• Our mission is to provide a safe, educational & entertaining adventure, giving you a chance to learn, have fun, & relax while enjoying the environment.
• We’ve been around for a long time, since 1985.
• We are members of the international association for professional outfitters, America Outdoors, and the Colorado River Outfitters Association (CROA).
• Centennial Canoe Outfitters, Inc. is licensed by the states of Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. All or part of this operation is conducted on public lands under special permits from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
• Environmental responsibility is an ethic that everyone in the company believes in and adheres to. We leave no trace of our passage & “take only pictures and leave only footprints.”

Testimonials

"The Gunnison is quite a beautiful stretch of river and I'm happy I now know it better than I did. I'ts also nice to know that there are guides taking folks through it and treating the river and camps with the highest respect and at the same time providing a geat experience for canoe enthusiasts. I really can't say enough about how great your guides are."

Bill Powers, Musician Paonia, CO

"The Gunnison is quite a beautiful stretch of river and I'm happy I now know it better than I did. I'ts also nice to know that there are guides taking folks through it and treating the river and camps with the highest respect and at the same time providing a geat experience for canoe enthusiasts. I really can't say enough about how great your guides are."

Bill Powers, Musician Paonia, CO

"Our guides were extremely friendly and knowledgeable. Great fun!"

Sheryl and Roger Spears, Craig, CO

"[I most enjoyed] the guides and their efforts to make the trip enjoyable for the kids."

Jason Webb, Littleton, CO

"[I most enjoyed the] scenery, tour guides overall knowledge of the area, history provided by guides, great attitude and personal services."

Anonymous

"The guides and the guest lecturer were excellent: helpful, wise, amusing and confident. "

Anonymous

Our Guides

Our guides are the people that make the difference. They are mature, competent, fun-loving individuals that elevate a good trip into a great one! All are successful in their own careers and have chosen to guide with Centennial for the pure joy of working with people and being outdoors on the water. Our guides come from careers as geologists, teachers, professional photographers, information system engineers, lawyers, pilots, entrepreneurs, etc. Many of our 45+ guide staff have been with us for years. All have completed First Aid and CPR training. Many also hold Wilderness First Responder, Swift Water Rescue, and American Canoe Association certification. Safety is our primary concern and our guides are very experienced; all of our Head Guides have logged over 500 river miles.