La Plata Canyon Jeep Tour from Durango
Overview
Inclusions
- knowledgeable guide
- Entry/Admission - Mild to Wild Rafting and Jeep Tours
What to expect
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Stop At: Mild to Wild Rafting and Jeep Tours, 50 Animas View Dr, Durango, CO 81301-8904
Discover the spectacular La Plata Canyon (20 minutes West of Durango) and its beautiful U formation created by glaciers on one of our Colorado jeep tours. Several small waterfalls and cascading rivers follow the rugged jeep trails in the springtime along with lots of wildlife such as marmots, mule deer, elk herds, juncos, kingfishers, turkey vultures, red-tailed hawks and bald eagles.
On our guided jeep tours you will see numerous wildflowers, high-alpine meadows, and avalanche gullies. Following the La Plata River (meaning “Silver” in Spanish) to La Plata City, an old mining town established in 1875, you’ll discover the remnants of old mining claims. These include a tall intact chimney left from the crew quarters, the framework of old cabins, and tailing piles from actual mining areas. Then, you’ll continue to the peak of Kennebec Pass at 12, 000 feet above sea level (also above tree-line).
Duration: 4 hours
Additional information
- You must bring your own car seats for children who require them. CO Car Seat Law states that children up to 8 years old must be in an appropriate car seat.
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- Please arrive 10 minutes early to check in for the tour!
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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Tosh was an amazing tour guide and driver! He was very attentive to the passengers and wanted to make sure that everyone had a great experience. I am looking forward to booking in the future!
Tosh was an amazing tour guide and driver! He was very attentive to the passengers and wanted to make sure that everyone had a great experience. I am looking forward to booking in the future!What an unusual place we visited, La Plata Canyon. Our driver and guide Jay gave us a lecture tour of the rise and fall of the canyon walls. Steep mountains that are made of such weak rock that rock falls have devastated the areas below. This place was a big part of the gold and silver rush, and ...
What an unusual place we visited, La Plata Canyon. Our driver and guide Jay gave us a lecture tour of the rise and fall of the canyon walls. Steep mountains that are made of such weak rock that rock falls have devastated the areas below. This place was a big part of the gold and silver rush, and the rock was soft for mining success. Today all one sees is the piles and piles of fallen rock (Scree). Yet there were quite a few people in this canyon living and working from there homes, RV's etc. A very strange place indeed !!I took the afternoon jeep tour from Durango, and everything was great. I travel solo, and when booking, the staff helped me choose a date that already had a couple booked, so that my trip would be guaranteed to go. The office has abundant free parking, clean bathrooms, and 100% mask usage. Our gu...
I took the afternoon jeep tour from Durango, and everything was great. I travel solo, and when booking, the staff helped me choose a date that already had a couple booked, so that my trip would be guaranteed to go. The office has abundant free parking, clean bathrooms, and 100% mask usage. Our guide was Miles, and he was excellent. He was personable, informative, and a great driver - he also gave me additional recommendations for hikes and restaurants in the area and was super patient at photo stops. Part of our group was late, and he still gave the full tour with zero problems. The jeep we took was on the newer side, very comfortable, and had a nice canvas top and working seat-belts. No complaints and would definitely use the company again to go rafting if I was in the area again (which I hope to be).The views were amazing! Our guide Jay was very knowledgeable. He showed us his favorite spots, but also listened to the group and stopped when we saw something we that interested us. Highly recommend this tour!
The views were amazing! Our guide Jay was very knowledgeable. He showed us his favorite spots, but also listened to the group and stopped when we saw something we that interested us. Highly recommend this tour!Great guide. Beautiful scenery. Lots of history. Campbell added much info about local plants. We really enjoyed the tour
Great guide. Beautiful scenery. Lots of history. Campbell added much info about local plants. We really enjoyed the tourJerry was an absolute wonderful guide for us. He was informative, funny, and knew what he was doing.
Jerry was an absolute wonderful guide for us. He was informative, funny, and knew what he was doing.