Colorado Rockies: Lost Canyon Zipline Tour & River Views

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Duration2h

GroupPrivate

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Soaring above Arkansas River canyons with laughter echoing off the cliffs

You’ll feel your heart pound as you step off each platform above Lost Canyon, zip across canyons with river views below, hike between cliffside launches with local guides, and maybe even spot bighorn sheep watching from a distance. The laughter sticks with you longer than the adrenaline does.

Step-by-step itinerary

Zipline adventure in Colorado Rockies

Check in 30 minutes early
Receive safety briefing from guides
Start zipline tour with 6 lines
Hike lightly between zipline platforms
Race on the "Leap of Faith" zipline
Enjoy views from "Eagles Roost" zipline
Observe canyons, limestone kilns, and bighorn sheep
Complete 1.5 to 2-hour zipline experience

The Experience

“Don’t look down unless you want to see how far you’ll fly,” joked our guide, Jamie, as we clipped in for the first line above Lost Canyon. I tried to play it cool but my palms were definitely sweaty. The harness felt snug — not uncomfortable, just real — and there was this faint smell of pine mixed with sun-warmed rock. You could hear the Arkansas River below, rushing somewhere out of sight. Jamie pointed out a limestone kiln tucked into the hillside; I wouldn’t have noticed it otherwise.

The ziplines started short — maybe 300 feet? — but by the third or fourth one, I stopped counting and just let myself go. There’s a weird moment right before you leap where time stretches out, like your brain is trying to decide if you’re brave or just nuts. The “Leap of Faith” line was my favorite. We got to race each other (I lost) and I swear the wind tasted different up there — sharp and a little metallic. Between lines we hiked along rocky paths, nothing too hard but enough that I felt my legs working.

I didn’t expect to laugh so much. Someone in our group tried to yell “yee-haw” mid-zip and it came out like a squeak — even Jamie cracked up. Saw bighorn sheep way off on a ledge, just watching us like they’d seen all this before. The last line (“Eagles Roost”) had these wide-open views over the valley and river; I still think about that view when things get noisy back home. It was over quicker than I wanted but I guess that’s how good stuff goes sometimes.

What’s included

Your day includes all necessary helmets and harnesses provided by local guides for safety throughout six ziplines across Lost Canyon—with light hiking between platforms—and plenty of encouragement (and laughs) along the way before returning back to base camp at your own pace.

Good to know

Easy physical levelNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by Captain Zipline