summit/ Grand
County
, 23 miles away, Class III - 3.8 miles long (Green Mountain Reservoir to Spring Creek Road) |
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| | Ski Areas Near Arkansas River:
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Copper Mountain, Colorado
, 6 miles away, 2601 vertical feet |
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Ski Cooper, Colorado
, 9 miles away, 1200 vertical feet |
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Breckenridge, Colorado
, 12 miles away, 3398 vertical feet |
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Vail, Colorado
, 13 miles away, 3450 vertical feet |
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Keystone, Colorado
, 20 miles away, 2900 vertical feet |
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Beaver Creek, Colorado
, 21 miles away, 4040 vertical feet |
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Loveland, Colorado
, 25 miles away, 2410 vertical feet |
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Arapahoe Basin, Colorado
, 26 miles away, 2270 vertical feet |
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SolVista, Colorado
, 37 miles away, 1000 vertical feet |
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Winter Park, Colorado
, 38 miles away, 3060 vertical feet |
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| | Hotels Near Arkansas River:
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New Village, Copper Mountain
, 5 miles away |
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Timber Creek Condominums, Copper Mountain
, 5 miles away |
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Copper Mountain Resort, Copper Mountain
, 5 miles away |
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Carbonate Copper Mountain, Copper Mountain
, 6 miles away |
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Ramada Limited Frisco, Frisco
, 6 miles away |
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| | Trails Near Arkansas River:
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Wheeler Dillion Trail, Summit County
, 7 miles away |
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Wheeler Trail, Summit County
, 7 miles away |
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Miners Creek Trail, Summit County
, 8 miles away |
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Deluge Lake Trail, Eagle County
, 8 miles away |
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Two Elk Trail, Eagle County
, 9 miles away |
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| | National Parks Near Arkansas River:
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Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO
, 62 miles away |
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Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison - CO
, 62 miles away |
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5 miles away
