Offering a great beginner experience on the Lower Animas, a 5-12 mile stretch of Class I to II and III, Animas River trips usually begin in Durango located in Southwestern Colorado. For those with experience and a taste for the extreme, the Upper Animas boasts 26 miles of Class IV - V+ alpine rapids winding through 13,000 foot mountains and a gradient that drops an average of 85 feet per mile.
