Guide to Vegas River Rafting and Inner Tubing
Cancelled Events: Colorado River/Bullhead City River Regatta 2017
Due to excessive trash at previous events.
*Some events have moved from previous locations, please check before you go!
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River Tubing under 4 Hours from Vegas
#1 - The Virgin River in Zion National Park - 2 hours 31 minutes from Las Vegas
The closest tubing to Las Vegas can be found less than 3 hours away in the Virgin River at Zion National Park. Virgin River Tubing is available during late Spring and early Summer. This is a fun way to experience Zion. Tubing the Virgin River can be relaxing in parts but also has some rocky sections that provide a little adventure.
If you’d like to go for a hike then float down the river to your car, then choose the Narrows! It's the most popular hike in Zion for good reason. Actually, entire trail is basically the Virgin River. From the parking lot expect a 2-3 hour hike to your final destination of Big Springs.
If your looking to rent a tube and hit the river then check out ZionOutfitter.com. These guys are the pros and will set you up for a great ride.
During tubing season of May to July,, tubes may be rented from ZionOutfitters and floated 2 miles down the river to the Springdale City Park. They suggest tubers are at least 8 years of age as the river can become unsafe in spots for small children. Life jackets are available for rent and a must have for your own safety. When done just leave your tubes on their beach and get onto the FREE city shuttle stop back to the shop!
Virgin River Tubing is only available when the river is at an appropriate level for both safety and enjoyment. Click HERE for updated report of the river flow and also check our Home page for our updates on tubing availability!
#2 Parker, AZ Annual Tube Float - 2hrs 48min
Parker AZ is under 3 hours from Las Vegas and hosts fun yearly tubing event! Lots has changed for this event starting in 2017.
The route has been shortened and the event area has actually been relocated. Now launching at Buckskin Mountain State Park which is just south of Pirate’s Den, where they used to launch.
The route was shortened to just under 3 miles verses the past route of almost 8 miles. The cost of the event for floaters will go up from $10 to $20 starting in 2017 but hey, it’s a fundraiser!
In another new change, shuttles will be provided for the drivers of private vehicles who want to drop their fellow participants off at Buckskin and then park at the finish line at La Paz County Park. The shuttles will bring those drivers north to Buckskin where entire groups can then float back to where their vehicles are parked.
The finish line festivities at La Paz County Park event area will include food and beverages for purchase by the Black Pearl Restaurant, live music and our prize drawing for registered participants. Merchandise vendors and sponsors of the event will be on hand in the event area as well.
See our description below for a link to this event for rules, regulations, and updates!
Website: #3 on our list is The Kern River just 4 and a half hours from Las Vegas to Southern California.
Just an hour outside of Bakersville this river route passes through the scenic Sequoia National Forest. The snow run off from Mt. Whitney creates a series of rapids that eventually give way to a placid lake.
Check out SoCal Rafting for tubing supplies and shuttles starting in June when the water levels are safest for tubing adventures. The Kern River is not an easy river to tube. This is a rowdy ride!! You can get bumped, bruised and fall off your tube. It's OK to walk around some rapids if needed.
Children under 8 are not recommended for tubing as the rapids can be dangerous. Lifejackets and a helmet are included in SoCal Rafting shuttle rental fees. You can find Socal Rafting’s link in our description below.
Rattler Raft Slide (HD POV) Wet N Wild Las Vegas
Take a plunge down Rattler Raft Slide North America's 1ST. Now you may be saying well Great Wolf Lodge Has the same thing. Its actually different. Their slides are not as wide and use tubes when these use rafts. You down on a raft using at LEAST 2 rides up to 4 ridersand get Rattled back in forth on 2 rattles on the 360 FT of track at Wet N Wild Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Weight Restrictions:
300 LBS per rider.
600LBS for combined riders total.
Height Requirement:
You must be at least 42 Inches to go down this slide.
Rider Requirements:
You MUST have at lest 2 people or a max of 4 people to go down this slide in the raft. NO single riders.
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Thousands on Colorado River for Annual River Regatta, Laughlin, Navada - Unravel Travel TV
LAUGHLIN, Nevada. The tranquil waters of the Colorado River transformed into a scene from the old west at the ninth annual Round-Up River Regatta on Saturday, Aug. 8 2015. Embracing the theme, thousands of attendees donned their swimwear and grabbed their inner tubes to soak up the sun, beat the heat and enjoy an extraordinary journey down nine miles of pristine river waters.
Beginning at 7 a.m., water enthusiasts launched floats from Davis Park and Community Park. By the final raft launch time at 1 p.m., approximately 30,000 floaters had taken to the waters to enjoy the journey.
Throughout the voyage, upbeat music provided by houses along the river and local radio stations added to the party. Houses along the water also embraced the old west theme and decorated for their chance to win the Most Spirited House contest.
Individuals and teams also inspired by the theme decorated their floats, rafts and inner tubes for a chance to win an array of prizes. The most impressive and creative floats were spotted at Davis Camp for judging before taking to the waters. Official judges admired the spirited floats and named cash prize winners for Best Decorated, Best Theme, Most Spirited, Best Commercial Float and the ultimate Grand Prize. Floats entered in the contest were required to be supported by a base of floats, were not allowed to have motors and had to be launch their floating journey from Davis Camp. While floats of more than 10 are usually prohibited, trailered floats entered in the contest were required to have personal water craft to assist in navigation (such as a paddle or oar).
After the nine-mile journey, water enthusiasts exited the river at Rotary Park and were already anticipating next year’s milestone celebration of the River Regatta.
The weekend’s festivities kicked off with pre-float parties offered by Laughlin Resorts and concluded with an awards ceremony and post-float parties.
About Laughlin: Located 90 miles south of Las Vegas, Laughlin is a unique resort destination with a relaxed and friendly atmosphere that welcomes nearly 2 million visitors annually. This oasis along the Colorado River has grown to include nine resorts with affordable first-class accommodations, live entertainment, fine dining, spa experiences, golf courses, the recreational paradise known as North Reach Trail and a multitude of water activities. Laughlin has also become a leading special-event destination in the Southwest, offering everything from an eight-mile inner tube float on the Colorado River to the largest motorcycle rally in the West. For more information:
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Slide Boarding Water Slide at Wet 'n' Wild Las Vegas
This is the Slide Boarding water slide at Wet 'n' Wild Las Vegas, NV, United States. The slide is used with a so-called 'slide board' that is equipped with buttons which allows guests to collect points while riding. Unfortunately, these boards were not available when we visited the park, so we just used ordinary inner tubes for this video.
Wet 'n' Wild Las Vegas is operated by the Australian company Village Roadshow Theme Parks.
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Dies ist die Slide Boarding-Wasserrutsche im Wet 'n' Wild Las Vegas in Nevada (Vereinigte Staaten). Die Rutsche wird mit einem Board genutzt, welches es dem Rutscher erlaubt, unterwegs Punkte zu sammeln. Leider stand dieses während unseres Besuches nicht zur Verfügung, weshalb wir mit normalen Doppelreifen gerutscht sind.
Das Wet 'n' Wild Las Vegas wird von der australischen Firma Village Roadshow Theme Parks betrieben.
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Canyon Cliffs Body Slide - Yellow (HD POV) Wet N Wild Las Vegas
Take a plunge on Canyon Cliffs Body slide - Yellow one of 2 drop side and you plummit down almost straight down going up to speeds of 33 ft per second at Wet N Wild Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada!
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Arizona Spring Break '15
Took the 16 hour drive into Arizona where we went white water rafting in the Upper Salt River.
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Rattler Water Slide at Wet'n'Wild Las Vegas
Rattler water park slide at Wet'n'Wild Las Vegas aqua park in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
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Beach Blanket Banzai Water Slide - Cowabunga Bay Water Park (Las Vegas)
Beach Blanket Banzai water slide at Cowabunga Bay water park in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
Another thrill family slide new for 2015 is Beach Blanket Banzai. Four brave riders board a raft, which is carried to the height of 60′ by a conveyor. From there they race over 600 feet of 180 degree turns, side-winding s-curves, dips and drops at thrilling speeds.
This slide is a tube slide.
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Cowabunga Bay
900 Galleria Drive
Henderson, NV 89011
USA
Sprawling seasonal water park with multiple slides, a wave pool & a kids' area, plus restaurants.
Cowabunga Bay offers some of Nevada’s most thrilling and one-of-a-kind water slides.
Swimming at American River
Here is a short Video of Cole Pepper swimming at the American River. Chilly day, lite wind, but overall a perfect day for my Labrador to go swimming and getting some great exercise. Over the past 18 months we has lost 28 pounds swimming these waters, which was badly needed after a freak injury playing ball at the park. The good new is, he lost weight which he had gained due to his injury, and now.... He he is the best shape ever. Aquatic exercise is the best for weight loss, even with dogs. Generally, he will swim like this for about 2 hours a day!
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[HD Tour] Full Tour Overview of Wet n Wild Las Vegas - Newest Water Park
[HD Tour] Full Tour Overview of Las Vegas Newest Water Park - Wet n Wild Las Vegas. Finally Vegas has its own water park after several years of no water park. We can also expect to see more expansion and more attractions added to this water park over the next few months and years. Wet n Wild Las Vegas is located approx 12 miles off the strip of Las Vegas.
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According to Wet'n'Wild Las Vegas website, it features 25 attractions including:
Canyon Cliffs -- two speed slides with trapdoor releases
Colorado Cooler -- a 1,000-foot-long lazy river
Constrictor -- a multi-person raft ride featuring corkscrew turns and speeds of up to 18 miles per hour
Desert Racers -- a 360-foot-long multi-lane racer water slide with 6 lanes
Hoover Half Pipe -- a WhiteWater West Boomerango water slide
Rattler -- a WhiteWater West Rattler water slide
Royal Flush Extreme -- a WhiteWater West bowl water slide
Splash Island -- a WhiteWater West AquaPlay area which features a variety of slides as well as a 300-US-gallon tipping bucket
The Wave Pool -- a 17,000-square-foot wave pool capable of producing 3-foot-high waves
Zipp, Zapp, and Zoom -- a series of inline tube slides
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White Water Rafting | GoPro HERO3+ | Cañon City, CO | June 2014
It was a slow storm chase day out in Colorado so I pooled everyone together to go white water rafting. Man oh man was it exciting! At one point the raft flipped up by the rocks, toppling me halfway out of the raft and almost got dumped into the rapids. It was such a blast, I have to do this again (y)
I was also pretty stoked to be able to put my GoPro HERO3+ through it's paces in the real world ;)
TORNADO Funnel Water Slide at Wet'n'Wild Las Vegas
This is the Tornado water slide at Wet 'n' Wild Las Vegas in Spring Valley, Nevada. The Proslide attraction can be used in four-person rafts or two-person WhirlyWheel tubes, depending on the number of riders. The main part of the slide is the gigantic funnel where riders swing from left to right several times.
Wet 'n' Wild Las Vegas is operated by the Australian company Village Roadshow Theme Parks.
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Die Wasserrutsche Tornado im Wet 'n' Wild Las Vegas in Spring Valley, Nevada. Die Proslide-Rutsche kann - je nach Anzahl der Rutschenden - entweder in den bekannten Viererreifen oder in WhirlyWheels für zwei Personen benutzt werden. Herzstück der Attraktion ist der riesige Trichter, in dem man mehrmals kraftvoll von links nach rechts schwingt.
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Zipp Zapp Zoom Tube Slide - Orange (HD POV) Wet N Wild Las Vegas
Take a plunge down Zipp, Zapp, Zoom Tube Slide - Orange 1 of 3 tube slides which takes you down 300 FT of turns & twists. This one just is an outside slide that is not fully enclosed but has purple slide sections to give it a more colorful look at Wet N Wild Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Weight Restrictions:
300 LBS for single riders.
400LBS for combined riders.
Height Requirement:
You must be at least 42 Inches to go down this slide.
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Lake Mead Christmas Boat Parade Part 4
31st Annual Nite Lite Boat Parade on Lake Mead, Nevada. December 6, 2008. Raw Video and Sound
GoPro - Kayaking in the sunset
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Hiking Mt Charleston Mary Jane Falls
After moving from Seattle to Las Vegas my heart still can't accept our Mt. Charleston as a good stand in for any hike I did in WA. Yes, I've been here since 2003, and I am determined to find a hike to love. So far our favorite is the Red Rock Lost Trail/Childrens Hike to the falls with a nice pool of water. My loved Wallace Falls hike may be asking for too much for NV but I'm going to give it a try! My daughters are used to hiking in UT so we're all working with what we have. If you have any hikes we should try, please tell me in the comments!
I doubt Mary Jane will be on the list of cool hikes for me. It was basic to start off with. I do have to say though, there was next to zero litter on the trail. So refreshing! We only passed a few hikers who thought it would be a great idea to drown out the sounds of nature with loud music. I liked the songs, just the wrong setting guys. Keep it classy, it's not hard to respect other peoples experience. It's not all about you :)
The switch backs up the mountain were super easy. My 8 year old ran most of the way up, she stopped for people. Tons of dogs on this trail, I think that was the best part!
If your heading out for a hike, please review trail etiquette via REI:
It seems that many hikers—even experienced ones—may not know or always remember this, but hikers going uphill have the right of way.
This is because in general hikers heading up an incline have a smaller field of vision and may also be in that “hiking rhythm” zone and not in the mood to break their pace. Often an uphill hiker may let others come downhill while they take a breather, but remember that’s the uphill hiker’s call.
If you’re about to pass another hiker from behind, a simple “hello” is often the best way to announce your presence. Remember, many of us can zone out on those long, steep inclines! When passing, always stay on the trail to reduce erosion.
Trail etiquette is even more important when you’re hiking in a group. Always hike single-file, never taking up more than half the trail space, and stay on the trail itself. Over time, those off-trail boot prints can badly erode switchbacks and destroy drainage diversions. When a group meets a single hiker, it’s generally preferable for the single hiker to yield and step safely to the side.
Point Panic Water Slide | Cowabunga Bay Las Vegas
This is the Point Panic water slide at Cowabunga Bay Las Vegas in Henderson, Nevada, United States. The enclosed tube slide is fitted with blue daylight rings creating a nice atmosphere in the slide.
Type: Black Hole
Manufactured by: Polin Waterparks
Year of installation: 2014
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Die Wasserrutsche Point Panic im Cowabunga Bay Las Vegas in Henderson, Nevada, USA. Die Röhrenrutsche für Reifen ist mit blauen Daylight-Ringen ausgestattet, die eine spannende Stimmung in der Rutsche erzeugen.
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Big Laural Creek near Hot Springs, NC
Shot this video in June 2011 while hiking the Laural River Trail with my cousin. The lighting was perfect.