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Pagosa Outside

350 Pagosa St., Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
970-264-4202
Ranked #1 of 5 tours in Pagosa Springs
4.5 of 5 stars 14 Reviews
Type: Tours, Water Sports
Owner description: Pagosa Outside is Pagosa's favorite outdoor adventure tour company offering whitewater rafting, mountian biking, inflatable kayaking, and whitewater... more » Owner description: Pagosa Outside is Pagosa's favorite outdoor adventure tour company offering whitewater rafting, mountian biking, inflatable kayaking, and whitewater tubing. We run the best trips around at the lowest prices in town. We also sell rafts, inflatable kayaks and stock a full line of accessories to outfit your own river adventures. Stop by our shop in downtown Pagosa Springs for the best guided trips, quality river gear, local info, and friendly service. « less
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4 reviews 4 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 April 2012

Everyone we met in this small town was very kind and generous to us Everyone seem to had time a rare commodity these days

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Albuquerque, New Mexico
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 September 2011

We rented the tubes and rode down the rapids for the afternoon. This was a great experience for the money! I read the other reviews on Trip Advisor before we went so we wore good water shoes and rash guards. The water was pretty cold but the trip ends at the hot springs and the ones on the river are... More

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DrPlumber
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 August 2011
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This is not an amusement park ride. BE Careful! My wife and I decided to go tubing down the SanJuan River while staying at the Springs Resort and after having watched countless others doing it and having talked with a 60 year old grandma who had done it the day before and had said how easy and fun it was.... More

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Lake Oswego
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 August 2011
1
person found this review helpful

BEST thing I've done in years!!! A bus takes you a mile up the river for the tube ride down. It was a BLAST!!! The people in this town are very, very nice!!!! I did this with my daughter as a side trip as I drove with her back to Atlanta to Grad School. I'm 58 yrs old and it... More

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Austin, Texas
1 review
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 August 2011

The trip down the san juan river was spectacular, but while we were waiting for the colorful bus. One of your tube loaders was flirting with my 15 year old son. He found this rather uncomforting and complained to me, his mother. The tubes as well as the river and shuttle were absolutely wonderful. We will deffinately choose to come... More

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justin rohwer, Owner at Pagosa Outside, responded to this review
10 August 2011

Not to worry. The "young unsettling lady" that your son overheard say "He's cute" doesn't work at Pagosa Outside. She is a friendly and outgoing young lady who happens to be friends with one of our younger employees hired as a "tube wrangler." She was passing by and stopped to chat with her friend. She feels bad that she made... More

Lilburn, Georgia
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 July 2011

The staff here was extremely friendly and fun. Did the tube trip and loved it. Had a 2 year old that liked it pretty well and a 6 year old that wanted to go again and again.

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Golden, Colorado
1 review
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 July 2011

Their operation was good with good service, frequent trips to the drop off site, really great equipment and friendly staff. I would liked to have had a longer ride. The trip was too short. But with 6 kids, we had a great time and I would use their service again. Very safe considering nature, anything could happen. But a five... More

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justin rohwer, Owner at Pagosa Outside, responded to this review
30 July 2011

Thanks for your kind words. We try hard to run a fun, professional, and safe organization. We will always err on the side of caution when we make suggestions or offer advice regarding young kids on the river. We would love to be able to offer a longer ride distance, but we run our trips on the only section of... More

Kansas City, Missouri
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 July 2011
1
person found this review helpful

Last Friday our family enjoyed tubing the beautiful San Juan River in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. We rented tubes from Pagosa Outside and were very impressed with their friendly, fun staff. Although she was very busy, Daisy took time to tell us about the river and Pagosa. She is a cool mountain kid that made our city kids laugh and she... More

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Colorado Springs, Colorado
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 July 2011
1
person found this review helpful

We rented tubes from this company and rode the "famous Shuttle" to the river. I would not say the shuttle was clean. There were a couple off-duty workers also on the shuttle. They told us they worked for the Pagosa Outside, plus we had seen them in the store before we got on the shuttle. Their language on the shuttle... More

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justin rohwer, Owner at Pagosa Outside, responded to this review
29 July 2011

I am very sorry to hear about your negative experience with Pagosa Outside. The employee in question is the 14 year old daughter of some very good friends of many of us at the company. She was hired as a "tube wrangler" to assist guests departing and returning from their whitewater tubing trips. Our hope is to expose a youngster... More

Sundsvall
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3 reviews 3 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 July 2011

The full Piedra rafting trip - a full day of technical rafting - was a really super experiance. Very good rafting in amazing sceanery with a very good, proffesional and nice guide.

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