The Eagle River is the closest river to Vail, Colorado, and its Dowd Chute / Upper Eagle and Lower Eagle sections are usually prime for Vail rafting beginning in mid-May to late-May. Since the Eagle River is not dam fed or dam controlled, these early-summer snowmelt classics can only be rafted during a short window,… Read more »
Snow: It’s what makes Vail skiing a blast and Vail rafting a big adventure. In the late-spring, early-summer months of May and June, all of that winter snowpack melts, and the snowmelt feeds into the stretches of whitewater we raft in the Vail area, including Gore Creek, and the Eagle, Colorado, and Arkansas Rivers. When… Read more »
If you’re planning on whitewater rafting Colorado this summer, then make sure you add several Vail rafting trips to your itinerary. Mountains, rivers, wildlife, and adventure are the key elements that make these Colorado rivers worth seeking out, and on a rafting trip, you can experience it all while choosing a level that matches the… Read more »