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Colorado’s Family Adventures

Family Adventures to get the whole family outdoors

RIGS offers great ways to get your family out on the water this season with rewarding experiences that are fun and easy to learn. Fishing, Paddlesports, and Rafting are top ways to get the whole family out on the water. RIGS specializes in family fun, fly fishing for families with children over seven, paddlesports for the whole family, and safe rafting trips to get everyone outside and on the water.

Family Activities and Adventures in Colorado

Looking to tell a fish story, learn the region, and understand why so many people love fly fishing? Let our teaching-focused fly fishing guides help you learn how to catch a fish, read the water, and dive into that amazing world of entomology. Pick the perfect fly fishing trip with our reservation staff or check out our Guided Fly Fishing page.

  • Stand-Up Paddle Lessons and Rentals (SUP Boarding) is an amazing way to explore slow-moving rivers and Colorado Lakes. SUPing can be as relaxing or as strenuous and you want; great for the whole family! Head to Ridgway State Park Reservoir for the best SUP lake and hourly rentals on-site. Play half the day at the lake and then head to the hot springs.
  • Rentals – We offer hourly rentals at the Ridgway State Park Reservoir from June through Labor Day (weather dependent). SUP or Paddle Boarding Rentals & Sit-on-Top Kayak Rentals (single and tandem) are just some of the many ways to experience Southwest Colorado. Find Hourly Rentals at the Dallas Creek Entrance only 5 minutes away from downtown Ridgway.
  •  Guided Fly Fishing Trips and Clinics are great ways to learn a new skill that can provide lifelong lessons in patience, observation, and a love for the outdoors. Our guides specialize in teaching, creating, and expanding existing knowledge. A perfect way to celebrate milestones with your family.

    Family Activities and Adventures in Colorado

  • When water is available our ½ day Uncompahgre family raft trip is perfect for some bumps and splashes, twists and turns, and lots of fun for families with kids over 6 years old and 50lbs or seniors looking to still have some fun but nothing too extreme.
  • During late August, our Full day raft, kayak or stand-up paddleboard trip offers a true river adventure with an educational twist. Visit an active archeological site and learn about the unique culture gem right off the river that is still in the process of being dated. Currently, Eagle Rock Shelter excavations have dated back as far as 12,800 years with findings like the second oldest basket and hearth found in North America. Booked in 6 person increments.
  • College break but don’t know what to do for work? Have what it takes to be a guide? RIGS offers specialty clinics and courses like Fly Fishing Guide School, Colorado River Guide Training Course, Learn to ROW Course, and more.
  • Next family reunion, break the mold, by creating a Custom Group Activity for your whole family and experience adventure your own way.
  • Contact one of our reservationists for more information about our trips and get out on the water this season!

Family Adventure at its best!

Explore the best of the Western Slope of Colorado and the beauty of the San Juan Skyway, Cimarron River, Ouray Country’s High Creeks & Lakes and Black Canyon & Gunnison Gorge Wilderness with RIGS Adventure CO. Use RIGS as your base camp for your family adventures with our access to the incredible San Juan Mountains and the Cimarron Range!

Whether your fly fishing for trout in the Gunnison Gorge during “The Stone Fly Hatch,” Paddle Boarding on the serene Reservoir with the mountains in the background or discovering rafting through the eyes of a six-year-old, we provide the experience and love of the outdoors to make your trip a picture perfect memory. Family Activities abound near Ridgway, Colorado.

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RIGS Fly Shop & Guide Service

1075 Sherman St, Unit 101,
Ridgway,Colorado 81432

970.626.4460
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RIGS is an Orvis Endorsed Fly-Fishing outfiter!

Colorado Outfitter #2169 - Outfitting Southwest Colorado Since 2001

RIGS Fly Shop, Guide Service & White Water River Rafting is an "equal opportunity service provider" and is a permittee of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests. All or part of this operation is conducted on Public Lands under special permit from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Colorado State Parks & U.S. Forest Service. RIGS certified professional guides provide quality outdoor experiences and believe in conducting each trip in an educational, safe, and fun manner.

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