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Lower Bear Creek Family River Rafting Trip in Buena Vista, Colorado

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Price $145 $143 Full Day
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Lower Bear Creek Family River Rafting Trip in Buena Vista, Colorado

Adult price: $145 $143 per person
Child price: $145 $143 per person
Full Day
5 yrs+ Age
  • Destination
  • Departure
    Buena Vista Outpost
  • Meet Times
    9:15 AM
  • Difficulty
    Mild
  • 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
    Buena Vista Outpost
  • Meet Times
    9:15 AM
  • Difficulty
    Mild
  • 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 Buena Vista Outpost
Located at the base of Mt. Princeton! Upper Arkansas River Rafting trips meet at our Buena Vista office. This includes Browns Canyon raft trips, Bear Creek raft trips, Mild & Scenic float trips, Numbers whitewater adventures, and Ruby Ripple floats. Our Buena Vista office is located 1 mile past the stoplight at Johnson Village. It is the same turn as the Buena Vista airport and Colorado Mountain College.

What can I expect on this trip?

Gorgeous Colorado scenery and class 2+ rapids on a classic Colorado float trip!

Bear Creek is an excellent option for guests looking for a less exciting alternative to Browns Canyon National Monument, with some rapids.

You’ll spend around four hours on the river, stopping for a riverside lunch on the banks of the Arkansas River!

Can I bring my child on this trip?

Recommended minimum age is 4 years old AND 30 pounds.

When and where do we meet?

This trip meets in Buena Vista 30 minutes prior to departure time.

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.

LOWER BEAR CREEK FULL DAY

Big Views with Small Splashes on a classic Colorado float trip!

Bear Creek is a moderate-level raft trip on the Arkansas River, between Buena Vista and Salida, CO. This is the perfect trip for families with young children and guests who want to experience wonderful scenery and the excitement of small-scale, moderate rapids.

Bear Creek is your best option for family river rafting trips in Buena Vista, CO. Guests as young as 5 years old can enjoy this incredible Colorado river trip.

The full-day family river rafting Colorado trip includes a riverside lunch on the banks of the Arkansas River.

My husband and I LOVE white water rafting. To break in our 4 year old twins, we started with the longer Mild and Scenic trip. We learned about the wildlife around the river, traversed some bumps and had an absolutely amazing day. Our guide was patient, kind and open to making the trip memorable for the boys. The perfect weather didn’t hurt either. We’ll definitely be back to try a more challenging trip when the twins are a little older. – Dani

Rafting was one of the things that we all wanted to experience on our Colorado vacation and we hit the jackpot with our guide! We opted for the mild and scenic tour since we have two younger girls (6 and 9 yrs) it was perfect for them. Our guide was incredibly fun and engaging and we all learned so many interesting facts about the local history and topography. Highly recommend! – Elizabeth

Our family, having a 6 year old and 9 year olds boys, took the Mild and Scenic tour. We were able to observe deer on the banks and Osprey flying above. Our boys loved the few rapids there were. Our 9 year old was dying for a little more excitement, so our guide let him “ride the bull”! Would definitely book with this outfit again if we were in the area! – Jessica

Tour Location

About our Buena Vista Outpost
Located at the base of Mt. Princeton! Upper Arkansas River Rafting trips meet at our Buena Vista office. This includes Browns Canyon raft trips, Bear Creek raft trips, Mild & Scenic float trips, Numbers whitewater adventures, and Ruby Ripple floats. Our Buena Vista office is located 1 mile past the stoplight at Johnson Village. It is the same turn as the Buena Vista airport and Colorado Mountain College.

What can I expect on this trip?

Gorgeous Colorado scenery and class 2+ rapids on a classic Colorado float trip!

Bear Creek is an excellent option for guests looking for a less exciting alternative to Browns Canyon National Monument, with some rapids.

You’ll spend around four hours on the river, stopping for a riverside lunch on the banks of the Arkansas River!

Can I bring my child on this trip?

Recommended minimum age is 4 years old AND 30 pounds.

When and where do we meet?

This trip meets in Buena Vista 30 minutes prior to departure time.

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.