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What to Wear Rafting

Whitewater Rafting Colorado on the Eagle River

If you’ve booked a Vail rafting trip with Timberline Tours, you’re likely wondering what to wear. Well, the quick answer is that what to wear rafting depends on what section of river you’ll be on and at what time of the year. In order to make your clothing selection process as easy as possible, we’ve… Read more »

When Is the Colorado Rafting Season?

Rafting Shoshone Colorado

We stay excited about the Colorado rafting season all year long, but summer is the best time for whitewater rafting in Colorado. In general, the Colorado rafting season can begin as early as May and last through October. However, the best three months for Colorado rafting are June, July, and August. Read on to find… Read more »

Vail Rafting Season: 2024 Trip Overview

Timberline Tours offer Whitewater Rafting on the Shoshone section of the Colorado River near Vail Colorado - photography by Doug Mayhew | WhiteWater-Pix.com

The Vail rafting season follows a seasonal dynamic, with factors including snowmelt, weather, and local river conditions all determining which stretches of river are prime for rafting. At Timberline Tours, we offer guided whitewater rafting trips on the Colorado River, the Eagle River, and the Arkansas River, but usually not all at the same time… Read more »

Vail Wedding Rafting and Wedding Transportation

Rafting Shoshone

At Timberline Tours, we love celebrating Vail weddings and Vail honeymoons while whitewater rafting. In addition to offering public rafting trips that are available every day of the summer, Timberline Tours can customize private rafting trips and outdoor celebrations that bring together adventurous groups of family members and friends. Of course, we think that rafting… Read more »

Intermediate Whitewater Rafting: Rafting The Blues

At Timberline Tours we have The Blues (intermediate, family-friendly whitewater rafting trips) and we couldn’t be happier. What is a Class III Intermediate River Trip like? These fun, splashy, stretches of Colorado whitewater offer adventurous, teamwork paddling without the concerns of the more challenging, adrenaline-inducing features of our Class IV whitewater trips. Class III rivers… Read more »