Whitewater rafting is a popular activity on Colorado's Poudre River. Five outfitters offer guided trips from late spring through summer. No experience is necessary, and outfitters provide equipment.

Whitewater rafting is a popular activity on Colorado's Poudre River. Five outfitters offer guided trips from late spring through summer. No experience is necessary, and outfitters provide equipment.

Participants of a rafting trip watch a guide with Sierra Whitewater maneuver raft over the Ruck-A-Chucky Falls on the Middle Fork of the American River on May 24, 2024.

Whitewater rafting is a popular activity on Colorado's Poudre River. Five outfitters offer guided trips from late spring through summer. No experience is necessary, and outfitters provide equipment.

Otherwise, “if you can get on the bus safely and walk down to the boat, you can go rafting with us,” said Ella Zuellig, a guide with Mountain Whitewater.

Whitewater rafting is a popular activity on Colorado's Poudre River. Five outfitters offer guided trips from late spring through summer. No experience is necessary, and outfitters provide equipment.