# EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

COMMERCIAL RIVER USE IN COLORADO

2013 Year End Report

Colorado’s whitewater rafting industry enjo yed a moderate recovery with a 9.4%

increase in use over the 2012 drought seas on. Although 451,054 rafting user days in

2013 is an improvement over 2012, it is still less than rafting use during the 2005 to

2011 rafting seasons. Full reco very has still not yet been ach ieved but is well on the way.

Flows and drought do not affect rafting use as mu ch as fires which have closed sections

of rivers in 2012 and 2013. Rafting on th e Poudre has fully recovered from the High

Park fire which had closed the river in 2012.

Areas unaffected by fire are back in record use territory this year, demonstrating that the

sport of rafting is as popular as ever if c onditions are right. Those rivers doing very well

in 2013 included the Green, Clear Creek, Colorado and Poudre Rivers.

In the Wolf Creek Pass/Durango areas, the Papoose, Windy Pass and West Fork Fires

burned over 110,000 acres and closed roads a nd discouraged visitors to all of Southwest

Colorado for over half of the summer beginni ng June 5. Raft trip bookings in the region

were impacted for the entire summer. Use on the Rio Grande, San Miguel, San Juan and

Animas rivers all suffered losses.

The Royal Gorge fire burned from June 11 to 16 and closed the Arkansas River through

that section from June 12 th 

# through the 21st. Over 3, 000 acres burned including 48

structures in the Royal Gorge Park. National news featured this spectacular fire on the

Arkansas River, the most popular rafting river in the country. The Bl ack Forest Fire near

Colorado Springs also negatively affected th e Arkansas River and all of Colorado for the

rest of the year.

The outlook for 2014 brightens with consumer spending increases, the stock market at

near record levels, and dropping unemploym ent numbers. Snowpack levels throughout

the state are above average, heralding an excellent snowmelt s eason that promises

exciting conditions and a long su mmer season on all rivers.



# The Colorado River Outfitters Association (CROA) compiled this study.

Copies are available by contacting Joe Greiner at rapids@inaraft.com. It

can also be downloaded from the web at:

http://www.croa.org/site/media.html



# Members of CROA adhere to a Code of Ethics and offer quality trips on

all of Colorado’s rivers.River1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002Animas 18,000 22,000 26,000 28,600 30,200 23,000 37,000 36,000 45,000 29,000 42,000 12,000Animas - Upper 730 810 887 369 368 0 400 920 989 700 721 300Arkansas 157,862 181,716 185,123 201,040 199,109 228,153 235,931 250,098 243,709 250,861 252,213 139,178Blue 2,288 2,173 4,129 416 9,338 5,854 5,361 1,300 2,100 2,347 14 0Clear Creek 800 900 3,700 4,400 5,900 7,543 11,889 12,908 16,887 13,616 20,798 7,498Colorado - Glenwood 32,435 39,149 31,256 46,579 26,150 32,764 43,146 59,822 60,191 57,265 55,829 42,581Colorado - Upper 33,032 30,877 33,571 34,405 31,020 36,757 36,758 40,309 40,000 42,933 34,381 37,801Colorado - Horsethief - Loma 3,870 5,013 4,954 4,614 5,387 3,654 4,875 4,171 4,410 4,508 4,188 2,324Colorado - Westwater 6,841 7,473 8,780 9,456 8,108 7,977 6,614 7,452 7,208 6,859 6,858 6,626Dolores 968 1,258 1,707 1,493 3,257 0 2,333 2,406 439 921 0 0Eagle - Upper 7,055 5,935 10,285 6,482 18,735 11,906 11,738 6,361 7,290 3,830 3,702 0Eagle - Lower 2,182 949 952 700 2,862 2,038 2,825 2,226 2,500 2,167 594 446Gore Creek - VailGreen/Yampa 17,700 3,359 7,144 6,893 7,757 7,704 7,545 7,938 7,360 8,539 7,825 5,617Gunnison Gorge 3,618 2,921 3,304 3,996 1,804 3,377 3,289 3,155 3,169 3,928 3,401 3,292Gunnison - Upper 2,201 1,808 1,946 1,485 1,123 1,365 1,774 1,420 1,720 1,400 2,690 1,334Gunnison - Escalante 241 286 213 179 275 2,083 2,340 899 1,011 1,884 1,887 1,044Gunnison - Forks to Austin (new in 2012)Gunnison - Lake Fork 426 292 276 446 1,476 1,081 1,850 1,315 1,848 1,310 1,543 0North Platte 620 97 864 157 1,277 1,351 1,232 804 882 165 137 0Piedra 55 35 37 67 76 17 31 294 305 50 650 0Poudre 14,345 19,355 21,415 24,949 30,845 33,235 31,981 32,721 32,446 29,012 34,192 26,004Rio Grande 2,800 2,800 2,800 2,000 2,900 2,800 3,000 2,800 3,100 1,950 3,300 92Roaring Fork - Above Basalt 1,500 1,500 1,500 2,000 4,000 4,500 5,074 4,500 5,000 4,500 2,500 0Roaring Fork - Below Basalt 1,500 1,500 2,000 2,500 5,000 1,100 1,200 1,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 0San Juan - Pagosa 800 800 800 1,400 1,600 1,200 2,680 3,460 3,400 2,200 2,000 138San Miguel 365 1,518 2,181 1,642 3,321 1,157 2,000 2,500 3,442 1,379 3,625 120South Platte 5,000 5,000 700 101 816 1,112 3,137 3,650 1,306 2,035 2,055 453Taylor 9,008 8,400 11,910 12,877 12,859 15,655 13,612 15,367 15,367 13,989 14,287 11,176Total User Days 326,242 347,924 368,434 399,246 415,563 437,383 479,615 506,296 513,079 488,848 502,390 298,024% Change From Previous Year13.9% 6.6% 5.9% 8.4% 4.1% 5.3% 9.7% 5.6% 1.3% -4.7% 2.8% -40.7%User Day Change From Previous Year39,771 21,682 20,510 30,812 16,317 21,820 42,232 26,681 6,783 -24,231 13,542 -204,366Sources: National Park Service Compiled By: Joe Greiner & Jody Werner Revised: 2/19/2014US Forest Service For Colorado River Outfitters Assoc.Bureau of Land Management Wilderness Aware RaftingLocal Outfitters PO Box 1550Colorado Parks & Wildlife Buena Vista, CO 81211719-395-2112 /www.inaraft.comCOMMERCIAL USER DAYS IN THE STATE OF COLORADO 1991 - 2013River2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Animas 34,500 35,470 52,700 42,500 44,322 42,250 41,921 41,000 45,000 38,000 33,659Animas - Upper 690 658 872 167 598 533 500 411 411 603*600Arkansas 214,555 203,840 228,091 237,160 239,887 214,234 205,876 211,150 208,329 169,486 179,535Blue 264 788 1,212 760 2,038 2,906 3,089 1,181 6,580 0 0Clear Creek 24,495 20,115 32,357 36,889 49,190 52,340 50,167 51,301 60,644 35,422 61,172Colorado - Glenwood 56,876 58,751 57,712 62,652 65,502 52,738 52,737 61,890 44,007 64,086 60,757Colorado - Upper 32,188 33,224 29,449 36,280 37,068 34,769 33,077 41,626 32,842 39,645 38,543Colorado - Horsethief - Loma 3,222 3,383 3,318 2,810 2,761 3,283 3,090 2,718 2,907 3,099 754Colorado - Westwater 7,352 7,548 7,043 7,233 7,632 7,624 6,833 7,621 6,069 5,623 6,992Dolores 214 174 936 81 195 868 536 194 515 35 0Eagle - Upper (Dowd Chutes) 1,239 858 3,630 4,621 4,390 4,390 1,374 1,640 1,286 13 359Eagle (Below Edwards) 1,153 820 1,419 1,441 1,369 1,369 1,369 1,710 4,362 227 2,032Gore Creek - Vail300 1,000 2,500 900 900Green/Yampa 7,134 6,826 6,627 6,500 5,813 6,235 4,309 4,803 4,218 7,983 9,694Gunnison Gorge 2,328 3,010 3,016 3,800 2,826 4,342 3,956 1,390 2,148 1,579 3,431Gunnison - Upper 1,590 1,982 2,112 2,212 2,500 2,669 2,669 2,669 2,669 1,150 3,387Gunnison - Escalante 2,113 2,988 3,363 2,265 3,272 2,106 2,549 1,784 2,749 3,028 1,434Gunnison - Forks to Austin (new in 2012)1,100 303Gunnison - Lake Fork 160 177 195 165 126 369 203 149 284 1,123 221North Platte 312 191 566 511 372 851 712 482 850 143 265Piedra 210 454 725 400 500 547 547 190 190 54 25Poudre 34,164 31,042 36,088 34,533 37,824 37,566 36,991 37,392 37,869 22,780 37,214Rio Grande 1,300 2,800 3,060 2,900 3,100 3,200 2,464 2,016 2,016 2,486*1500Roaring Fork - Above Basalt 2,000 1,500 2,215 2,609 2,834 6,187 4,248 2,404 6,672 112 1,696Roaring Fork - Below Basalt 500 500 10 79 100 2,500 1,263 1,366 912 736 458San Juan - Pagosa 1,586 2,550 2,500 1,900 1,900 2,280 4,107 4,986 6,171 778 3,475San Miguel 1,959 2,212 4,493 2,800 2,943 5,969 3,782 1,762 1,900 1,828 1,235South Platte 935 836 901 655 690 1,150 750 383 430 484 713Taylor 14,734 14,750 14,972 15,127 15,112 14,332 14,332 14,332 14,130 9,891 12,998Total User Days 447,773 437,447 499,582 509,050 534,864 507,607 483,751 499,550 498,660 412,394 461,252% Change From Previous Year50.2% -2.3% 14.2% 1.9% 5.1% -5.1% -4.7% 3.3% -0.2% -17.3% 11.8%User Day Change From Previous Year149,749 -10,326 62,135 9,468 25,814 -27,257 -23,856 15,799 -890 -86,266 48,858Sources: National Park Service Compiled By: Joe Greiner & Jody Werner Revised: 2/19/2014US Forest Service For Colorado River Outfitters Assoc.Bureau of Land Management Wilderness Aware Rafting* Actual use is unavailble - this is an EstimateLocal Outfitters PO Box 1550Colorado Parks & Wildlife Buena Vista, CO 81211719-395-2112 /www.inaraft.comCOMMERCIAL USER DAYS IN THE STATE OF COLORADO 1991 - 2013User DaysSources: National Park Service Compiled By: Joe Greiner & Jody Werner Revised: 2/19/2014US Forest Service For Colorado River Outfitters Assoc.Bureau of Land Management Wilderness Aware RaftingLocal Outfitters PO Box 1550Colorado Parks & Wildlife Buena Vista, CO 81211719-395-2112 / www.inaraft.com

326,242 347,924 368,434 399,246 415,563 437,383 479,615 506,296 513,079 488,848 502,390 298,024 447,773 437,447 499,582 509,050 534,864 507,607 483,751 499,550 498,660 412,394 461,2520100,000200,000300,000400,000500,000600,000 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013COMMERCIALUSERDAYSINCOLORADO1991‐2013

### YEAR TOTAL USER

DAYS INFLATION

RATE (CPI) EXPENDITURESINFLATION

ADJUSTED DIRECT

EXPENDETURES ECONOMIC IMPACT % CHANGE



## 1988 208,327 $63.80 $14,166,236 $36,265,564

1989 232,659 4.6% $66.73 $15,526,325 $39,747,392 9.6%

1990 286,471 6.1% $70.81 $20,283,592 $51,925,995 30.6%

1991 326,242 3.1% $73.00 $23,815,666 $60,968,105 17.4%

1992 347,924 2.9% $75.12 $26,135,007 $66,905,618 9.7%

1993 368,434 2.7% $77.15 $28,422,900 $72,762,623 8.8%

1994 399,246 2.7% $79.23 $31,631,493 $80,976,623 11.3%

1995 415,563 2.5% $81.21 $33,747,364 $86,393,253 6.7%

1996 437,383 3.3% $83.89 $36,691,478 $93,930,184 8.7%

1997 479,615 1.7% $85.31 $40,918,247 $104,750,712 11.5%

1998 506,296 1.7% $86.77 $43,928,838 $112,457,824 7.4%

1999 513,079 2.7% $89.11 $45,719,334 $117,041,496 4.1%

2000 488,848 3.4% $92.14 $45,041,209 $115,305,495 -1.5%

2001 502,390 1.9% $93.89 $47,168,424 $120,751,166 4.7%

2002 298,024 2.2% $95.95 $28,596,476 $73,206,978 -39.4%

2003 447,773 1.9% $97.78 $43,781,775 $112,081,344 53.1%

2004 437,447 3.3% $101.00 $44,183,613 $113,110,049 0.9%

2005 499,582 3.4% $104.44 $52,175,078 $133,568,199 18.1%

2006 509,050 2.0% $106.53 $54,227,169 $138,821,554 3.9%

2007 534,864 4.1% $110.89 $59,313,096 $151,841,525 9.4%

2008 507,607 0.1% $111.00 $56,346,754 $144,247,690 -5.0%

2009 483,751 2.7% $114.00 $55,148,489 $141,180,132 -2.1%

2010 499,550 1.5% $115.71 $57,803,848 $147,977,850 4.8%

2011 498,660 3.0% $119.18 $59,431,890 $152,145,639 2.8%

2012 412,394 1.7% $121.21 $49,985,990 $127,964,135 -15.9%

2013 461,252 1.5% $123.03 $56,746,655 $145,271,437 13.5%

% Change in user days from 1988 - 1992 = 43.5%

% Change in user days from 1993 - 1997 = 23.2%

% Change in user days from 1998 - 2003 = -13.1%

% Change in user days from 2004 - 2008 = 14%

% Change in user days from 2009 - 2013 = -5%

See glossary for above economic impact formulas and sources

Sources: National Park Service Compiled By: Joe Greiner & Jody Werner

US Forest Service For Colorado River Outfitters Assoc.

Bureau of Land Management Wilderness Aware Rafting

Local Outfitters PO Box 1550

Colorado Parks & Wildlife Buena Vista, CO 81211

719-395-2112 / www.inaraft.com

Revised: 2/19/2014 

# ECONOMIC IMPACT OF COMMERCIAL RIVER RAFTING IN COLORADOEconomic ImpactSources: National Park Service Compiled By: Joe Greiner & Jody Werner Revised: 2/19/2014US Forest Service For Colorado River Outfitters Assoc.Bureau of Land Management Wilderness Aware RaftingLocal Outfitters PO Box 1550Colorado Parks & Wildlife Buena Vista, CO 81211719-395-2112 /www.inaraft.com

$36,265,564 $39,747,392 $51,925,995 $60,968,105 $66,905,618 $72,762,623 $80,976,623 $86,393,253 $93,930,184 $104,750,712 $112,457,824 $117,041,496 $115,305,495 $120,751,166 $73,206,978 $112,081,344 $113,110,049 $133,568,199 $138,821,554 $151,841,525 $144,247,690 $141,180,132 $147,977,850 $152,145,639 $127,964,135 $145,271,437$10,000,000$30,000,000$50,000,000$70,000,000$90,000,000$110,000,000$130,000,000$150,000,000$170,000,000 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013ECONOMICIMPACTOFCOMMERCIALRIVERRAFTINGINCOLORADO1988‐2013

### RIVER USER DAYS DIRECT EXPENDITURES ECONOMIC IMPACT

Animas 33,659 $4,079,784 $10,444,247

Animas - Upper 600 $72,726 $186,177

Arkansas 179,535 $21,761,313 $55,708,961

Blue 0 $0 $0

Clear Creek 61,172 $7,414,616 $18,981,416

Colorado - Glenwood 60757 $7,364,314 $18,852,643

Colorado - Upper 38,543 $4,671,770 $11,959,732

Colorado - Horsethief - Lom a 754 $91,392 $233,963

Colorado - Westwater 6,992 $847,495 $2,169,588

Dolores 0 $0 $0

Eagle - Upper 359 $43,514 $111,396

Eagle - Lower 2032 $246,297 $630,521

Gore Creek - Vail 900 $109,088 $279,266

Green/Yampa 9694 $1,175,003 $3,008,008

Gunnison Gorge 3,431 $415,869 $1,064,625

Gunnison - Upper 3387 $410,536 $1,050,972

Gunnison - Escalante 1,434 $173,814 $444,964

Gunnison - Forks to Austin 303 $36,726 $94,020

Gunnison - Lake Fork 221 $26,787 $68,575

North Platte 265 $32,120 $82,228

Piedra 25 $3,030 $7,757

Poudre 37214 $4,510,683 $11,547,349

Rio Grande 1,500 $181,814 $465,444

Roaring Fork - Above Basalt 1696 $205,571 $526,262

Roaring Fork - Below Basalt 458 $55,514 $142,115

San Juan - Pagosa 3475 $421,202 $1,078,278

San Miguel 1,235 $149,693 $383,215

South Platte 500 $60,605 $155,148

Taylor 12,998 $1,575,479 $4,033,225

Totals 463,139 $56,136,757 $143,710,097

See glossary for above economic impact formulas and sources

Sources: National Park Service Compiled By: Joe Greiner & Jody Werner

US Forest Service For Colorado River Outfitters Assoc.

Bureau of Land Management Wilderness Aware Rafting

Local Outfitters PO Box 1550

Colorado Parks & Wildlife Buena Vista, CO 81211

719-395-2112 / www.inaraft.com

Revised: 2/19/14 

# 2013 ECONOMIC IMPACT BY RIVER$10,444,247 $186,177 $55,708,961 $0 $18,981,416 $18,852,643 $11,959,732 $233,963 $2,169,588 $0 $111,396 $630,521 $279,266 $3,008,008 $1,064,625 $1,050,972 $444,964 $94,020 $68,575 $82,228 $7,757 $11,547,349 $465,444 $526,262 $142,115 $1,078,278 $383,215 $155,148 $4,033,225$0$5,000,000$10,000,000$15,000,000$20,000,000$25,000,000 Animas Animas ‐ Upper Arkansas Blue Clear Creek Colorado ‐ Glenwood Colorado ‐ Upper Colorado ‐ Horsethief ‐ Loma Colorado ‐ Westwater Dolores Eagle ‐ Upper Eagle ‐ Lower Gore Creek ‐ Vail Green/Yampa Gunnison Gorge Gunnison ‐ Upper Gunnison ‐ Escalante Gunnison ‐ Forks to Austin Gunnison ‐ Lake Fork North Platte Piedra Poudre

Rio Grande Roaring Fork ‐ Above Basalt Roaring Fork ‐ Below Basalt San Juan ‐ Pagosa San Miguel South Platte TaylorECONOMICIMPACTOFCOMMERCIALRIVERRAFTINGINCOLORADO‐2013***Arkansas is 2.3 x biggerRIVER2011USER DAYS2012USER DAYS2013USER DAYS% CHANGE'11 - '12% CHANGE'12 - 132011% MARKETSHARE2012% MARKETSHARE2013% MARKETSHAREAnimas 45,000 38,000 33,659 -15.6% -11.4% 9.0% 9.2% 7.3%Animas - Upper 411 603 600 46.7% -0.5% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%Arkansas 208,329 169,486 179,535 -18.6% 5.9% 41.8% 41.1% 38.8%Blue 6,580 0 0 -100.0% #DIV/0! 1.3% 0.0% 0.0%Clear Creek 60,644 35,422 61,172 -41.6% 72.7% 12.2% 8.6% 13.2%Colorado - Glenwood 44,007 64,086 60,757 45.6% -5.2% 8.8% 15.5% 13.1%Colorado - Upper 32,842 39,645 38,543 20.7% -2.8% 6.6% 9.6% 8.3%Colorado - Horsethief - Loma 2,907 3,099 754 6.6% -75.7% 0.6% 0.8% 0.2%Colorado - Westwater 6,069 5,623 6,992 -7.3% 24.3% 1.2% 1.4% 1.5%Dolores 515 35 0 -93.2% -100.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%Eagle - Upper 1,286 13 359 -99.0% 2661.5% 0.3% 0.0% 0.1%Eagle - Lower 4,362 227 2,032 -94.8% 795.2% 0.9% 0.1% 0.4%Gore Creek - Vail 2,500 900 900 -64.0% 0.0% 0.5% 0.2% 0.2%Green/Yampa 4,218 7,983 9,694 89.3% 21.4% 0.8% 1.9% 2.1%Gunnison Gorge 2,148 1,579 3,431 -26.5% 117.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.7%Gunnison - Upper 2,669 1,150 3,387 -56.9% 194.5% 0.5% 0.3% 0.7%Gunnison - Escalante 2,749 3,028 1,434 10.1% -52.6% 0.6% 0.7% 0.3%Gunnison - Forks to Austin (new in 2012) 0 1,100 303 -72.5% 0.0% 0.3% 0.1%Gunnison - Lake Fork 284 1,123 221 295.4% -80.3% 0.1% 0.3% 0.0%North Platte 850 143 265 -83.2% 85.3% 0.2% 0.0% 0.1%Piedra 190 54 25 -71.6% -53.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%Poudre 37,869 22,780 37,214 -39.8% 63.4% 7.6% 5.5% 8.0%Rio Grande 2,016 2,486 1,500 23.3% -39.7% 0.4% 0.6% 0.3%Roaring Fork - Above Basalt 6,672 112 1,696 -98.3% 1414.3% 1.3% 0.0% 0.4%Roaring Fork - Below Basalt 912 736 458 -19.3% -37.8% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1%San Juan - Pagosa 6,171 778 3,475 -87.4% 346.7% 1.2% 0.2% 0.8%San Miguel 1,900 1,828 1,235 -3.8% -32.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3%South Platte 430 484 500 12.6% 3.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%Taylor 14,130 9,891 12,998 -30.0% 31.4% 2.8% 2.4% 2.8%Totals 498,660 412,394 463,139 -17.3% 12.3% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%Sources: National Park Service Compiled By: Joe Greiner & Jody Werner Revised: 2/19/2014US Forest Service For Colorado River Outfitters Assoc.Bureau of Land Management Wilderness Aware RaftingLocal Outfitters PO Box 1550Colorado Parks & Wildlife Buena Vista, CO 81211719-395-2112 / www.inaraft.comINDIVIDUAL RIVER COMMERCIAL RAFTING STATISTICS - 3 YR RANGE

# User Day: A user day is defined as a paying guest on a river for any part of a day.



# Direct Expenditures: The total cash outlay for rafting, food, lodging, souvenirs, etc. spent in the local area

by one river rafting customer in one day. Taken from a survey conducted in 1991 and published in 1993

titled "The Use and User Characteristics, Management Preferences, and Satisfaction of Boaters and Anglers

on the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area (Colorado)"

Report to the Bureau of Land Management

Canon City District Office

PO Box 2200

Canon City, CO 81215

by:

Joseph W Roggenbuck

William T Borrie

Daniel R Williams

Department of Forestry

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA 24061-0324



# Economic Multiplier: The number of times a dollar is spent (2.56 times) in the local area before being

spent outside that area. Colorado Tourism Board.



# Inflation Rate (CPI): Consumer Price Index for all items, all urban consumers. Customary source for

measuring the inflation rate nationwide.

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm



# Economic Impact: Direct Expenditures x User Days x Economic Multiplier 

# GLOSSARY2013 CROA Report ProvidersName Address1 City State Zip Contact Person Phone EmailAddress River(s)USFS- Bayfield / ColumbineRanger DistPO Box 439 Bayfield CO 81122Mike HerinScott Justham(970) 884-1404mjherin@fs.fed.ussejustham@fs.fed.usUpper Animas, PiedraAHRA 307 W Sackett St Salida CO 81201 John Kreski (719) 539-7289 john.kreski@state.co.us ArkansasUSFS - Blue River PO Box 620 Silverthorne CO 80498 Jackie Brown (970) 468-5400 jbrown05@fs.fed.us Blue RiverUSFS- Glenwood Canyon PO Box 720 Eagle CO 81631 Robert Rodriguez (970) 827-5154 rtrodriguez@fs.fed.us Glenwood Canyon, Upper Eagle at Dowd ChutesBLM Kremmling PO Box 68 Kremmling CO 80459Terri ParvinHannah Schechter(970) 724-3027tparvin@blm.govHannah_Schechter@blm.govUpper coloradoBLM Grand Junction 2815 H Road Grand Junction CO 81506 Carrie Surber (970) 244-3044 csurber@blm.gov Lower Gunnison (Escalante), Horsethief/Ruby, lower DoloresBLM Moab 82 E. Dogwood Ste G Moab UT 84532 Jennifer Jones (435) 259-2136 jljones@blm.gov Colorado River - Westwater, Lower Dolores, Horsethief/RubyDolores Public Lands Office 29211 Hwy 184 Dolores CO 81323 Jeff Christenson (970) 882-7296 jchristenson@blm.gov Upper DoloresColorado River Valley Field Office 2300 River Frontage Rd Silt CO 81652Greg WolfgangKim Miller(970) 876-9075gregory_wolfgang@blm.govkmmiller@blm.govLower Eagle, Lower Roaring Fork, Colorado State Bridge downDinosaur National Monument 4545 Hwy 40 Dinosaur CO 81610 Kelley Kager (970) 374-3020 kelly_kager@nps.gov Green, YampaBLM Montrose 2505 S. Townsend Montrose CO 81401 Charles Lassiter (970) 240-5309 classiter@blm.govGunnison Gorge, San Miguel, Lower Gunnison (Escalante) ,Gunnsion - Forks to AustinBLM Gunnison 216 N. Colorado Gunnison CO 81230 Jim Lovelace (970) 642-4940 jlovelac@blm.gov Gunnison - Lake ForkUSFS - N. Platte South Hwy 130, PO Box 249 Saratoga WY 82331 Diana Hood (307) 326-2532 dlhood@fs.fed.us North PlatteUSFS - Ft Collins 2150 Centre Ave Bldg E Ft. Collins CO 80526 Jon Halverson (970) 295-6723 jhalverson@fs.fed.us PoudreClear Creek Rafting PO Box 3178 Idaho Springs CO 80452 Dale (303) 567-1000 dale@clearcreekrafting.com Clear Creek - collect data fromeach companyPagosa Outside PO Box 2106 Pagosa Springs CO 81147 Tobi Rohwer (970) 264-4202 info@pagosaoutside.com San Juan / Pagosa - collect from each companyScenic River Tours 703 W Tomichi Ave Gunnison CO 81230 Ches Russell (970) 641-3131 info@scenicrivertours.com Taylor, Gunnison - Upper (town run)Divide Ranger District PO Box 270 Creede CO 81130 Aaron Drendel (719) 658-2556 adredel@fs.fed.us Rio GrandePitkin County Open Space & Trails 530 E Main St 3rd Floor Aspen CO 81611 Janet Urquhart (970) 920-5232 janet.urquhart@pitkincounty.comUpper Roaring Fork,cityWILD 1620 E 36th Ave Denver CO 80205 Seth Winnerman (303) 227-6862 seth@citywild.org South PlatteMild to Wild 50 Animas View Dr Durango CO 81301 Alex Mickel (970) 247-4789 info@mild2wildrafting.com AnimasAmerican Rafting PO Box 3481 Vail CO 81658 Darryl Bangert (970) 845-7238 info@lakotariver.com Gore CreekCOMPANY NAME CONTACT ADDRESS CITY, STATE ZIP CODE PHONE CROA EMAIL WEBSITEA Wanderlust Adventure Bob Klein 3500 Bingham Hill Rd. Fort Collins, CO 80521 800-745-7238 info@awanderlustadventure.com www.awanderlustadventure.comAdventure Bound River Expeditions Tom Kleinschnitz 2392 H Road Grand Junction, CO 81505 800.423.4668 tomk@adventureboundUSA.com www.adventureboundUSA.comAmerican Adventure Expeditions Michael Kissack 12844 E. Hwys 24/285 Buena Vista, CO 81211 719.395.2409 Mike@AmericanAdventure.com www.americanadventure.comArkansas River Tours Bob Hamel PO Box 337 Cotopaxi, CO 81223 719.942.4362 bob@arkansasrivertours.com www.arkansasrivertours.comArkansas Valley Adventures Duke Bradford PO Box 4310 Buena Vista, CO 81211 970.406.0321 duke@coloradorafting.net www.coloradorafting.netAspen Whitewater Rafting Jim Ingram PO Box 11763 Aspen, CO 81612 866.377.4837 jim@aspenwhitewater.com www.aspenwhitewater.comBlack Canyon Anglers Ben Olson PO Box 180 Austin, CO 81410 970-835-5050 info@blackcanyonanglers.com www.blackcanyonanglers.comBlazing Adventures Dan McMahon PO Box 5552 Snowmass Village, CO 81615 800-282-7238 danm@blazingadventures.com www.blazingadventures.comBlue Sky Adventures Patrick Drake P.O. Box 3195 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 877-945-6605 blueskyraft@gmail.com www.blueskyadventure.comBrowns Canyon Rafting Byron Brown PO Box 1273 Silverthorne, CO 80498 719-275-2890 admin@raftbrownscanyon.com www.raftbrownscanyon.comCentennial Canoe Outfitters Marty Genereux PO Box 3365 Centennial, CO 80161 877-353-1850 marty@centennialcanoe.com www.centennialcanoe.comClear Creek Rafting Company John Rice P.O. Box 3178 Idaho Springs, CO 80452 303.567.1000John@clearcreekrafting.comwww.clearcreekrafting.comColorado Discover Ability Martin Wiesiolek PO Box 1924 Grand Junction, CO 81502 970.257.1222 martin@coloradodiscoverability.org www.coloradodiscoverability.orgColorado Adventure Center Johnny Cantamessa 1308 CR 129 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 970.945.6737 johnny@raftingcolorado.com www.raftingcolorado.comColorado Mountain College Sameta Rush 821 Grand Avenue Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 970.870.4527 srush@coloradomtn.edu www.coloradomtn.eduColorado River Center Otto Andl PO Box 4258 Edwards, CO 81632 888-888-7238 info@coloradorivercenter.com www.coloradorivercenter.comColorado River & Trail Expeditions Vicki Mackay P.O. Box 57575 Salt Lake City, UT 84107 801.261.1789 crate@crateinc.com www.crateinc.comBill Dvorak's Kayak and Rafting Expeditions Bill Dvorak 17921 Hwy 285 Nathrop, CO 81236 800-824-3795 bill@dvorakexpeditions.com www.dvorakexpeditions.comEcho Canyon Andy Neinas 45000 US HWY 50 N Canon City, CO 81212 800-748-2953 Andy@raftecho.com www.raftecho.comGEO Tours Whitewater Raft Trips Bruce Becker P.O. Box 483 Morrison, CO 80465 303.756.6070 bruce@georafting.com www.georafting.comGlenwood Canyon Rafting, Inc. Gary Hansen Box 1566 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 970.384.0445 goraft@raftingglenwoodsprings.com www.raftglenwoodsprings.comIndependent Whitewater Mike Whittington 333 Maxwell Salida, CO 81201 719.539.7737 twodogs@salida.net www.independentrafting.comKODI Rafting Chris Campton P.O. Box 4275 Frisco, CO 80443 970.668.1548 campy@whitewatercolorado.com www.whitewatercolorado.comKokopeli Rafting Adventures John Seiner 551 W. Cordova Rd #540 Santa Fe, NM 87505 800-879-9035 john@kokopelliraft.com www.KRAColorado.comLiquid Descent Alan Blado PO Box 1957 Idaho Springs, CO 80452 970-393-0158 alan@liquiddescent.com www.liquiddescent.comAAM’s Mild to Wild Rafting Alex Mickel 50 Animas View Drive Durango, CO 81301 970.247.4789 alex@mild2wildrafting.com www.mild2wildrafting.comMile Hi Rafting Suzen Raymond P.O. Box 1744 Lawson, Co 80439 303.567.0717 info@milehirafting.com www.milehirafting.comMountain Waters Rafting & Adventure Co James Wilkes P.O. Box 2681 Durango, CO 81302 970.903.9428 booth@durangorafting.com www.durangorafting.comNoah’s Ark Whitewater Rafting Co. Micah Salazar P.O. Box 850 Buena Vista, CO 81211 719.395.2158 micah@noahsark.com www.noahsark.comOARS and Don Hatch River Expeditions Bruce Lavoie P.O. Box 67 Angels Camp, CA 95222 800-346-6277 jimw@oars.com www.oars.comPagosa Outside Adventures Toby Rohwer PO Box 2106 Pagosa Springs, CO 81147 970 264-4202 info@pagosaoutside.com www.pagosaoutside.comPerformance Tours Rafting Kevin Foley P.O. Box 7305 Breckenridge, CO 80424 970.453.0661 ptbreck@aol.com www.performancetours.comRaft Masters Dennis Weid 2315 E. Main Street Canon City, CO 81212 719.275.6645 dennis@raftmasters.com www.raftmasters.comRIGS Fly Shop and GUIDE SERVICE Tim Patterson PO Box 2086 Rigeway, CO 81432 970.626.4460 info@fishrigs.com www.fishrigs.comRimrock Adventures Travis Baier P.O. Box 608 Fruita, CO 81521 970.858.9555 info@rradventures.com www.rradventures.comRiver Runners Jon Donaldson 24070 C.R. 301 Buena Vista, CO 81211 719.395.2466 jon@whitewater.net www.whitewater.netRocky Mountain Outdoor Center Brandon Slate 14825 Hwy 285 Salida, CO 81201 719-539-4680 brandon@rmoc.com www.rmoc.comRocky Mountain Adventures Ryan Barwick P.O. Box 1989 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.493.4005 rbarwick@shoprma.com www.shoprma.comRoyal Gorge Rafting & Zipline Tours James Whiteside 45045 US HWY 50 Canon City, CO 81212 719.275.7238 raft@royalgorgerafting.net www.royalgorgerafting.netSage Outdoor Adventures Daryll Bangert PO Box 460 Wolcott, CO 81655 970-476-3700 darrylbangert@msn.com www.sageoutdooradventures.comScenic River Tours Ches Russell 703 W. Tomichi Avenue Gunnison, CO 81230 970.641.3131 info@scenicrivertours.com www.scenicrivertours.comThree Rivers Resort and Outfitting Mark Schumacher P.O. Box 339 Almont, CO 81210 970.641.1303 mark@3riversresort.com www.3riversresort.comJourney Quest Mark Anderson 27077 HWY 50, Ste. #4 Texas Creek, CO 81223 719.276.2227 mark.a@journeyquest.org www.vfhrafting.comWilderness Aware Joe Greiner P.O. Box 1550 Buena Vista, CO 81211 719.395.2112 joe@inaraft.com www.inaraft.comCROA Membership - 2013