Mild to Wild Rafting
& Jeep Trail Tours,
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50 Animas View Dr.
Durango Colorado 81301

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Piedra River whitewater Rafting trip
2 day river trip on the piedra in southwest co

The Upper Box of the Piedra is an intermediate adventure. Both sections of the Piedra River (the upper & lower boxes) are the most highly restricted and regulated rivers in Colorado.

Piedra River 2 Day River Trip Itinerary

Day 1 of 2-Day Trip
9:00 am	Meet at the Piedra River Store.
10:00	Arrive at put-in. Safety orientation & instruction, rig boats.
10:30	Warm up with continuous class II+ rapids.
11:00	Breathtaking wilderness.
11:30	Fun class II+ rapids.
12:00 pm	Delicious lunch.
1:00	Board rafts for more class II+ action.
1:15	Enter second box canyon & the action begins.
1:20	"Lone Pine" rapid - class IV run it!
1:45	"Lime Stone" rapid - class III to IV shoot it!
2:30	Hit camp with time for spectacular hiking and fishing (bring your own fishing gear).
6:00	Dinner - steak & salmon feast.
7:00	Fun around the campfire.

Day 2 of Two-Day
7:00 am	Coffee is ready (early bird hikers get the worm!).
7:30	Stock up on a hearty breakfast.
8:30	Overnight trip breaks down camp.
9:00	One day trip meets at Piedra River Store (see directions).
9:30	Board rafts & begin with a short class II warm up.
10:00	Enter first box canyon with class III whitewater.
10:15	Boat continuous class III.
10:30	Drop into "Big Drop" rapid - class IV.
10:45	Bounce through more class III+ rapids.
11:15	Scout & thread "Eye of the Needle" class IV+ rapid.
11:45	Scout (or portage) "Mud Slide" class IV+ to V+ rapid.
12:15 pm	"Climax" class IV rapid.
12:45	Chow down on lunch at a riverside hot spring!
1:30	Raft on in class II & IV.
2:30	Land at Piedra River Campground - 10-minute shuttle back to cars.

Note:
Above itineraries are approximate. Trips vary depending on water flow.

Trip Provisions

Professional, highly trained and educated guides
All boating equipment
Safety orientation and boating instruction
Helmets, Splash Jackets, and Coast Guard approved life jackets
Delicious meals on the river and in camp
Unlimited water and lemonade
Snacks
Comfortable camp chairs
Camp tables
Beach games
Small water resistant personal dry bag
Water resistant gear bag on overnight trips
Quality shuttle

Provisions Not Included (rentals available in advance)

Sleeping bags
Sleeping cots/pads
Tents
Wetsuits/wetsuit boots/fleece on early trips

More Information

Meeting Place

Piedra River Store (click for directions / map)

Launch Days

Upper Box: Monday, Wednesday, Saturday
Lower Box 1-Day: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday
2-Day (Upper & Lower Box): Monday, Wednesday, Saturday

Piedra Lower Box
Piedra 2 Day Trip

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Mild To Wild offers partial, full and multi-day whitewater rafting trips in Arizona, Utah & Colorado. Explore Majestic Castle Valley and Fisher Towers from the Colorado River on our Moab, Utah whitewater rafting trip. Float through the "mini-grand canyon" of the Upper Salt River and run the "wild and scenic" Verde River on our Arizona whitewater rafting trip. Experience family fun in the desert canyon playground on the Dolores River, be dazzled the narrow twisting waterway and towering red-rock walls of the San Miguel River or blaze class III, IV and V rapids on the Animas & Piedra Rivers in our Colorado whitewater rafting trips. Our river trips will put a huge smile on your face.

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