Canoe Rolling and Bracing Clinic and Open Pool Availability – Registration is Required – See Below. Come join us to keep your boating skills active! Canoe Rolling Clinic, Feb 2nd only: Open canoeists with the proper outfitting to keep you in your canoe. Canoe Bracing Clinic, Feb 2nd only: Canoeists who want to learn how to keep from […]
Come join us to keep your boating skills active! Open Pool Use to practice your strokes, practice self-rescue techniques, get the feel for a new boat, etc. You may come as early as 2:30 p.m. to prep. Enter via the south patio and rinse off your boat before placing it in the pool. Boats must […]
This class has been offered to RMCC by the Poudre Paddlers Club. The class will be held in Fort Collins, CO by Desert Mountain Medicine. The cost is $325 per […]
Canoe Self-Rescue Clinic and Open Pool Availability – Registration is Required – See Below. Come join us to keep your boating skills active! Canoe Self-Rescue Clinic: Feb 23rd Only. No experience required. Practice solo and tandem canoe rescue techniques in warm pool water! Open Pool Use to practice your strokes, practice self-rescue techniques, get the […]
Come join us to keep your boating skills active! Open Pool Use to practice your strokes, practice self-rescue techniques, get the feel for a new boat, etc. You may come as early as 2:30 p.m. to prep. Enter via the south patio and rinse off your boat before placing it in the pool. Boats must […]
Lagerman Reservoir is a wonderful destination for a paddle. Besides views of Longs Peak and the Front Range, we will most likely be treated with a number of bird sightings […]
The weather looks unpleasant for March 29 and downright miserable for April 5. Contact Kathryn if YOU are interested in coordinating this paddle for an alternate date in April or […]
In one mid-week evening on Zoom with downloaded handouts (date TBD), Bill Ashworth and Jeff Oxenford will give you the essential tools to successfully plan and execute an RMCC ACA-sanctioned […]
Sign ups begin April 20th. No sign ups before this, please. The South Platte River from Brighton to Fort Lupton is generally a beginner friendly 9 mile trip that is […]
The Contact for Registration is at the bottom of this post! Course Description: Learn how to improve your whitewater canoeing technique in this two-day class. Perfect for advanced beginners or […]
Please join RMCC’s first trip exploring the Rio Grande south of Alamosa in the San Luis Valley. This Class I+ excursion involves two days and one night on the river, […]
Join RMCC for an afternoon clinic, learning to set up and pack your canoe for river tripping. This is a dry land exercise and will prepare you to rig your […]
This will be a Flatwater, Exploratory, Day Trip (participants can make arrangements to arrive and car camp the night before at the State Park). Approximately a 3 hour drive from […]
*A Possible Exploratory Day paddle May 20 may be added for a smaller party of experienced paddlers. The South Beach to Duffy Mountain stretch of the Yampa is an easy flatwater/Class I trip through through Little Yampa Canyon. This is an easy trip for people new to canoeing and canoe camping. Frosty mornings […]
We’re planning to paddle the circumference of the lake…about 8 miles….thus, an early season training outing Time: We are planning to arriving at Boyd Lake at 10 AM on Wednesday, May 21st Notes: (1) It takes us about an hour to drive from Longmont. to Boyd Lake. (2) It could be […]
This will be an ACA-sanctioned outing/event which requires EITHER ACA membership OR a $10/person insurance fee. This is an easy, kids-friendly class 1 river, with our campground in the middle of the run. Each day will be about 12 miles and about 4 hours. For more information about skill level, safety and equipment, please read […]
This is an ACA paddle, so a person who is not an ACA member will be required to purchase an ACA event membership for $10.00 and to complete an ACA Waiver & Release of Liability form (adult or minor). Each participant will also need to sign a City of Longmont waiver, to be emailed, which you will need […]
Paddle in the Medicine Bow National Forest, Wyoming. Access from Laramie WY or Walden CO. Approximately a 3-4 hour drive from Golden. Put-in at 6-Mile Gap Campground and River Access, about 4 miles north of the Colo-Wyo border. The put-in requires an about 100-yard carry downhill; no wheels allowed in Platte River Wilderness. […]
NO SIGNUPs before June 10th This is an ACA trip – if you are an ACA member, e-mail me your membership number – if you have an Online Waiver, you can send me a copy of that. Except for people with a valid online waiver, you will need to fill out an ACA waiver for […]
Trip cancelled. The Jefferson River Canoe Trail encompasses the entire 80-mile length of the Jefferson River, along with fishing access sites, campsites, hiking trails, conservation easements, state lands and state parks, and adjacent BLM and Forest Service lands. Public lands along the river are designated as leave-no-trace camping. The Jefferson River Canoe Trail retraces […]
Overview: This is a flat-water outing. The plan is to car camp and do day paddles in the area of the confluence of the Black’s Fork Arm and the Green River Arm. This area is on the north end of the reservoir, about 5 miles above the Buckboard Marina (which is accessed from the west […]
We will have have the 2025 Rendezvous at the Radium Campground (Aug 1-4) on the Upper Colorado River. We have Radium’s two group campsites and some sharable individual campsites available for Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights and hope to be on the water Friday through Monday — water, weather, and boaters willing. See the RMCC […]
Overview: First and foremost, this is an exploratory trip. The goal of this trip is to paddle at Blue Mesa Reservoir. We are planning for 3 days of paddling. This is about a 6 hr drive from the Longmont area. Note that we tend to paddle steadily without lots of breaks. Lunches are short since we often are […]
Trip is Full, with Wait-list. Contact Trip Coordinator. This will be a joint trip of Rocky Mountain Canoe Club and Missouri Whitewater Association (MWA) members. It will consist of several Class II day paddles on the Taylor River followed by several day paddles on the Arkansas River. Paddlers will car camp. While still in the […]
**Unfortunately, weather and low flow lead to the need to cancel.** Barring any late summer t-storms, floating the Colorado River doesn’t get much easier than this! Canoes & sea, touring, or recreational kayaks will likely be best in the low river flow I anticipate we’ll have in late August. For those who wish […]
*This TRIP is FULL, but a waitlist is available. The trip will be 7 days and 6 nights. We will launch from Bullfrog and focus on the canyons beyond Escalante but short of Oak Canyon. These would include Ribbon Canyon, Cottonwood Canyon, Llewelyn Gulch, Reflection Canyon (leads to Cottonwood Gulch), Hidden Passage Canyon, Music Temple […]
TRIP IS OPEN FOR MORE PADDLERS Join RMCC as we paddle the Colorado River Sunday – Monday from Loma, CO to the Westwater Station boat ramp in Utah through Ruby and Horsethief Canyons . We’ll be camping at one of the larger sites on the river Sunday night – TBD. Our late September date should […]
Our Annual Meeting, Potluck, and Officers Election will mostly be a PARTY! See this UPDATED post for more information. NEW TIME! Sunday, November 2, 2025, 1:30 – 5:00 pm In person: Greenway Park HOA Clubhouse, 110 Greenway Drive, Broomfield, CO 80020 ZOOM: MUST RSVP to get a Zoom link — to be sent out next […]
Our 2026 Permit and Planning Potluck Party will be Saturday, January 10, 2026, at the Greenway clubhouse in Broomfield. (110 Greenway Drive, Broomfield, CO., 80020). We’ll start at 1:30 pm and wrap up with enough time to clean up and get out of the building by 5 pm. This will be a party. Feel […]
THIS SESSION IS NOW FULL! Please look at future sessions. Canoe Rolling and Bracing Clinic and Open Pool Availability – Registration is Reguired– See Below. Come join us to keep your boating skills active! Canoe Rolling Clinic, Jan 18 only: Canoeists with the proper outfitting to keep you in your canoe. Canoe Bracing Clinic, Jan 18 only: […]