Top Whitewater Rafting Rivers: Scenery
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| WHITEWATER WONDERS: You never know what sight awaits around the next bend of the river. (Photodisc/Getty) |
Let the river be your road to some of the most scenic outlooks the country has to offer, at least when things cool down enough to let you look around instead of wielding your paddle through the froth. What we're talking about here are those special ribbons of water that afford views of soaring mountain ranges like those in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. These carry you deep into the water-rubbed majesty of ancient desert canyons, and they visually stun you with the spectacle of colorful mountain laurel, rhododendrons, maples, and hickory oaks rounding the next river bend.
Scenery Whitewater Rafting Rivers
| River Name |
Gateway City |
Book a Trip |
| American River, California |
Auburn (CA) |
Rafting Trips |
| Cache la Poudre River, Colorado |
Fort Collins (CO) |
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| Chitina and Copper Rivers, Alaska |
Valdez (AK) |
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| Flathead River, Montana |
West Glacier (MT) |
Rafting Trips |
| Grand Canyon of the Colorado River, Arizona |
Marble Canyon (AZ) |
Rafting Trips |
| Green River (Desolation Canyon), Utah |
Green River (UT) |
Rafting Trips |
| McKenzie River, Oregon |
Eugene (OR) |
Rafting Trips |
| Methow River, Washington |
Methow (WA) |
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| Middle Fork of the Salmon River, Idaho |
Stanley (ID) |
Rafting Trips |
| Penobscot River, Maine |
Millinocket (ME) |
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| Sauk River, Washington |
Darrington (WA) |
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| Skykomish River, Washington |
Index (WA) |
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| Snake River (Hell's Canyon), Oregon/Idaho |
Grangeville (ID) |
Rafting Trips |
| Trinity River, California |
Weaverville (CA) |
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| Yampa River, Colorado |
Vernal (UT) |
Rafting Trips |