Troll Landing Campground & Canoe Livery LLC

Use caution kayaking this part of the Rifle River! In August, this part of the river is dangerous! (I cannot speak to early summer months) I do not recommend this for children or anyone not in top physical condition. It really is only appropriate for advanced kayakers. We went on a 12 mile kayak trip. The water was shallow (6" in a lot of places), full of large rocks, trees and branches and the current was strong. There was very little time to relax on the river as we spent all our time dodging obstacles. We tipped over many times, and it was a struggle to hold on to the kayak, paddle, and flotation device while the current was pulling them all away and we were tripping over the rocks. On top of all that, one of the kayaks had a leak. We finally had to pull it up on a bank and drain it as it wouldn't go 30 feet without getting stuck. There were no put-in or take-out points between the time they dropped us off until we reached their landing 12 miles later. I am so grateful no one was badly hurt, as it would have been problematic to get an ambulance anywhere near us on the river. We were also the only ones on the river, so no one would have been around to help in an emergency. I will never kayak this part of the Rifle again.

I really don’t recommend this place! It’s dirty, sketchy and they gave us a kayak with a hole in it that was sinking and we were stranded. They were dirty and you have to drag your own kayak down an over grown trail. Thank god after walking/swimming for an hour we found a house and luckily someone was home who could help us, We wasted hours and she wouldn’t refund us. There are definitely better places in the area!

Although we found the people very friendly and had a great time tubing with family, we cannot recommend this place. The river was way too shallow to be enjoyable. Most of the tubes were covered in mildew and dirt. But the worst and most dangerous part was where they dropped us off for the 3 hour trip. We had to walk about 100- 125 feet through waist high weeds and LOTS of poison ivy, sharp sticks and old rusty metal posts sticking up jaggedly from the ground. The trail was wet and had a steep slope. It was not a safe location for a group to walk. Anyone who is a bit unstable would have a very tough time getting through there.

Three of us went tubing and Al thought parts of it were fun, the river is truly unsafe. The current constantly had us pushed into trees and there were lots of threes on the River that you had to watch out for or get out of your tube to climb over. This would be especially dangerous for kids since the water is quite high at points and very murky. They also only accept cash.

The staff were very friendly and helpful. We had a great time floating the river, and the staff picked us up right on time. I feel like the experience was a great value. I think that if the company accepted credit/debit cards that it would improve the whole experience, just charge the customer a small convenience fee to cover the cost of card transactions.