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Mild to Wild Rafting & Jeep Trail Tours, Inc. 50 Animas View Dr. Toll Free: In Southwest CO: In Moab: Fax: |
Lower Animas Rafting Trips in Durango, CO
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Meet |
Depart |
Return* |
Cost |
8:45 |
9:15 |
3:00 |
$79* Adult $69* Child *(1.5% river and land access fee not included) |
Sign up for a full day raft trip
Half-Day Rafting Trip
Continuing further out of town, the half-day trip offers more scenery, an additional rapid, a sandy beach swim & refreshing snacks.
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Meet |
Depart |
Return* |
Cost |
8:00 |
8:30 |
12:30 |
$46* Adult $36* Child |
1:00 |
1:45 |
5:45 |
* (1.5% river and land access fee not included) |
Sign up for a half day raft trip
Economy Rafting Trip
The perfect introduction to rafting or a quick "fix" for the traveler with a busy itinerary.
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Meet |
Depart |
Return* |
Cost |
8:00 |
8:30 |
10:30 |
$31* Adult $24* Child |
10:30 |
11:00 |
1:00 |
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12:45 |
1:45 |
3:30 |
*(1.5% river and land access fee not included) |
3:15 |
4:00 |
5:45 |
Sign up for an economy raft trip
*Return times are approximate and depend on water flow.
Sample Half Day Itinerary (times for morning trip)
Check in at Mild to Wild office 30-45 minutes prior to trip departure.
Receive gear, life jackets, rentals, splash jacket and helmet (optional).
- Trip, times and rapid class vary with amount of snowmelt and rain
8:30 |
Load bus |
8:40 |
Arrive at put-in |
8:50 |
Receive safety orientation and instruction |
9:00 |
Launch boats and begin rafting |
9:05 |
Hit first small class II rapid "Rock Garden" and slide around rocks |
9:20 |
Optional swim in the lakes. Cool off! |
9:35 |
Maneuver through "Train Bridge Rapid" |
9:45 |
Hit "Baby Smelter Rapid", a fun class II rapid |
9:50 |
Get wet on the Lower Animas’s biggest class III "Smelter Rapid" |
9:55 |
Punch through "Santa Rita" hole (missed at high water and with kids) |
10:00 |
Rock and roll through the fun "Sawmill Rapids" |
10:10 |
Here comes "Jed's Hole" |
10:15 |
Go through "Split Rocks" |
10:30 |
Watch out for "Elephant Rocks" |
10:35 |
Bounce through "Pinball Rapid" |
10:45 |
Enjoy scenery and snack at "Conglomerate Rock" |
10:50 |
Marvel at the "Purple Cliffs" |
11:00 |
Back on the river for more rafting fun |
11:15 |
Ride through "Lunch Stop Rapids" |
11:30 |
Take a shot at the oars…(we’ll teach you if you like)…what a life! |
12:05 |
Arrive at take-out |
12:15 |
Load quality shuttle for ride back to office |
12:30 |
Return to office and check out pictures of your ride through "Smelter" |
Lower Animas Trip Provisions
- Professional, highly trained and educated guides
- State-of-the-art self-bailing rafts with footcups
- All boating equipment
- Safety orientation and boating instruction
- Coast Guard approved life jackets – Type V
- Helmet
- Splash jacket
- Delicious, fresh meals on full day trips
- Unlimited water and lemonade
- Healthy snacks on 1/2-Day trips
- Quality shuttle
Additional Provisions Needed (Bring Your Own or Rent Ours)
- Wetsuit boots (recommended all season)
- Wetsuits/Wetsuit Boots (recommended for April, May and June raft trips; required on Inflatable Kayak trips through mid-July)
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