Southwest U.S. Rafting: Utah, New Mexico, Texas, Arizona and Southern California

There are a variety of options for family river rafting trips in the southwest. Utah, New Mexico, Texas, Southern California, and Arizona are famous for unique and spectacular rivers, including the Grand Canyon, Green, Yampa, Rio Grande, and Kern rivers. If you are seeking convenience there are rivers in all of these states within a few hours of major cities. If you are seeking solitude consider that the rivers of the desert southwest travel through some of the most remote and beautiful places on earth.

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Arizona River Rafting: The Colorado river through the Grand Canyon, the Salt river, and others are great.

Utah River Rafting: Green, Delores, Upper Colorado and others afford multiple options in this high desert state.

Texas River Rafting: Rio Grande is appropriately named. It is a grand river for family rafting trips.

Southern California River Rafting: Kern, Kings, American, Tuolumne, Merced, etc., etc. All great trips for two hour to four day trips.

New Mexico River Rafting: The Upper Rio Grande and others make New Mexico a nice state for rafting and other family adventures.

To find a family river rafting trip outside of the Southwest simply click on the state below