La Plata Canyon Jeep Tours from Durango

Overview

Discover Jeep tours that provide beautiful scenery, seasonal wildflowers and wildlife spotting. Explore the beauty of La Plata Canyon as you travel through pines and past cascading creeks above treeline to over 12,000 feet with views of majestic peaks in every direction.

City: Durango

Tue 24 Dec

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Starting at $107.91

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Tue 24 Dec

Starting at $107.91

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What's Included

knowledgeable guide

Additional Info

Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
You must bring your own car seats for children who require them. CO Car Seat Law states that children up to 8 years old must be in an appropriate car seat.
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Please arrive 10 minutes early to check in for the tour!
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

What To Expect

Mild to Wild Rafting and Jeep Tours

Discover the spectacular La Plata Canyon (20 minutes West of Durango) and its beautiful U formation created by glaciers on one of our Colorado jeep tours. Several small waterfalls and cascading rivers follow the rugged jeep trails in the springtime along with lots of wildlife such as marmots, mule deer, elk herds, juncos, kingfishers, turkey vultures, red-tailed hawks and bald eagles. On our guided jeep tours you will see numerous wildflowers, high-alpine meadows, and avalanche gullies. Following the La Plata River (meaning “Silver” in Spanish) to La Plata City, an old mining town established in 1875, you’ll discover the remnants of old mining claims. These include a tall intact chimney left from the crew quarters, the framework of old cabins, and tailing piles from actual mining areas. Then, you’ll continue to the peak of Kennebec Pass at 12,000 feet above sea level (also above tree-line).

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (167)

seniortravels27

Sep 2019

We wanted an off road experience in the mountains. It was great fun with spectacular scenery along the way to the highest point of 11,000+ ft. Our guide John, was fun and knowledgeable. We were on the pm your with just 6 people including John and his wife. Totally recommend this to anyone who wants a guided off road experience. Jblord

Response from Host

Sep 2019

Thanks for sharing about your Jeep Tour with us. We are happy to hear you enjoyed it. The fall colors are beautiful now! Mild to Wild would love to share more adventures with you all soon!

U8704DPrichardw

Sep 2019

Don and I had a great adventure that was the highlight of our vacation. Jay was our tour guide and was very personable and knowledgeable. We were introduced to two other couple that soon became our partners in a great adventure. Jay talked to us all like a group of friends and let us visualize the area in the founding days to the present. We talked climate change, mineral content of the rocks being mined, and the process of mining. We saw the ruins of towns and that originally there, back in the day. Our trip included a coach ride to Silverton, a Three hour tour by Jeep, a couple of hours hours for shopping and lunch, then the train ride back to Durango. Totally take the tour. You will not be sorry.

Response from Host

Sep 2019

We are thrilled to hear this was the highlight of the vacation! Our mission is to bring family and (new) friends together through nature so we are happy to hear about your new friends! We hope to share more adventures with you and Don again soon!

Maurice S

Sep 2019

Miles was our guide. We were so happy as we had him for our Mesa Verde trip. Miles is a wonderful guide so much knowledge, Interesting stories and extremely CONSIDERATE. Our trip up to 11,000 plus feet was exciting and very bumpy and very cold. We had a nice light freezing rain when we arrived at the top. Miles provided warm blanks and rain gear. We stopped along the way up to enjoy raspberries on the vine. So much fun. To top off the wonderful day, we saw a large black bear in a field stopped and watched. This is the best trip with a wonderful company. DON'T BE SORRY, GO!