tomgoodman

Any recommendations? Thinking about next April/May for a week or so.

zondaracer

Are you going to Colorado or Utah? Or another state for that matter. If you are going to Colorado, I recommend the Arkansas river over the Colorado river, and I recommend a section near Buena Vista called "numbers."

If you're NOT looking for whitewater rafting, ten don't go to Arkansas river, especially the numbers.

dannolars

Go to the Green River in Utah. Check out this site. It is some of the most beautiful country in the world. I am from Utah, so I am a bit biased but I think you would like it

Green River Rafting | Utah.com

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JPilot23

Arkansas River...in CO...

you will love it, its fast, good scenery, and lots of fun

tomgoodman

Thanks for the great suggestions! How about the Grand Canyon --- anyone have a recommendation for those raft trips?

alarkyokie

Not for that part of the world,but,
how about where everything is GREEN, not dead brown...
Nine Rivers at a Glance - Whitewater rafting on the Nantahala, Ocoee, Chattooga, Pigeon, French Broad, Nolichucky, Cheoah, New and Gauley Rivers with NOC

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FlyJSH

I vote for the New and the Gauley. Both are good times where you WILL paddle and get wet.

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Dark Knight

yea, a great alternative, best on the east coast by far. The New river is best around the beginning of July end of June, and the Gauley is mostly a fall season river ( i think ).

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rickair7777

For the grand canyone proper...

DITY trips are tightly controlled by permit, I think there might even be a lottery or a very long waiting list. Check with the park service for that.

Guided trips are also limited, and would expect at least one year on the wait list.

Wasatch Phantom

In '01 I went on a trip with Wilderness River Adventures. This was a small raft trip. Roughly six people per raft, and the river guides used oars to steer it.

I did the trip in July. Way too hot! The consensus of the river guides was the best trip is the last one of the year. As the days are shorter, the full trip is 14 days instead of 12. Also they are allowed to burn driftwood and there are no motored trips that late.

The rules may have changed since.