vail rafting

Rafting 101: How to Wear Life Jackets

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If you’re going Vail rafting with Timberline Tours, getting outfitted with essential rafting safety gear is part of the process. Before going out on the river, our expert guides will make sure that you have the gear you need, including a personal floatation device that meets rafting safety standards. A safety talk that covers rafting… Read more »

Rafting Colorado’s Canyon Country

Gore Canyon Colorado River

The Colorado River cuts some impressive canyons, which makes Vail rafting an incredibly scenic experience, with towering rock walls and other natural wonders to explore along the way. And, as canyon walls constrict, water flows more quickly, making the Colorado River exciting and fast-moving in sections. The Colorado River meanders in an out of canyons… Read more »

Top Family Friendly Rafting Trips: Vail, Colorado

Upper Colorado River Rafting

With sunny skies and rivers flowing, summer is the best time for whitewater rafting in Vail, Colorado. Family-friendly rafting in Vail with Timberline Tours isn’t simply a Vail highlight. It’s one of the most exciting things to do during the summertime throughout the state of Colorado—and beyond. The Vail area’s scenic waterways will let you… Read more »

Arkansas River Rafting: Mountains of Fun

Vail Rafting

Located close to Vail, Colorado, the Arkansas River is the place to go for classic, family-friendly rafting as well as intense whitewater that athletic paddlers will love. Timberline Tours offers guided rafting trips on the Browns Canyon, The Numbers, and Pine Creek/The Numbers sections of the Arkansas River. Because this river is versatile and incredibly… Read more »

The Eagle River: Exciting Early-Summer Colorado Rafting

Snowmelt Affects Vail Rafting

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 »