Colorado whitewater, Colorado River Cameo Dam section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.   CLASS III     0.1 miles   This section of Colorado River in -blank- County is 0.1 miles long and is a class III section of whitewater according to American Whitewater. The starting location is a reasonable drive from Grand Junction. The nature scenery of Colorado and the cool fresh water beats anything. There are a few other stretches in this river system that can be paddled as well. If you've been whitewater rafting and kayaking outside this state you might find the     rivers here a bit more challenging, so if you're not from around here don't forget that the rivers in this state are less manageable. For all you camping people there are campgrounds nearby. Getting some good exercise and just being out on the river for a while have people coming from far and near. No need to look hard for hotels, and if you make reservations in advance you're all set. This is an extremely short stretch so you'd better be prepared to walk your kayak back to put-in a few times. You might be into whitewater rafting or kayaking or both, doesn't matter, this is an area with plenty of places for that. Briefly about the general area:   Here at Colorado River there are plenty of folks from Grand Junction; Colorado River is right by the Serpents Trail. Colorado National Monument is a good national park, and do take a hike on the Liberty Cap Trail. This river is a wonderful place to visit. It is very dried up here at Colorado River regularly. Through the month of October you get the most rain around here while February is ordinarily the driest month. At Colorado River during the days of summer highs are in the 90's, and through summer nights temperatures are in the 50's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 30's with winter lows in the 0's overnight here at Colorado River.     Stats Stats for this river stretch Weather Local weather forecast These outdoors activities are available near Colorado River.   Whitewater Near Colorado River: Buzzard Creek, -blank- County, 0 miles away       Class IV - 7 miles long (64.30 Road to Collbran) Plateau Creek, -blank- County, 0 miles away       Class III-IV - 8.3 miles long (Highway 65 to I-70) Whitewater Outfitter - Catfish Canoe, Mesa County, 3 miles away       Whitewater outfitter Whitewater Outfitter - Adventure Bound River Expeditions, Mesa County, 5 miles away       Whitewater outfitter Kannah Creek, Mesa County, 13 miles away       Class III - 6.5 miles long (Route 50 to Route 141) Whitewater Outfitter - Rimrock Adventures, Mesa County, 14 miles away       Whitewater outfitter Colorado River, Grand County, 15 miles away       Class I-II - 27 miles long (Loma to Westwater) Colorado River, Mesa / Green County, 18 miles away       Class II - 25 miles long (Loma launch to Westwater launch) Kannah Creek, Mesa County, 23 miles away       Class V - 1.8 miles long (Kannah Creek Trailhead to Girl Scout Camp Bridge) Escalante Creek, Gunnison County, 26 miles away       Class V - 6.5 miles long (Escalante Forks to Captain Smith's Cabin)   Ski Areas Near Colorado River: Powderhorn, Colorado , 27 miles away, 1650 foot drop, 4 lifts, 44 runs Telluride, Colorado , 78 miles away, 3845 foot drop, 18 lifts, 115 runs Sunlight Mountain, Colorado , 85 miles away, 2010 foot drop, 4 lifts, 67 runs Kendall Mountain, Colorado , 92 miles away, 400 foot drop, 1 lifts, 3 runs Silverton, Colorado , 92 miles away, 3200 foot drop, 1 lifts, 1 runs Purgatory, Colorado , 93 miles away, 2029 foot drop, 11 lifts, 85 runs   Hotels Near Colorado River: Mesa Inn, Grand Junction , 1 miles away Travelodge Grand Junction, Grand Junction , 1 miles away Rodeway Inn Grand Junction, Grand Junction , 2 miles away Quality Inn Grand Junction, Grand Junction , 2 miles away DoubleTree By Hilton Grand Junction, Grand Junction , 2 miles away   Campgrounds Near Colorado River: Big J RV Park, Grand Junction, 3 miles away K O A Kampgrounds, Grand Junction, 3 miles away Grand Junction KOA, Grand Junction, 3 miles away   Trails Near Colorado River: Serpents Trail, Mesa , 7 miles away Liberty Cap Trail, Mesa , 12 miles away Ute Canal Trail, Mesa , 12 miles away Monument Canyon Trail, Mesa , 12 miles away John Ottos Trail, Mesa , 13 miles away   Public Lands Near Colorado River: Colorado National Monument, Fruita - CO , 13 miles away Dinosaur National Monument, Dinosaur - CO , 70 miles away Highline State Park, Colorado , 23 miles away Uncompahgre National Forest, Colorado , 37 miles away   Golf Courses Near Colorado River: Lincoln Park Golf Course, Grand Junction , 1 miles away Chipeta Golf Course, Grand Junction , 3 miles away Redlands Mesa Golf Club, Grand Junction , 6 miles away