All or part of SRR's operation is conducted on public lands under special permit from the White Mountain Apache Tribe and Tonto National Forest.


Rafting the Arkansas
River in Colorado
with our sister company Independent Whitewater near Denver, CO
Independent Whitewater
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Salt River Canyon Scenery
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First falls of Cibecue Creek
salt river canyon wildflowers
Easter Flowers
salt river gila monster
The Gila Monster injects venom thru grooves in their teeth but has never been responsible for a human death.
salt river apache crown dancers
A Crown Dance by Apache children for the rafting community is for entertainment, education & blessing.
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Quartzite Falls before 1994 dynamite
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Roosevelt Dam circa 1919
salt river globe arizona mining tailings
Globe, AZ is known for its copper mining industry and the cows that feed on the tailing piles across from Walmart
salt river cholla cactus
The buttes, peaks and canyons in Salt River Canyon don't need any photoshop tricks
salt river crested saguaro
Genetics, Lightning or Freeze? No one knows what creates the Crested Saguaro, seen from the river
salt river canyon bridge
Hwy 60/77 bridge. Jan 19, 1916 saw an historic flow of 74,000 cfs. Average rafting level is 300-10,000 cfs.
salt river manganese mill
Manganese, mined at river mile 20 until the 1950's is used in batteries, paint pigment and keeps steel from rusting.
salt river apache rangers
Salt River Rafting operates with a special use permit on the soveriegn lands of the White Mountain Apaches.
gopher snake salt river
The completely harmless gopher snake mimics rattle snakes by making a sound with its throat and changing the shape of its head into a diamond.
salt river canyon wild horses
Apache horses have the run of the land until they are used to round up the cattle grazing on tribal lands.
desert tortoise salt river wilderness
The Desert Tortoise can live to be 100.
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Globe Mallow
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Columbines in Cibecue Creek 4/28/08
haystack ranch salt river canyon
It never pays to be in a hurry in the Salt River Canyon
Salt River Canyon Mule Hoof
Mule Hoof Bend, 3 river miles to go 200 yards down the road
salt river desert toad
Desert Toad, you will hear them before you see them
salt river king snake
The King Snake even eats Rattle Snakes, but is harmless to us.
prickly pear salt river canyon
All of the prickly pear is edible, pads can be grilled and the fruit is sweet
osa salt river canyon
Skidmor (R.I.P. 10-19-08) and Osa (R.I.P. 9-9-08) were the camp mascots at Salt River Rafting.
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Atlas takes in the view from 1800 feet above the narrows on Sacred Mesa

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