Pagosa Springs River Tube Rentals
Trip Highlights
Highest-Quality Equipment
Convenient Location
Choose Your Own Pace
Double Tubes and XL Tubes Available
Why tube in Pagosa Springs?
Looking for the ultimate way to beat the heat and soak up the stunning scenery of Pagosa Springs? River tubing in Pagosa is the perfect summer adventure, and Pagosa Outside is your go-to destination for the best Pagosa river tube rentals. Our downtown location, right across from the famous Hot Springs, makes it easy to gear up and get right on the water. We’ve got you covered with high-quality tubes, life jackets, river shoes and expert local advice to ensure a fun and memorable experience. Tubing in Pagosa Springs offers thrills, chills and sometimes even spills along with plenty of laughs, making it the perfect activity for families, friends, and solo adventurers alike.
Itinerary
Book online or walk in and get set up with river tube rentals and any needed gear like life jackets and river shoes.
Bump, spin and splash your way through the rocks, rapids and pools in downtown Pagosa Springs.
After your river adventure, drop off your tube and river gear at our shop. Don't forget to grab your new favorite Pagosa Outside hat or t-shirt.
Tour info
Tube Rental Details and Recommendations
- Rental Duration: 3 Hours or Full day
- Difficulty: Easy, Intermediate
- Requirements: Competent swimmer in cold moving water
- Rental Gear: Life jackets, river shoes and lockers available for rent
- Season: Tubing starts when the river drops consistently below 400 cfs. This usually happens in late June – early July. If the river is above the 300's, we will be offering our guided rafting trips.
Pagosa Springs tube rentals can be booked online anytime and tubers can walk directly across Main St. from our shop to the best 1/2 mile of river to float. The river walk runs along the entire section and you can walk back up and run as many times as you’d like. There are multiple town parks, 3 whitewater features and free riverside hot springs all within 1/2 a mile. Our favorite Pagosa tubing trip starts with a short walk upstream to Cotton Hole Park. Float downstream through the whitewater park and exit the river across from the Hot Springs Resort at Centennial Park.
If you have 2 cars or someone that will drop you off and pick you up, the float can be as long as 2 miles. Our favorite float for driving is from River Center Park down to Town Hall or even as far as Yamaguchi Park when water levels are over 180cfs. Looking for a tubing shuttle? Check out our all-inclusive deluxe tube trip.
Tube Map for Self-Shuttle Link
What the River Flow Means For Tubing
The River Gauge in Pagosa gives flow in CFS – cubic feet per second. River levels can fluctuate daily based on snow melt and rainfall.
- 30-90 = low: stay in the deepest current, lots of rocks to dodge
- 90-180 = medium: our favorite tubing level
- 180-400 = high: rowdy fun for adventure seekers, you’re gonna flip!
- above 400 = Rafting!
Included
Heavy Duty Commercial Grade River Tubes
Life Jackets for kids 12 and under
Excluded
Transportation
Frequently asked questions
Things to know
Participant Requirement
Participants should be competent swimmers in cold moving water and prepared to self-rescue after possibly flipping over.
Participants should be competent swimmers in cold moving water and prepared to self-rescue after possibly flipping over.
River Conditions
Flows can fluctuate daily. Higher water means rowdy fun that's not great for small kids or Grandma! Lower flows mean more active maneuvering around rocks to stay in the deepest flow. Check the river gauge before you go.
Flows can fluctuate daily. Higher water means rowdy fun that's not great for small kids or Grandma! Lower flows mean more active maneuvering around rocks to stay in the deepest flow. Check the river gauge before you go.
Don't Take Your...
Car keys, wallet, cell phone or nice sunglasses on the river. We have a key stash, lockers, floating waterproof phone cases and sunglasses retainers available.
Car keys, wallet, cell phone or nice sunglasses on the river. We have a key stash, lockers, floating waterproof phone cases and sunglasses retainers available.
We Recommend
Secure footwear. No Flip flops or Crocs.
Life Jackets! Complimentary rentals for kids 12 and under.
Know where to enter and exit the river.
Lots of Sunscreen.
...and a sense of Adventure!
Secure footwear. No Flip flops or Crocs.
Life Jackets! Complimentary rentals for kids 12 and under.
Know where to enter and exit the river.
Lots of Sunscreen.
...and a sense of Adventure!
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