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Full-Day Bighorn Sheep Canyon Rafting in Colorado

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Price $145 $143 Full Day
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Full-Day Bighorn Sheep Canyon Rafting in Colorado

Adult price: $145 $143 per person
Child price: $145 $143 per person
Full Day
7 yrs+ Age
  • Destination
  • Departure
    Royal Gorge Outpost
  • Meet Times
    9:30 AM
  • Difficulty
    Moderate
  • Dress Code
    Wear comfortable, quick-drying clothing (swimsuit, shorts), and protective footgear (wet shoes or sneakers that you don’t mind getting wet). We also recommend sunglasses, hat, sunscreen and a fleece or performance fabric shirt on cooler days. We have wetsuits, booties, and whitewater splash jackets available. We recommend bringing a dry change of clothes for after the trip.
  • Adult Price
    $145 $143
  • Child Price
    $145 $143
  • Destination
  • Departure
    Royal Gorge Outpost
  • Meet Times
    9:30 AM
  • Difficulty
    Moderate
  • Dress Code
    Wear comfortable, quick-drying clothing (swimsuit, shorts), and protective footgear (wet shoes or sneakers that you don’t mind getting wet). We also recommend sunglasses, hat, sunscreen and a fleece or performance fabric shirt on cooler days. We have wetsuits, booties, and whitewater splash jackets available. We recommend bringing a dry change of clothes for after the trip.
  • Total Activity Time
    Approximately 6 Hours

Tour Location

About our Royal Gorge Outpost
Located 2 hours southeast of Breckenridge and just over an hour from Colorado Springs, sits out Royal Gorge Outpost. Rafting trips that depart from this outpost are our Royal Gorge trips and our Bighorn Sheep Canyon trips. This location offers a wild ride through class IV/V rapids and moderate family-friendly trips. Come discover Colorado's own "Grand Canyon"!

What river and area is this trip based out?

Bighorn Sheep Canyon is a section of the Arkansas River, and accesses the Royal Gorge area from Canon City, CO.

What types of scenery will we see?

This section offers beautiful canyon scenery with exciting whitewater and occasional bighorn sheep sightings.

How long is this trip?

Though the amount of time on the river varies based on conditions, you can expect to be on the river for about 4 hours, covering approximately 20 miles.

Can I bring my child on this trip?

Minimum age is 7 years old and 50 lbs.

Is this a family friendly trip?

Yes! This is one of the most family friendly trip options on the Arkansas River in the Royal Gorge/ Canon City area.

When and where do we meet?

This trip meets 30 minutes prior to departure time at our Royal Gorge office.

Once you have arrived at the office that your trip departs from, Performance Tours will provide all shuttles. We have ample parking at all of our offices.

What's for lunch?

Lunch is served on FULL DAY trips only. It is a delicious buffet style lunch provided with a beverage. You may bring non-alcoholic canned beverages if desired. Usually our lunch consists of a buffet style sandwich spread with meats, cheeses, various veggies, chips, fruits and more. Lunch is enjoyed on our office patio on the 3/4 day trips or riverside on the full day trips.

We are happy to accommodate allergy and food restrictions, please give our office a call to let us know.

Need to know more?

Life jackets, lunches, equipment, what to bring, what to wear…

Our FAQ page has all the answers you need.

BIGHORN SHEEP CANYON

Family-friendly rafting near Colorado Springs and Cañon City!

The Bighorn Sheep Canyon full-day trip, also known as Parkdale, offers plenty of exciting moderate-level whitewater and spectacular scenery in the magnificent Royal Gorge area. This section of the river is home to Colorado’s largest herd of bighorn sheep and is an ideal whitewater rafting trip for beginners or first-timers!

Your experienced guide will get you paddling like pros through class II and III rapids like 3 rocks, 5 points, Spike Buck, Double Dip, Sharks Tooth, Texas Creek, Lose Your Lunch, and many more while rafting Bighorn Canyon in Colorado. Get ready for lots of thrills, laughter, and summertime fun, while floating through an incredible canyon just north of the legendary Royal Gorge! Our full-day whitewater rafting bighorn sheep canyon trip includes a full-service riverside lunch.

Loved our full day out of Canon City – our group’s second experience this summer with Performance Tours. We were all amazed at how energetic and knowledgeable the guides are. What a neat company! Even on a cold, rainy day they helped our group of 9 have a great time on the river. All of the guides we’ve been given have been top-notch. – Heather

We just did a full day raft trip with them and it was very well done. The staff were very attentive and friendly in getting us all set up and the guides were all awesome. We had a group of 35 and everyone said they liked their guide. Seemed like they had each been with the company for quite a few years, which says a lot for the company. – John

We flew in from NYC for a long weekend of adventure! We were in Breck for my sister in law’s bachelorette party and she has been dying to go white water rafting in CO for a long time. We are so happy that this was the company we ended up with. Or guide was an absolute expert of the river. We loved him. The guides are so well trained and really take care of their people. – Jessica

Tour Location

About our Royal Gorge Outpost
Located 2 hours southeast of Breckenridge and just over an hour from Colorado Springs, sits out Royal Gorge Outpost. Rafting trips that depart from this outpost are our Royal Gorge trips and our Bighorn Sheep Canyon trips. This location offers a wild ride through class IV/V rapids and moderate family-friendly trips. Come discover Colorado's own "Grand Canyon"!

What river and area is this trip based out?

Bighorn Sheep Canyon is a section of the Arkansas River, and accesses the Royal Gorge area from Canon City, CO.

What types of scenery will we see?

This section offers beautiful canyon scenery with exciting whitewater and occasional bighorn sheep sightings.

How long is this trip?

Though the amount of time on the river varies based on conditions, you can expect to be on the river for about 4 hours, covering approximately 20 miles.

Can I bring my child on this trip?

Minimum age is 7 years old and 50 lbs.

Is this a family friendly trip?

Yes! This is one of the most family friendly trip options on the Arkansas River in the Royal Gorge/ Canon City area.

When and where do we meet?

This trip meets 30 minutes prior to departure time at our Royal Gorge office.

Once you have arrived at the office that your trip departs from, Performance Tours will provide all shuttles. We have ample parking at all of our offices.

What's for lunch?

Lunch is served on FULL DAY trips only. It is a delicious buffet style lunch provided with a beverage. You may bring non-alcoholic canned beverages if desired. Usually our lunch consists of a buffet style sandwich spread with meats, cheeses, various veggies, chips, fruits and more. Lunch is enjoyed on our office patio on the 3/4 day trips or riverside on the full day trips.

We are happy to accommodate allergy and food restrictions, please give our office a call to let us know.

Need to know more?

Life jackets, lunches, equipment, what to bring, what to wear…

Our FAQ page has all the answers you need.