We know it’s important. What better way to nurture and grow a healthy child than to teach them how to connect with nature and be comfortable in the out-of-doors in the company and guidance of the family. We’ve dedicated a lot of time and energy to developing our family programs. Families come in all sorts of ways; grandparents, ‘steps’, extended families, and single parents. There’s room for us all.

We originated the Family-Only vacations 15 years ago. Some of those original ‘kids’ have now become outdoor professionals, including guides for us. Don’t be confused with ‘family friendly’. This means families are welcome on regularly scheduled trips. The following trips are entirely family oriented... trips geared to the family, at a family pace, with family activities, family food, family caring.

This is quality time for the whole family, something where everybody has fun on the same vacation, both as a family & with new friends.

Easy to moderate rapids and lots of water fun. We take paddleboats, inflatable kayaks and oarboats, enough variety to satisfy everybody’s need to kick back or go for the gusto. Camp on big sandy beaches shaded by towering cottonwood trees, hike to historic ranches, old cowboy outlaw hideouts, study ancient Native American etchings on the canyon walls, and catch glimpses of shy wildlife. We’ll spend a lazy afternoon drifting down the river...the kids all bunched together in one of the boats having water fights and yelling and screaming with laughter or listening quietly while their guide tells them a story of one of her river adventures.

Special features of our family vacations