Arkansas River Whitewater Kayak Park
WKRP in Canon City – Free Whitewater Kayak Park!

Owner of Raft Masters Will Colon spear-headed the effort to raise money and get the whitewater park built by starting the WKRP (Whitewater Kayak and Recreation Park) committee with Larry Oddo from the Winery at the Holy Cross Abbey and Beth Katchmar from Pizza Madness and the Royal Gorge Brewing Company. Money was raised by the WKRP (committee for fund-raising for the city) who partnered with the Fremont Community Foundation, Fremont Adventure Recreation (FAR) and the Canon City Recreation District. These four entities work together to put on the annual Royal Gorge Whitewater Festival.

The Royal Gorge Whitewater Festival though only a few years old has created quite a stir in the community. The festival has grow in numbers every year since it’s start, this year’s numbers hovered just below 10,000 people. The Festival offers a variety of events such as the Raft Masters’ Raft Rodeo, Peddle Paddle Battle and the FAR Whitewater Adventure Race. It also has numerous vendors, activities for the little guys and of course great music.