GUIDED ADVENTURES
Premium guided adventures year-round in the Colorado Rocky Mountains & beyond. Customize any trip for maximum adventure. Our experienced professional guides cover planning & logistics so you don't have to.
Adventure Packages
Unique, popular, family-friendly outdoor adventures of all types: National Park Tours, Rafting, Ziplining, Baja Mexico and more... or customize your own trip with our expert guides.
Education & Training
Knowing proper preparation & response outdoors is critical. Our accredited courses offer hands-on Avalanche Training (AIARE) & Wilderness First Responder (WFR) certifications in our outdoor classrooms in CO.
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Guided Outdoor Adventures
Explore the Outdoors: Colorado & Utah
Adventure Packages
Popular Customizeable Trips: Colorado & Utah
Education & Training Courses
AIARE Avalanche Training & Wilderness Medicine Certifications
AIARE AVY RESCUE
"Josh did a great job teaching our AIARE rescue class. He was incredibly knowledgeable and made the class fun. I plan on taking AIARE 2 with Colorado Rides and Guides in the future and will try to seek out a class Josh is teaching."
Stephen Hanzlik | USA
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Education & Training
For any outdoor enthusiast, traveling safely in a winter environment is paramount. These accredited American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE) courses provide an introduction and opportunity for developing essential decision-making skills for avalanche hazard management.
Rocky Mountain National Park & Roosevelt National Forest
2021 Rocky Mountain National Park Backpacking Dates Announced
Come backpack and explore the wilderness and backcountry of Rocky Mountain National Park through our custom and private backpacking trips. As the premier, local Colorado-owned, Rocky Mountain National Backpacking Outfitter, […]
Ruby Horsethief Canyon Rafting Adventure
RUBY-HORSETHIEF CANYONS – Colorado River Dates: June 25-27 July 23-25 August 20-22 Sept 17-19 Oct […]
A Proposition to Reintroduce Wolves to Colorado Has Passed: How it came to be and what it means for the state’s future
On November 9th after an extremely close vote, Colorado passed a bill requiring Parks and Wildlife to create a plan to reintroduce grey wolves to their once native habitat of […]
OUTDOOR SKILL CLINICS
ROCK CLIMBING • BIKING • Wilderness Survival • Fly Fishing
Learn Unique Techniques & Strategies From Trained Experts
WILDERNESS SURVIVAL
Joel F. | CO
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BIKING SKILLS CLINIC
Mike H. | FL
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FLY FISHING SKILLS CLINIC
Jane L. | CA
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KILIMANJARO TRAINING
Valarie J. MD | TX
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OUR PHILOSOPHY
Sharing Our Passion For Wild Places
We Believe in Providing Custom, safe, unforgettable outdoor experiences & education.
Colorado Wilderness Rides and Guides is committed to sustainable outdoors ethics, community education through our AIARE and Wilderness First Aid Courses, team building activities that unite a group through a common goal, and trips which are built around the clients desires, time, and location. We strive every day and on every trip not only to show you a wonderful adventure but to win your trust and friendship and look forward to you returning year after year to explore Colorado and the West with our team. Ultimately, our goal is to show our spectacular Colorado landscape in a unique, ethical, and sustainable manner with all regards to safety as our first priority.
OUR MISSION
IS TO TRANSFORM LIVES THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL ADVENTURES
OUR PARTNERS
Working With Teams & Companies Worldwide
Permits & Licensing
Colorado Wilderness Rides and Guides is an equal opportunity service provider and permittee of Roosevelt National Forest (Boulder and Clear Creek Ranger Districts) and White River National Forest (Blanco, Yampa, and Eagle Ranger Districts ).
All or part of operation is conducted on public lands under special permit of the US Bureau of Land Management. Permitted BLM Upper Colorado River Basin, Kremmling and Grand Junction.
Official Rocky Mountain National Park Concessionaire for Technical Climbing, Mountaineering, Ski Mountaineering and avalanche education.
Colorado Public Utilities Commission: #55777 – Transportation license for sightseeing, charter, limousine services.
Colorado Outfitter Rafting License #: 534
Colorado Outfitter License #: 2717