Upper Dolores River: "Ponderosa Gorge 47 miles Class III-IV 3 days - Slickrock Canyon 50 miles Class II-III 1-2 days

The Dolores four day trip offers more unbroken miles (200 miles in 10 days) of wilderness river running than any other river trip in the lower 48 states.

DOLORES RIVERS
Colorado’s best kept and newest trout fishing secret. Expert opinion is that “it’s the highest quality in the state.”

Ponderosa Gorge

47 miles | Class III-IV

Here the river flows down through the high country running clear and cold, teeming with trout. Campsites are under the branches of ancient 100` Ponderosa pines. This stretch is the home of the legendary Class IV Snaggletooth Rapid.

Ponderosa Gorge

47 miles | Class III-IV

Here the river flows down through the high country running clear and cold, teeming with trout. Campsites are under the branches of ancient 100` Ponderosa pines. This stretch is the home of the legendary Class IV Snaggletooth Rapid.