River Park at Las Colonias — Attraction in Grand Junction

BEWARE!!!!! Water levels can change drastically! Picture shown above was slow and safe may 26th! June 20th water levels were twice if not three times as high and no signage was posted until halfway down! Saying “dangerous waters” and at that point it connected to the river

• Lazy river connects to the river**

NOT SAFE without life vests for anyone.

There should be more signs and warnings water levels can change from safe to dangerous in a matter of days/weeks. I think people underestimate the river runoff and how drastically the river level/speed changes from runoff and gets people into trouble! SUP should make people/ parents more aware that the river is ever changing and never safe without life vests even this supposable “lazy river” I was specifically told the lazy river was safe for kids that is...

onderful spot to cool down on a hot day and splash in shallow water with the fam. We like floating down it in lifevests so you get wet but can float over the rocks easily. Beware of crowds after 11am or noon and unintentionally rowdy older kids after 3pm. With that said, everyone has been extremely friendly, supportive and playful and it's just a really great family vibe. Rules to be aware of: no glass bottles (a lot of us are barefoot), no dogs in the diverted river section, and nobody is supposed to go on the wilderness area side of the water (so you can regularly see some neat wildlife while playing). You can park at the amphitheater or up past the butterfly SUP ponds at the boat launch and easily access the...

8/2021: NO WHERE TO SUP OR SWIM. Not sure if it’s covid related, but this place has NO water options except to “look” at the water. What a total joke. We frequently visit the Colorado River in other states and were just in Durango, where you could swim in the Colorado River, but here... not a single place to...