1/4 Day Family Rafting In Durango

Overview

Explore Durango’s Lower Animas River on this half-day family rafting trip through town. The Lower Animas is a popular river for visitors and locals alike. Get a unique view of Durango through the rapids, savor a river side snack and experience the scenic beauty south of town. Paddle along with the guide or sit back and relax as the guide does all the work. Learn the history of the region and stories of local traditions as you experience Durango, Colorado river rafting. Rafting on the Lower Animas in Durango offers a great mild trip option for ages 4 and up.

City: Durango

Mon 21 Oct

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Starting at $75.21

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Mon 21 Oct

Starting at $75.21

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What's Included

Pre-trip safety orientation

River and land access fees included

Round trip shuttle from main office

Free Parking

Free splash jackets and helmets (if desired)

Highly maintained equipment

Trip Leaders average 2,000 river miles

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Minimum age is 4 years
Wet-suit and wet-suit boot rentals are highly recommended through June

What To Expect

Mild to Wild Rafting and Jeep Tours

This is the meet location for the tour.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (422)

Laura K W

Jun 2017

Thanks for a great rafting trip, Mild to Wild! Molly was very helpful at the front desk, Dillon was a great guide, and Sam drove us safely back to Mild to Wild office. Ben, our trip leader, kept everybody happy and organized. Would highly recommend rafting to the next family visiting Durango!

Response from Host

Jul 2017

Laura, This review made me so happy! I can't wait to share your kind review with our entire staff, and we can't wait to have you again at Mild To Wild (:

Flyfreemark

Jun 2017

We stopped by to check them out and Elise (so sorry if I got her name wrong) was so nice and helpful we decided to book. She recommended RV park close by for that night. I don't know if I should put them on the spot but the day after between our trips we had trouble finding RV park vacancy and they were happy to let us park in the far end of the lot. She laughed and said you are going to be parking here tomorrow anyway during your rafting trip. First day, bus up, then jeep up the mountain, some time in between to have lunch in Silverton, and then the train down to Durango. Excellent! They booked it all and 7% discount indicated for the train portion. The next days 4 hour raft trip was great fun. Our guide Ben was excellent, very knowledgable, fun to hear a little of his own adventures, and good technical expertise. The really fun class 3 comes early after put in but there's lots of little fun rapids throughout. Enough to get the folks in front wet but of course what the rivers flow is will make a difference not only day to day but morning to afternoon. The folks at the booking desk can give you good advise on not only the lower Animas we did but their bigger and longer water trips. I am older, my grandkids are 16 and 12 and I feel they took great care of us and all the participants. In fact along that line they had a spotter at the class 3 and decided it was prudent to have a little girl, maybe 60 lbs?, walk around that rapid. They did it so nicely, got her in a spot where she could see her family go through, that see understood it was best and was very happy. Very cool. As you see on the webpage they have many other adventures you can book. Really a very much full range company. We would definitely book with them again and would be comfortable in trying any of their various activities given the quality of staff we encountered. Highly recommend

Response from Host

Jun 2017

Mark, Thank you for taking the time to share this review! I am excited to share your kind words with Elise, Ben and our entire staff here at Mild To Wild!

JeffH F

Sep 2016

Claire piloted our raft, along with a family of feisty French tourists, who irritated everyone else by spraying them with those rental spray guns, (until one poor woman and her husband actually cut their trip short, but you know how the French can be..., and after I asked them to negotiate a detente with the other rafters (since my wife and I don't rent spray guns to shoot at strangers), everything was totally cool. Claire was great! All of the guides were great. This dude named Ruby shared a joke on the bus ride back to the shop: "What's the difference between a river guide and a park bench? A park bench can support two people." Har-dee-har-har!!! I had never done white-water before, and expected a lot more than we had, so next time we'll go for something a little more exciting. it was totally fun, though. The water was a little low, but if you followed the EPA Superfund site news from the summer before, you'll understand that things could be (and have been) a lot worse. What I learned is that, even if it not hot, rent a he scuba suit bottoms, at least. I got feeling cold, especially with all the water being sprayed around. We also we up to Silverton, about an hour drive north, and we met up with Dave and a charming family from the D/FW area. Definitely try this 4X4 trip up to Stony Pass! Trust me! David is about my age, and he was very nice and outgoing, and everyone learned quite a bit from this outgoing, thoughtful guy. Mild-to-Wild seemed to have a lot of very very nice employees. Their equipment was all very good and clean, too. David took us over a very pitted road, which I believe we could have avoided, on the way to the base of the unpaved two-track up to Stony Pass (elev 14-plus thousand feet). I wish we could have taken the direct route because it only looked at some old mines and was exceedingly bumpy, whereas believe you/me we went through a hundred thousand bumps on the way out of Silverton and up into the mountains. I guess I am saying I would have rather spent more time, in retrospect, going up into Stony Pass than taking the scenic route. David asked about what to visit and the kids of the D/FW family wanted to see old mines, so you know? That's what we got. Let me say, though, once we started up, WOW! David handled that huge four-by-four deftly and we could look straight down over the edge of the unpaved mountain "road" and it must have been several hundred feet of sheer drop-off. Once at the top, well, it's almost beyond description. David pointed out a waterfall and we all climbed over and took photos of one another. After an hour or so, we all felt like we knew one another. David was critical to engendering that familiar feeling and that calm attitude. Here's what we learned: we were crazy foolish not to bring at least a fleece with us on that rainy afternoon. It was relatively warm, but Silverton started to feel a little cool, and, of course, a couple thousand feet higher didn't get any warmer. David lent us a couple raincoats which helped (except in photos where we look like refugees in the coats). Also we should have stayed overnight in Silverton, a charming place, so we could explore more. BTW: with the half-day white-water, we got two passes to the mineral springs north of Durango and went there on the morning we went to Silverton (drove right by), and it was really nice. Advice: bring a towel.

Response from Host

Sep 2016

Thanks for taking the time to write a review- we appreciate all of our guests feedback. We are pleased to hear that you had a great time with us on the Lower Animas and on our jeep tour!