🌊 Raft guide
Raft Guide (Training or Experienced) – 2027
Echo Canyon River Expeditions · Cañon City, Colorado
$60–$120/trip + $15.16/hr extra work
🏠 Housing included🎓 First Aid, CPR📅 Summer 2027 (training from May 17)
Hire guides · Raft Guides · Colorado
For outfitters & resorts
🌊 Hire raft guides in Colorado
Shoulder Season is a free seasonal job board read by guides who chase winter and summer seasons. Post your raft guide opening with pay and housing and we put it in front of them — free, or featured for $49 / 30 days when payments go live.
Openings we track here
6
6 employers · data as of 2026-11-05
Posted pay
We don't have enough posted hourly rates in this region to quote a range yet — post yours with pay and you'll stand out.
From employer postings. See the Seasonal Guide Wage Report.
When guides decide
Most raft guides commit during Jan–Apr. Post before then.
Certs guides look for: swiftwater rescue, WFA/WFR, CPR, and any state guide licence (e.g. Utah river guide licence, Colorado outfitter-registered guides).
What gets guides to apply
- Pay up front — hourly, day or trip rate, plus tips policy.
- Housing — yes/no and cost. It's the #1 filter on our job pages.
- Season dates and whether you'll train or pay for certs.
Current openings in Colorado
🌊 Raft guide
River Guide, Royal Gorge
Lost Paddle Rafting · Royal Gorge, Colorado
Pay not listed
🏠 Housing: ask📅 Seasonal
🌊 Raft guide
River Guide / Guide School
Mild to Wild Rafting & Jeep Tours · Durango, Colorado
Pay not listed
🏠 Housing: ask📅 Summer
🌊 Raft guide
River Guide School / First-year Guide
River Runners · Buena Vista, Colorado
$15.50/hr + tips (+$1 WFR/EMT, +$1 Swiftwater)
🏠 Housing included🎓 First Aid, CPR; WFR/Swiftwater encouraged📅 Summer 2027 (school from May 17)
🌊 Raft guide
Raft Guide (2027 Season)
Three Rivers Resort · Almont, Colorado
Pay not listed
🏠 Housing included📅 2027 season
🌊 Raft guide
Whitewater Guide
Wilderness Aware Rafting · Buena Vista, Colorado
$120/day (1st year)
🏠 Housing included📅 Summer 2027 (accepting applicants for 2027)
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