Salt River Rafting

• 2,000-foot deep canyon – Arizona’s Other Grand Canyon
• More rapids per mile than any other Arizona river
• Numerous Class III “wet and fun” rapids on the 1-day section, Class IV on longer trips
• Spectacular blooming cactus & desert flowers
• Granite canyon walls
• Earliest river season in the U.S.
• Wilderness trip (no cell phones, no electricity, no running water)

Arizona Spring Break Rafting and Spring Training Cactus League Adventures:

• Salt River Rafting is the perfect 1-day or 5-day outing for Spring break.
• Take a break from your Cactus League Spring Training trip and add on some Arizona white water rafting.
• Close to Phoenix, Scottsdale, Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler, Surprise, Tucson, Tempe, Glendale, and Fountain Hills.

Special Ways We Care For You On Salt River Rafting Trips

• Complete trip provisions – We are the only outfitter to provide helmets, PFD’s, wetsuit, self-bailing rafts, our exclusive service guarantee, and a steak lunch.
• High standards- we run trips with guides trained according to the stricter Colorado standards rather than the Arizona guiding standards. (Trip leaders have over 2,000 river miles)
• High-tech multi-faceted Satellite communication system on every trip
• We have the highest possible rating by the Forest Service and the Apache Tribe.
• We go the extra mile – For one-day trips, we put in up-river of the put-in at the scenic Apache Falls for 2 additional rapids (at 1200cfs or higher). We run 10-12 rapids on 1-day depending on flow.
• At high water through the wilderness section, we run an extra boat for safety.
• Four-wheel drive shuttle vehicles for the rough road.