Best National Parks for Whitewater Rafting

15 parks offer whitewater rafting

Showing 1–15 of 15 parks with whitewater rafting

underwater photo of salmon swimming in river

Alagnak Wild River

Wild River · AK

A lone raft floats the Aniakchak Wild River as it flows through the "Gates"

Aniakchak National Monument & Preserve

National Monument & Preserve · AK

a broad stone arch with rock pinnacles in the distance

Canyonlands National Park

National Park · UT

A heron at sunset in the waters and marshes of Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail

National Historic Trail · VA, MD, DE, DC, PA, NY

Two adult Great Blue Herons stand watch over their 3 young chicks in the nest.

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area

National Recreation Area · GA

the fossilized skull of camarasaurus dinosaur

Dinosaur National Monument

National Monument · CO, UT

Aerial view of the Alatna River as it winds through a valley

Gates Of The Arctic National Park & Preserve

National Park & Preserve · AK

Rafters enjoying the Gauley River

Gauley River National Recreation Area

National Recreation Area · WV

Cruising Glacier Bay

Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve

National Park & Preserve · AK

Large mountains dotted with snow loom above a rocky meadow filled with yellow flowers.

Glacier National Park

National Park · MT

The canyon glows orange as people visit Mather Point, a rock outcropping that juts into Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon National Park

National Park · AZ

sun rising over the New River Gorge

New River Gorge National Park & Preserve

National Park & Preserve · WV

View from forest floor looking straight up. Ferns as seen close up and redwood trunks meet.

Redwood National and State Parks

National and State Parks · CA

a view of the Delaware River

Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River

Scenic & Recreational River · NY, PA

Aerial view of the Yukon River during fall colors

Yukon - Charley Rivers National Preserve

National Preserve · AK

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