Pine Creek Rafting
Class IV-V Advanced Arkansas River Rafting
Half Day
Advanced + Class IV-V
$79, ages 15+
Check In: 8:30 am at AVA’s Granite Outpost: See Map
Located 14 miles north of Buena Vista and 19 miles south of Leadville in Central Colorado
Try the full day Gauntlet rafting trip with both Pine Creek and The Numbers. The ultimate advanced rafting trip on the Arkansas River!
The most advanced section on the Arkansas River begins in the little mountain town of Granite, which quickly fades away as you enter the exciting Granite Gorge. These Class III and IV rapids are merely a warm-up for what comes next. Get ready to paddle hard as you journey through the Rite of Passage, the gates of Pine Creek rafting, where the river narrows by half. Here you’ll encounter the most continuous rapids in the state. This is where Pine Creek rafting trips truly become an adventure – the river becomes a creek and its gradient drops an astounding 200 feet with a must-make crux move.
— JohnMy daugher (Katie) and I did the overnight in Brown’s Canyon this past weekend and I just wanted to share my feedback. First, the guides (Amanda, Kyle and Gabe) were all helpful, polite and overall just perfect. I can’t say how much I appreciated their efforts to make the trip exciting and memorable. In particular, Amanda was very nice to my daughter, even letting her try her hand at “guiding” at the end, and I can’t say how much Katie thought that was so awesome. Again, thanks for a wonderful experience and hats off to the staff…was terrific! Second, Katie now wants to be a guide when she is in college (she’s 13 now)…so now what am I going to do!?
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This run demands good physical condition and a minimum age of 15 yrs. (AVA reserves the right to change the Pine Creek rafting trip age requirements depending on water levels and individual qualifications.) If you’re thinking about doing the Pine Creek rafting half day trip, make sure you consider the full day Gauntlet trip (combined the Pine Creek and Numbers sections). We guarantee–when you have to get out at the end of the Pine Creek half day, you’re going to wish you were still on the river rafting through the Numbers!
61% of the people who ran Pine Creek in 2010 chose to go with AVA (of 11 companies!) Our experience is unbeatable.
Pine Creek and Zipline Package
Full Day Raft + Zipline Adventure
$160 adult, 15+ on the raft trip
Check in: 8:30 am
Granite Outpost: See Map
This trip is an action-packed day of advanced whitewater rafting and thrilling ziplining. Pine Creek is known as the steepest and most technical stretches of whitewater on the Arkansas River, and experienced rafters love the challenge of this trip. The beautiful Granite Gorge, where you’ll start, narrows to half its width and then drops 200 feet in one rapid! After a delicious lunch break, you’ll be refreshed and ready to enjoy ziplining, one of Colorado’s most popular summertime mountain activities. You will zip from cliff to cliff over our 44-acre Gold Camp property and take in the beautiful snow-capped mountains and sparkling Arkansas River. You must be in good physical condition and at least fifteen years of age to enjoy this exciting mountain excursion.
