Top Whitewater Rafting Rivers: Spring
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| CLOUD BURST: Spots like West Virginia's New River make for a perfect spring escape, with big rapids, slimmer crowds, and scenic views. (courtesy, NPS) |
What's not to love about spring? The sun is gently warming the soil, the wildflowers are bursting into life, and those snow-capped mountains are beginning to shed the mother of all whitewater-rafting payloads. Sure, things can feel a little chilly at the start of the season (wetsuit, anyone?), but this is when the big action happens on rivers like the American, New, and Nantahala. Desert courses like the Grand Canyon of the Colorado or Colorado River in Utah are also waking for the season, with the added bonus that you'll be on the river ahead of the peak summer crowds—and scorching temps.
Spring Whitewater Rafting Rivers
| River Name |
Gateway City |
Book a Trip |
| American River, California |
Auburn (CA) |
Rafting Trips |
| Colorado River (Westwater Canyon), Utah |
Loma (CO) |
Rafting Trips |
| Dead River, Maine |
West Forks (ME) |
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| Grand Canyon of the Colorado River, Arizona |
Marble Canyon (AZ) |
Rafting Trips |
| Green River Gorge, Washington |
Enumclaw (WA) |
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| Main Fork of the Salmon River, Idaho |
Riggins (ID) |
Rafting Trips |
| Merced River, California |
El Portal (CA) |
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| Moose River, New York |
Old Forge (NY) |
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| Nantahala River, North Carolina |
Bryson City (NC) |
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| New River, West Virginia |
Beckley |
Rafting Trips |
| Rogue River, Oregon |
Grants Pass (OR) |
Rafting Trips |
| Skagit River, Washington |
Marblemount (WA) |
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| Stanislaus River, California |
Arnold (CA) |
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| Tuolumne River, California |
Groveland (CA) |
Rafting Trips |
| Verde River, Arizona |
Prescott (AZ) |
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