AIRPORTS
- Denver International Airport
- Colorado Springs Airport
- For flights into New Mexico: Albuquerque Airport
CHAMBERS – LODGING – AREA INFORMATON
- For information on lodging and services in Canon City, CO
- For information on lodging and services in Salida, CO
- Gunnison Gorge area lodging and services in Delta, CO
- Dolores River area lodging and services in Cortez, CO
- Chama, New Mexico area lodging and restaurant at Elkhorn Lodge
- Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area is the Colorado State Park containing theArkansas River.
COTOPAXI AREA CAMPING AND LODGING INFORMATION
- Visit our friends at the Cotopaxi KOA for camping with all the amenities on the Arkansas River just 5 minutes from our base. We recommend their Loma Linda Motel for our rafting guests looking for lodging on the river.
- Bighorn Park in Coaldale, just 2 miles west of us, has log cabins right on the river with close access to the Sangre De Cristo mountains.
- Sweetwater River Ranch in Texas Creek is 6 miles east of our river base and has cabins, motel rooms and riverside camping.
- Cutty’s Hayden Creek Resort in Coaldale, is 7 miles west of ART right at the base of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains and is a full service resort in an alpine setting.
CABINS, HORSEBACK RIDING, LODGING AND ATTRACTIONS IN THE PIKES PEAK AREA
- Colorado Mountain Cabins provides numerous lodging options in this area.
- Mule Creek Outfitters provides horseback riding, pack trips and cabins on a working cattle ranch.
- Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center is a unique educational opportunity to view wildlife in a natural setting.
- Pikes Peak Resort is our choice for a B & B in this area. They also have unique cabins for comfortable lodging.
- Eagle Fire Lodge and Conference Center is located in central Woodland Park offering cabins, suites, and conference meeting facilities.
- Woodland Park Country Lodge is a totally remodeled, 60 room property offering quick access to the Pikes Peak area in a mountain setting.
COLORADO WATER LEVELS
- Check the Parkdale gauge for river flows on the Arkansas River.
- Check the Bedrock gauge for river flows on the Dolores River.
- Check the Gunnison Gorge gauge for river flows on the Gunnison River.
NEW MEXICO WATER LEVELS
- Check the El Vado gauge for river flows on the Rio Chama.
ARKANSAS RIVER FISHING INFORMATION
- Royal Gorge Anglers provides a daily fishing report including productive flies for the Arkansas River.
OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP TRAINING
- Outdoor Leadership Training Seminars offers corporate team building, personal growth programs and outdoor skill programs.
YOUTH PROGRAMS
- Adventures Cross Country operates a traveling outdoor program for teenagers.
- Horizon Adventures operates a mountain and river program for teenagers.
SCOUTING PROGRAMS
- Leading the Way Tours organizes scouting programs in Colorado.
CHRISTIAN CAMPS
Contact the following camps for a Christian-oriented camp experience in the Colorado mountains.
- Rainbow Trails Lutheran Camp in Hillside, CO
- Horn Creek Conference Center in Westcliffe, CO
DUDE RANCHES IN THE COTOPAXI / WESTCLIFFE AREA
- Red Rock Ranch is a unique property with exceptional lodging for private groups.
ROYAL GORGE ATTRACTIONS
- Ride the Royal Gorge Route Railroad as part of our River and Rail package.
- See the Royal Gorge Bridge, the world’s highest suspension bridge after your raft trip.
ORGANIZATIONS
- American Rivers helps to protect our nations endangered rivers. Please support them!
INTERNATIONAL RAFTING AND KAYAKING OUTFITTERS
- Join our friends at Maya Expeditions in Guatemala for a jungle river adventure!
- Join Small World Adventures to explore the wonders of the rivers of Ecuador with ART guides Larry Vermereen and Don Beveridge.
FRIENDS OF ART
- Chuck Pyle is the star of our annual Rio Chama Music Trip.
- John Fielder will return in 2008 to teach a river photography workshop on the Gunnison Gorge. Check out his calendars, books and other products.
- Visit the Salida art gallery of Jack Chivvis and Linda Lovell.
- Visit the Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center, Colorado Springs area’s newest family attraction in Woodland Park for the whole family.
COLORADO RAFTING ASSOCIATION OUTFITTERS
- Adventure Bound River Expeditions- rafting on the Colorado, Green and Yampa Rivers.
- AAM’s Mild to Wild Rafting – rafting on the Animas, Piedra and Salt Rivers.
- Highside Adventure Tours – rafting on the Colorado River and Clear Creek.
- Rock Gardens Rafting – rafting on the Colorado and Roaring Fork Rivers.
- Rocky Mountain Adventures – rafting on the Poudre, North Platte and Colorado Rivers and Clear Creek.
- Scenic River Tours – rafting on the Taylor and Gunnison Rivers.
NATIONAL PARKS
- We run the Gunnison Gorge below our newest national park, the Black Canyon National Park near Montrose,CO.
