Colorado Local whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information. Lots of whitewater in Colorado just waiting to be run. In the list below you can find a good whitewater stretch to paddle. With so much whitewater nearby picking the perfect spot might be tricky. Look at all the suitable whitewater spots carefully and decide which one is best for you. Important Whitewater Safety Information Whitewater paddling spots in Colorado: Animas River, Colorado, Silverton to Tacoma, class IV-V, 24.2 miles long. Animas River, Colorado, Tacoma to Rockwood Rail Yard, class IV-V, 2.6 miles long. Animas River, Colorado, Bakers Bridge to Trimble Lane, class I-II, 6 miles long. Animas River, Colorado, Trimble Lane to 32nd Street Park, class I-II, 10 miles long. Animas River, Colorado, 32nd St. Park to Purple Cliffs, class III, 6.5 miles long. Animas River, Colorado, Purple Cliffs to State line, class II-III, 12 miles long. Anthracite Creek - Ruby Fork, Colorado, Bridge to Erikson Springs Campground, class V+, 11 miles long. Arkansas River, Colorado, Leadville to Granite, class I-II, 18 miles long. Arkansas River, Colorado, Granite to Numbers Launch Site, class IV-V, 6 miles long. Arkansas River, Colorado, Numbers Launch to Railroad Bridge Launch, class IV, 5 miles long. Arkansas River, Colorado, Railroad Bridge Launch to Buena Vista, class III, 7 miles long. Arkansas River, Colorado, East Buena Vista to Fisherman's Bridge, class III, 6 miles long. Arkansas River, Colorado, Fork Fisherman's Bridge access to Stone Bridge access, class III, 13 miles long. Arkansas River, Colorado, Highway Stone Bridge to Rincon, class II-III, 18.7 miles long. Arkansas River, Colorado, Highway Rincon to Pinnacle Rock, class II-III, 27.9 miles long. Arkansas River, Colorado, Highway Pinnacle Rock Launch to Parkdale Launch, class III, 8.7 miles long. Arkansas River, Colorado, Parkdale Launch to Canon City, class III-IV, 9 miles long. Bear Creek, Colorado, Idledale to Morrison, class III-V, 6 miles long. Big Thompson River, Colorado, Drake to Canyon Mouth, class III-IV, 7.75 miles long. Big Thompson River, Colorado, Lake Estes to Drake, class II-IV+(V+), 11.5 miles long. Blue River, Colorado, Blue River Camp Ground to FR 2400, class III-IV, 3 miles long. Blue River, Colorado, Green Mountain Reservoir to Spring Creek Road, class III, 3.8 miles long. Boulder Creek, Colorado, Gun Shy to Jasper Creek, class V, 2.5 miles long. Boulder Creek, Colorado, Mile Marker 32 to Blue Bridge, class IV-V(V+), 2 miles long. Boulder Creek, Colorado, Blue Bridge to Eben G Fine Park, class IV, 6 miles long. Boulder Creek, Colorado, Eben G Fine Park to CU Greenhouse, class II-III, 3 miles long. Boulder Creek - North, Colorado, Switzerland Park to Boulder Falls, class V+, 2.25 miles long. Boulder Creek - South, Colorado, Rollinsville to Pinecliffe, class IV, 6 miles long. Boulder Creek - South, Colorado, Pinecliffe to Gross Mountain Reservoir, class V+, 2.6 miles long. Boulder Creek - South, Colorado, Gross Mountain Reservoir to Eldorado State Park, class IV(V+), 7.2 miles long. Boulder Creek - South, Colorado, Eldorado Canyon, class V+, 0.75 miles long. Buzzard Creek, Colorado, 64.30 Road to Collbran, class IV, 7 miles long. Cache La Poudre River, Colorado, Long Draw Reservoir to Big South Campground, class V+, 12 miles long. Cache La Poudre River, Colorado, Big South Campground to Tunnel Picnic Ground, class V, 2.4 miles long. Cache La Poudre River, Colorado, Home Moraine to Indian Meadows Bridge, class III-IV, 9.5 miles long. Cache La Poudre River, Colorado, Indian Meadows Bridge to Narrows Picnic Ground, class III-IV, 8 miles long. Cache La Poudre River, Colorado, Narrows Picninc Ground to Steven's Gulch Access, class IV-V+, 3.4 miles long. Cache La Poudre River, Colorado, Steven's Gulch Access to Mishawaka Inn, class III-IV, 3.3 miles long. Cache La Poudre River, Colorado, Mishiwaka Inn to Poudre Park Picnic Ground, class III, 3 miles long. Cache La Poudre River, Colorado, Poudre Park Picnic Gound to below Pine View Falls, class IV, 2 miles long. Cache La Poudre River, Colorado, below Pineview Falls to Mile Marker 114.7, class III-IV, 2 miles long. Cache La Poudre River, Colorado, below Filter Plant to Picnic Rock Access, class II-III, 2.4 miles long. Cache La Poudre River - North Fork, Colorado, Cherokee Park Road to Halligan, class IV-V, 9 miles long. Cache La Poudre River - North Fork, Colorado, Livermore Bridge to Main Stem, class II-III, 11 miles long. Cache La Poudre River - South Fork, Colorado, Fish Creek Trailhead to Main fork, class IV-V, 12.5 miles long. Canyon Creek, Colorado, to Animas River, class V+, 3 miles long. Cebolla River, Colorado, Highway 149 to Blue Mesa Reservoir, class II, 10 miles long. Cimarron River, Colorado, Big Cimarron Campground to Cimarron Road bridge, class V+, 10.2 miles long. Cimarron River, Colorado, Cimarron to Gunnison River, class V, 1 miles long. Clear Creek, Colorado, Silverplume to Georgetown, class V+, 1 miles long. Clear Creek, Colorado, Lawson to Idaho Springs, class III-IV, 5.5 miles long. Clear Creek, Colorado, Green Bay Rock, class IV-V(V+), 5.5 miles long. Clear Creek, Colorado, mile 267 to Golden, class IV, 5.5 miles long. Clear Creek, Colorado, to Arkansas River, class V, 3.3 miles long. Clear Creek - West Fork, Colorado, Coors Falls to Gunshot, class V, 1 miles long. Colorado River, Colorado, Hot Sulphur Springs to Highway 40 bridge, class IV, 3 miles long. Colorado River, Colorado, Gore Canyon, class IV-V, 9.5 miles long. Colorado River, Colorado, Pumphouse campground to Rancho Del Rio, class III, 11.6 miles long. Colorado River, Colorado, Hanging Lake Exit 125 to Grizzly Creek, class IV-V(V+), 3.8 miles long. Colorado River, Colorado, Shoshone Power Plant Exit 123 to Grizzly Creek Exit 121, class III-IV, 2 miles long. Colorado River, Colorado, Cameo Dam, class III, 0.1 miles long. Colorado River, Colorado, Loma launch to Westwater launch, class II, 25 miles long. Conejos River, Colorado, Platoro Reservoir to South Fork Conejos, class II-IV, 6.4 miles long. Cross Creek, Colorado, Cross Creek, class V+, -blank- miles long. Crystal River, Colorado, Crystal Mill Falls to Crystal Gorge, class III-IV(V), 3 miles long. Crystal River, Colorado, Road to Crystal to Beaver Lake, class V+, 1.8 miles long. Crystal River, Colorado, Marble to Redstone, class III-IV, 3 miles long. Crystal River, Colorado, Redstone to Penny Hot Springs, class V+, 2 miles long. Crystal River, Colorado, Penny Hot Springs to Avalanche Creek, class IV-V, 2.1 miles long. Crystal River, Colorado, Avalanche Creek to B.R.Campground, class III, 4.8 miles long. Crystal River - North Fork, Colorado, to scree slope, class V+, 0.65 miles long. Crystal River - South Fork, Colorado, Schofield Pass to Crystal, class V+, 0.25 miles long. Daisy Creek, Colorado, 40' Waterfall to confluence with Slate River, class V, 1 miles long. Dolores River, Colorado, Rico to McPhee Reservoir, class II-III, 39 miles long. Dolores River, Colorado, McPhee Reservoir to Dove Creek Pump Station, class II-III, 19 miles long. Dolores River, Colorado, Dove Creek Pump Station to Slickrock, class II-III+(IV), 28 miles long. Dolores River, Colorado, Slickrock to Bedrock, class II+(III), 50 miles long. Dolores River, Colorado, Bedrock to Gateway, class II+, 44 miles long. Dolores River, Colorado, Gateway to Colorado River, class II+(IV), 30 miles long. Eagle River, Colorado, Camp Hale to Red Cliff, class IV(V), -blank- miles long. Eagle River, Colorado, Redcliff to Tigiwan Rd, class IV-V(V+), 4 miles long. Eagle River, Colorado, Forest Service Visitor Center to Riverbend bus stop, class IV, 1 miles long. Eagle River, Colorado, Riverbend bus stop to Edwards, class III, 7 miles long. Eagle River, Colorado, Edwards to Eagle, class II-III, 17.4 miles long. East River, Colorado, Gothic Bridge to above Stupid Falls, class IV, 0.75 miles long. Elk River, Colorado, 2 mi above Mad Creek to Mad Creek, class I-II, 2 miles long. Elk River, Colorado, Box Canyon Campground to Glen Eden Bridge, class III, 8 miles long. Escalante Creek, Colorado, Escalante Forks to Captain Smith's Cabin, class V, 6.5 miles long. Fraser River, Colorado, Tabernash to Granby, class III-IV, 9.4 miles long. Fryingpan River, Colorado, Upper, class IV-V, 5.7 miles long. -blank-, Colorado, Taylor Creek to Basalt, class IV, 5 miles long. Gore Creek, Colorado, Upper Upper Gore Creek, class IV-V, -blank- miles long. Gore Creek, Colorado, East Vail Exit (I-70) to Eagle River, class III-IV, 9.2 miles long. Grape Creek, Colorado, Bear Gulch to Canon City, class IV+, 15 miles long. Green River, Colorado, Gates of Lodore to Split Mountain Campgound, class II-IV, 44 miles long. Grizzly Creek, Colorado, 1 mile up trail to Grizzly Creek Rest Area, class IV-V, 1 miles long. Gunnison River, Colorado, Almont to Blue Mesa Reservoir, class II, 18 miles long. Gunnison River, Colorado, Crystal Dam to Chukar Trail, class IV-V, 16 miles long. Gunnison River, Colorado, Chukar to North Fork, class III, 13.5 miles long. Gunnison River - North Fork, Colorado, Paonia Reservoir to below Somerset, class III, 8.8 miles long. Henson Creek, Colorado, Above Nellie Creek to 1/2 mile from Lake City, class IV-V, 6.7 miles long. Hermosa Creek, Colorado, Hermosa Park to US 550, class IV-V, 24 miles long. Homestake Creek, Colorado, 1/4 mile above confluence with Eagle River, class V, 0.25 miles long. Jasper Creek, Colorado, to Boulder Creek, class V+, 1 miles long. Joe Wright Creek, Colorado, County Road 103 bridge to Big South Campground, class V, 3 miles long. Kannah Creek, Colorado, Kannah Creek Trailhead to Girl Scout Camp Bridge, class V, 1.8 miles long. Kannah Creek, Colorado, Route 50 to Route 141, class III, 6.5 miles long. Lake Creek, Colorado, Graham Gulch to 1/4 mi east of Monitor Gulch, class V+, 9 miles long. Lake Fork Gunnison River, Colorado, Lake City Town Run, class III, 3.6 miles long. Lake Fork Gunnison River, Colorado, Redbridge to Blue Mesa Reservoir, class IV-V, 5 miles long. Left Hand Creek, Colorado, Intersection of 81rd and 94rd to Buckingham Park, class IV, 3 miles long. Lime Creek, Colorado, 1st Gorge, class V+, 3 miles long. Lime Creek, Colorado, 2nd Gorge, class V+, -blank- miles long. Mineral Creek - South, Colorado, Above South Mineral Camp Ground, class V+, 0.5 miles long. Navajo River, Colorado, Lower 25 miles to San Juan confluence, class I-II, 25 miles long. Oh Be Joyful Creek, Colorado, Ankle Breaker to Beaver Ponds, class V, 1 miles long. Piedra River, Colorado, Upper Piedra Campground to 1st Fork Bridge, class II-IV, 12 miles long. Piedra River, Colorado, 1st Fork Bridge to Lower Piedra Campgound, class III-V, 10 miles long. Piedra River, Colorado, Lower Piedra Campground to Navajo Reservation, class II-III, 20 miles long. Piney River, Colorado, Piney Crossing to State Bridge, class V+, 19 miles long. Plateau Creek, Colorado, Highway 65 to I-70, class III-IV, 8.3 miles long. Purgatoire River, Colorado, US 350 to Highway 109, class I-V, 104 miles long. Rio Blanco, Colorado, Highway 84 to San Juan River, class II-III, 8 miles long. Rio Grande, Colorado, Rio Grande Reservoir to 12 miles above Creede, class III-IV, 8 miles long. Rio Grande, Colorado, Wagon Wheel Gap to South Fork, class II, 12 miles long. Roaring Fork, Colorado, Black Bridge to Veltus Park, class II+(III), 6.2 miles long. Roaring Fork, Colorado, Upper Woody Creek Bridge to Lower Woody Creek Bridge, class III, 3.8 miles long. Roaring Fork, Colorado, Lower Woody Creek Bridge to Route 82 Bridge, class III, 6.2 miles long. Roaring Fork, Colorado, Aspen to Upper Woody Creek Bridge, class IV-V, 4.5 miles long. Roaring Fork, Colorado, Aspen Music School to Slaughterhouse Bridge, class IV+, 2 miles long. Roaring Fork, Colorado, Norrie Colony to Ruedi Reservoir Inlet, class IV+, 5.7 miles long. Roaring Fork, Colorado, Seven Castles to Basalt 7-11, class III+, 4.4 miles long. Roaring Fork, Colorado, Weller Lake to Difficult Campground, class V+, 3.2 miles long. Rock Creek, Colorado, Shoe and Stocking Creek Trailhead to Bridge below Quarry, class V+, 7 miles long. Saint Vrain Creek - North, Colorado, Peak to Peak Highway to Buttonrock Preserve, class V+, 13 miles long. Saint Vrain Creek - North, Colorado, Buttonrock Preserve to CR 80, class IV(V), 1.8 miles long. Saint Vrain Creek - North, Colorado, CR 80 to Lyons, class III, 6.5 miles long. Saint Vrain Creek - South, Colorado, Confluence to 1 in 5 Rapid, class V+, 5 miles long. Saint Vrain Creek - South, Colorado, Ceran St. Vrain Trailhead to Confluence, class V+, 5.5 miles long. San Juan River, Colorado, Pagosa to Trujillo Road, class II-III, 13.4 miles long. San Juan River, Colorado, Pagosa Springs Town Run, class II-III, 1 miles long. San Juan River - East Fork, Colorado, East Fork to 160 Bridge, class III-IV, 4 miles long. San Miguel River, Colorado, BB 36 Road to Green Truss Bridge, class III, 5.2 miles long. San Miguel River, Colorado, Norwood Bridge to Green Truss Bridge, class III, 16 miles long. San Miguel River, Colorado, Silverpick Road to Fall Creek Road, class III, 7.3 miles long. Slate River, Colorado, Beaver Ponds to Oh Be Joyful Campground, class V, 2 miles long. South Platte River, Colorado, Eleven Mile Reservoir to Lake George, class III-V(V+), 8 miles long. South Platte River, Colorado, Lake George to Cheesman Reservoir, class V+, 7.3 miles long. South Platte River, Colorado, Cheeseman Reservoir to Deckers, class IV, 5.8 miles long. South Platte River, Colorado, Deckers to confluence with North Fork, class I-III, 12 miles long. South Platte River, Colorado, Confluence to Strontia Springs Reservoir, class III-IV, 1 miles long. South Platte River, Colorado, Union Chutes, class III, 0.1 miles long. South Platte River, Colorado, Confluence of Cherry Creek and South Platte, class II-III, 0.5 miles long. South Platte River, Colorado, Brighton City Park to Fort Lupton, class I-II, 7 miles long. South Platte River - North Fork, Colorado, Bailey to Pine, class IV-V, 10.5 miles long. South Platte River - North Fork, Colorado, Buffalo Creek to South Platte, class III-IV, 7 miles long. Sweetwater Creek, Colorado, Pine Valley Ranch to Anderson Camp, class III-IV, 4.5 miles long. Taylor River, Colorado, Taylor Park Reservoir to Almont, class II-IV, 18 miles long. Tenmile Creek, Colorado, Close to Copper Mountain Ski Area to Dillon Reservoir, class III-V, 4.2 miles long. Uncompahgre River, Colorado, Ouray to KOA campground, class V+, 2.2 miles long. Vallecito Creek, Colorado, 1 mile above Vallecito Campground, class V+, 1 miles long. White River, Colorado, North-South Fork confluence to Green River, class I-II, 80 miles long. White River - North Fork, Colorado, Mirror Lake to South Fork, class III, 20 miles long. White River - South Fork, Colorado, National Forest Campground to North Fork, class III-IV, 10 miles long. Williams Fork, Colorado, Horseshoe Campground to Williams Fork Reservoir, class II-IV, 9 miles long. Willow Creek, Colorado, National Forest Campground to Reservoir, class II, 6 miles long. Wolf Creek, Colorado, Downstream from Highway 160 Bridge, class IV+, 0.25 miles long. Woods Creek, Colorado, Reservoir to Confluence with West Fork Clear Creek, class V, 0.5 miles long. Yampa River, Colorado, Yampa river park to 12th street, class III, 1 miles long. Yampa River, Colorado, 85 Road to Deer Lodge Park Road, class IV(V), 4.8 miles long. Yampa River, Colorado, Deerlodge Park to Split Mountain Campground, class II-III(IV), 71 miles long. Yule Creek, Colorado, 10 000' to Marble Quarry, class V+, 2.25 miles long. Yule Creek, Colorado, Bible Camp to Crystal River, class V+, 1.3 miles long. Find Rivers Near the Following cities in Colorado: Boulder, Colorado Canon City, Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Denver-Aurora, Colorado Durango, Colorado Edwards, Colorado Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado Fort Morgan, Colorado Grand Junction, Colorado Greeley, Colorado Montrose, Colorado Pueblo, Colorado Silverthorne, Colorado Sterling, Colorado Important Outdoors Safety Information