Oak Creek Canyon offers a challenging and fun canyoneering experience. To reach the upper trailhead a 4WD vehicle is required. The approach hike is in full sun and will be hot. It follows the Oak Creek and Twin Peaks route. The descent has several rappel drops down wateralls that will leave you drenched. The tallest drop is 170 ft and is bolted. Anchors consist of mostly trees and logs. Bring full wetsuit/dry suit and 40 ft. of webing and 6 quicklinks.

Corbett Creek was named after the Corbett family who was a prominent family and a big part of the early years of Ouray in the late 1800s. It is a wild and remote sandstone canyon that offers beautiful scenery with one of the tallest waterfalls in the area. There are several really neat small waterfalls throughout. The technical sections have risky anchors with loose and exposed sections of climbing. There are some anchors drilled but use at your own risk. Expect about 11 rappels with the tallest being close to 300 ft. Floods change this canyon so plan on building your own anchors. There is no forced swimming but you will get wet. Bring rappelling gear, wetsuit, 150 ft. of webbing and 12 quicklinks.

Cascade Creek is a classic and popular canyoneering route in Ouray. The canyon offers rappels, downclimbing and beautiful scenery. There are about 10 rappels; 3 of them are over 200 ft. and the highest being close to 300 ft. The highlight of the trip is the very last rappel. Watch for sharp rock in this canyon which can do damage to ropes. Anchors are mostly natural anchors with one bolted. Bring rappelling gear, wetsuit, 70 ft. of webbing and 13 quicklinks.

Ivans Tail is a short but adventurous route in Ouray. It is one of the only limestone slot canyons in Colorado and is very popular to go during the summer. There are just 2 rappels and both are bolted with the tallest being 55 ft. Bring rappelling gear, a wetsuit, 20 ft. of webbing and a quicklink.

RC Summer Adv

Yankee Boy Basin has some amazing scenery with majestic peaks, fields of wildflowers, and thick forests. This area also held some of the richest mining history in the state. Most of the road is smooth with no major obstacles. There are two active miles and the traffic can be busy. It is suitable for stock SUVs.

Governor Basin is located off Yankee Boy Basin and has continued stunning scenery. It travels through evergreen forests and ends above timberline at a well-preserved mine. It is pretty short and climbs a narrow shelf road. There are just a few places for vehicles to pass so drive cautiously. Stock SUVs with high clearance is ok.

RC Summer Adv

RC Summer Adv

This looped trail along Cascade Falls and Portland Trails offers hikers with some incredible views of the jagged peaks that surround the town of Ouray. The trail steeply climbs to an overlook where you'll find breathtaking mountain vistas on your way to Upper Cascade Falls. The trail then backtracks and crosses a small creek as it makes its way toward scenic views of a steep mountainside that forms a natural amphitheater. From here, it follows a ridge and descends through an evergreen forest and aspen groves back to the parking area.