Our Most Popular Trips!

Defiance's Most Popular Trips

SCENIC AND FLOAT TRIPS

SOMETIMES YOU SIMPLY WANT TO KICK BACK AND RELAX. WE’RE PRETTY GOOD AT THAT TOO.

SHOSHONE SHORT

EXPERIENCE CLASS III WHITEWATER AND SCENIC CANYON VIEWS IN ABOUT AN HOUR.

HALF-DAY RAFT TRIPS

OUR MOST POPULAR TRIPS OFFERING A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.

FULL DAY ADVENTURE

FEELING INDECISIVE? NO WORRIES, THIS TRIP HAS IT ALL.

NO NAME SPECIAL

AERIAL ADVENTURE + LUNCH + RAFTING = SAVINGS!

HIGH-FIVE ADVENTURE

GET SMALL AND GO BIG! OUR HIGH-FIVE RAFTS HAVE ROOM FOR THREE TO FOUR ADULTS (FIVE IF YOU COUNT YOUR GUIDE).

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FORECAST

IT'S RAFTING WEATHER

WHO’S READY TO GO RAFTING?!

Let's paddle.

Let’s unplug and have an adventure. Let’s run the big water and experience the rush of the Colorado River. Let's float the Roaring Fork and see Colorado from the best seat in the state. Let's have fun. Let's make memories.

Let's go rafting.

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DEFIANCE GIVES BACK

BE GOOD, DO GOOD.

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HAPPY PADDLERS

KIDDOS ARE THE TOPS AT DEFIANCE

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HOW TO GET HERE

FROM DENVER

Head west on I-70 for about three hours until you hit No Name (exit 119, just east of Glenwood Springs). Take a left and follow the sign to Glenwood Canyon Resort/Defiance Rafting.

FROM GRAND JUNCTION

Drive east on I-70 for about 90 minutes. Take the No Name exit (119) and hook a right. Follow the sign to Glenwood Canyon Resort/Defiance Rafting.

FROM ASPEN

Take Hwy 82 north to Glenwood Springs and then head east on I-70 to exit 119. Take a right and follow the sign to Glenwood Canyon Resort/Defiance Rafting.

Defiance Rafting Company is only a hop, skip, and jump from Aspen, Vail, and Grand Junction!