Mountain Waters Rafting Tours & Packages
Mesa Verde National Park and the Durango-Silverton Train are top destinations for Durango’s visitors and Mountain Waters works closely with both. We are happy to customize any package or combo for you. Just give us a call to break up the trips over multiple days or to find out about alternative trip times!
Mesa Verde National Park Tours
America’s 7th National Park established in 1906 and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978. This one of a kind archaeological park is a beautiful place that benefits greatly through a guide who can tell the story that incorporates not just the Ancient Puebloans who lived here, but the role geology, climate and the Ute Indian Tribe has played in creating this magical place!
MWR Tip: Our guide will navigate the crowds to optimize your time at the park.
4×4 Tours and Packages
Our half day La Plata Canyon historic/scenic tour starts just 15 miles from downtown Durango and reaches the incomparable view from Kennebec Pass at 12,000 feet. Back in Durango you will enjoy our popular family friendly half day Animas River Trip that has been described as the highlight of the family vacation.
MWR Tip: dress for everything; heat, rain or snow can happen all summer at 12,000ft.
Durango Train Tickets, Raft & Rail Combo
We are proud to have been chosen by the Historic Durango & Silverton Railroad to provide their Raft & Rail Combo. Step back into time and ride the authentic 1882 narrow gauge steam train. In Silverton you will have time to lunch and explore this one of a kind mining town. While traveling the scenic Million Dollar San Juan Skyway you will learn history of the area and stop for a scenic photo on the routes highest mountain pass. While in Durango you will enjoy our classic family friendly raft trip on the Animas River.
MWR Tip: raft in the morning to avoid afternoon summer rains (monsoons).
Zip Line Tours and Packages
Float down the river and float through the trees all within minutes of downtown Durango! Choose from a 6 or 12 span zip line tour through the Ponderosa Forest paired with our popular raft adventure, the half day Animas River Trip through Durango.
MWR Tip: choose the 12 span zip tour for just $50 more to enjoy twice as many as well as the fastest and longest spans.
Animas Family Raft Trips
The Half Day Raft Trip through Durango, Colorado is our most popular Class II-III adventure. Perfect for all members of the family and our trips run daily from May 1st into September. We also have a Quarter Day and Full Day Trip.
Inflatable Kayak
Ramp up your level of adventure by upgrading your Lower Animas River Trip with an Inflatable Kayak. More Fun – More Challenge – More Adventure! At moderate to lower summer time water levels you will find yourself enjoying the challenge of piloting your own craft down the river with our Half Day or Economy Trip.
Upper Animas Class V Silverton, Class IV Needleton or Class IV Rockwood Box Trips
The trip of a lifetime! “Not too difficult, but difficult in places; long, but short enough to run in a day; wilderness, yet paralleled by the Durango Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad; the Upper Animas flows through the heart of the majestic San Juan Mountains. Overnights are common on this run just to prolong one’s immersion in the beautiful country. Enjoy the river: play it, work it, do a side hike up into the mountains surrounding it.” Our reservation specialists can help you choose the right trip for you from 1 to 3 days.
Piedra River Raft Trips
The Piedra has two distinct sections known as the Upper Piedra Box Class II – III+ and the Lower Piedra Box Class IV. The Upper Box is appropriate for adventurous families who want more than the Animas through Durango. The Lower Box is bucket list quality for the avid rafter. This is a truly gorgeous river which usually runs in May.