Full-Day rafting trips

When it comes to outdoor adventure in Colorado, you simply can’t get too much of a good thing. Enter full-day trips to maximize the fun factor! Booking a full-day rafting trip is a great way to maximize your limited time while travelling in the Colorado Springs and Cañon City areas.

Echo Canyon River Expeditions offers multiple types of full-day white water rafting trips. Either you can float the river both morning and afternoon, or you can raft for part of the day and take on another adventure for the other half of the day.

No matter your experience with rafting or your preferred level of adventure, Echo Canyon River Expeditions can craft a trip just right for you.

What are Full-Day Rafting Trips Like?

Since our experienced guides teach you the ins and outs prior to heading out on the river, full-day trips are great for all types of people. No experience necessary! Sure, you aren’t a pro rafter by the time you and your crew tackle the first rapid, but it won’t be long before your anxiously peering downstream looking for the next rapid on the horizon, your skills improving with each passing river mile.

Each full-day trip is well balanced with heart-pumping white water and ample relaxation time. Even more, your time on the water is also broken up with a delicious and freshly prepared lunch, where you can get out and stretch your legs on the banks of the Arkansas River.

In total, you should plan on spending about 6 hours on a full-day trip – including shuttles, safety briefings, and loading/ unloading gear.

Why Book a Full-Day Trip with Echo Canyon River Expeditions?

Immersive experience

Comradery – full-day white water rafting trips allow guests to connect more with their guide and fellow rafters.
Time to relax – with experts at the helm, you can kick back and relax and finally sink into vacation mode.
Gourmet lunch – prepared each day by our restaurant staff on the morning of your trip, so it’s fresh and delicious!

Educational and fun

Soak in the scenery – full-day trips allow for more time to learn about the flora and fauna of the Rocky Mountains.
Dedicated guides – your guide is focused on you and your crew. They'll share lots of info about the Arkansas River and its colorful history.
Family memories – full-day trips are ideal for families who love spending time outdoors and making incredible memories.

Less busy, fewer crowds

More adventure – since you are on the river all day long, you'll experience additional sights and rapids that you simply can’t on shorter trips.
Quality experience – because full-day outings are not as busy, you can expect fewer rafts on your trip and personalized attention from your guides.
Better wildlife – with fewer people around, you are more likely to see more Colorado wildlife like deer, birds of prey, and bighorn sheep.

Echo Canyon Full-Day Rafting Trips

As one of the top rafting companies in Colorado, Echo Canyon River Expeditions has a full-day trip that will match your needs.

Bighorn Sheep Canyon Full-Day

Bighorn Sheep Canyon offers the perfect full-day trip for families and beginners. With many calm stretches of river and class II-III white water, you get ample adventure and relaxation.

Royal Gorge Full-Day

A full-day outing in the Royal Gorge is a once-in-a-lifetime trip that is recommended for people over 13 yrs. old. With the Royal Gorge, you start with class II-III rapids in the early part of the day and work your way up to challenging class IV water in the afternoon.

Full-Day Packages

Does a full day on a raft sound like a little too much for you? If so consider one of Echo Canyon’s full-day packages that mix rafting with other adventure activities. With full-day packages, you get a break between rafting and the next adventure where you grab lunch on your own.

Raft & ATV Package

Echo Canyon’s Raft & ATV trip starts with a whitewater rafting adventure on the Arkansas River and finishes with an awesome land trip. After you get off the river, meet our partners at Play Dirty ATV Tours in beautiful Cotopaxi for a guided trip in the Texas Creek Trail system.

Bighorn Sheep Canyon Raft & Zipline Package

Our Bighorn Sheep Canyon rafting & zipline package is great for families with children ages 6+. After a mellow float on the Arkansas River, you head to historic Manitou Springs for an incredible zipline tour. We partnered with Adventures Out West to get you ziplining right at the base of Pikes Peak!

Royal Gorge Raft & Zipline Package

The Royal Gorge raft & zipline package offers heart-pumping white water rafting and incredible zip-lining. Start your day by floating through the 1,000 ft deep Royal Gorge. Next, take a scenic drive to Manitou Springs and team up with Adventures Out West to get your whole family on some world-class ziplines.

Book Your Rafting Trip Today!

Full-day trips are generally available to reserve Memorial Day weekend through the middle of August. If you are looking for bigger rapids, the best water flows come in June and early July due to snowmelt. Need more insider tips or recommendations? Contact Us today and we’ll assist you with the planning of your next Colorado adventure!