BV has been awarded $293,700 to improve the existing river park and add 2 climbing boulders. The plans call for 2 new river features! The climbing walls will be adjacent to the river.  You’ll be able to check out your friends in the hole from a V5 overhang! [...]]]> Paddlefest News

Buena Vista Awarded For River Park Additions

BV has been awarded $293,700 to improve the existing river park and add 2 climbing boulders. The plans call for 2 new river features! The climbing walls will be adjacent to the river.  You’ll be able to check out your friends in the hole from a V5 overhang! Click here to read the details…

Jackson Kayak Family

Eric Jackson and Family will be attending Paddlefest this year for all 3 days. Paddle along with EJ, Dane and Emily on the Arkansas River and learn from the rest of Team JK throughout the event. They are a crowd favorite and will once again make this event one to remember. Stay tuned for more info regarding clinics and classes being taught by EJ and Jackson Kayak team paddlers.

Colorado Snowpack

The Colorado Snow pack is still increasing. We are expecting to have a great paddling season. The snow pack for the Arkansas River is 101% off average. Be sure to Kick of the season by attending Paddlefest 09.

American Whitewater Will Be At PaddleFest Again This Year

AW will be at P-Fest again this year to give paddlers and river enthusiasts opportunities to learn about the threats facing Colorado’s iconic rivers, and what paddlers can do to protect them. Visit the AW booth to learn more about American Whitewater, the work AW is doing in Colorado and the Southern Rockies, ask questions of AW staff and volunteers, or just hang-out with good people. New this year, AW will be offering classroom and on-water training in monitoring water quality, and what to do if your favorite backyard run is making you sick! We will also be raffling off lot’s off great gear, including a new kayak from Liquid Logic, as part of our membership drive at this years event!

AW is also pleased to be able to present “The Last Descent” – from Ebb and Flow Productions. TLD premiered in Jan 2009 at the Wild and Scenic Film Fest in California, and won the Peoples Choice Award! This will be the first time TLD has been screened in Colorado! The film follows Scott Ligare, Charlie Center, and Katie Scott to rivers in the far corners of the globe, documenting the devastation that large-scale dam building has on some amazing rivers. Copies of The Last Descent will be available for purchase at the AW booth, with 100% of proceeds going to support AW’s fight to protect Colorado rivers from similar devastation.