We specialize in Whitewater Rafting on Colorado’s only Nationally designated Wild & Scenic River, the Cache La Poudre (Poo-der) River. This is some of the best whitewater rafting in the Nation yet people don’t know about the River due to its restricted nature from its Wild & Scenic designation. A1 Wildwater is the original pioneer of the more challenging stretches of the Poudre and has been in business with the original owner since 1982. We have the nicest and cleanest facility and we have the only facility that was built new in 2008. From family trips to the wild side we have the best times, options, guides, and an incredible River available for your adventure enjoyment. Family, group, & kids rates available along with the largest variety of trips. Please call for more information.Established in 1982.The business was begun by Robert Breckenridge after graduating from Colorado State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Outdoor Recreation and a teaching certificate in Biological Science. After teaching a few years in high school and work as a River Ranger during summers in Utah, he returned to CSU to start course work on an MBA program. It was here that the Poudre River once again got into his blood, just as it had during the undergraduate years. Rafting & kayaking had been a passion during his time at CSU and with the advent of self bailing rafts in the early 80’s there was now a way to run lay people down the more challenging stretches of the River and for them to experience the full mystique of the Poudre. After starting the business in 1982 and building a house along the River, the rest, as they say, is history.Originally from Central Florida where played high school sports and surfed the ocean. Grew up very poor financially with a single mother due to father dying of Cancer at a young age. Started college at Maryville College (Tenn.) where started on the football team for 2 seasons while learning about whitewater canoeing. A football injury and John Denver Concert conspired to send a romantic mystic to the Rocky Mountains. By a series of chance wanderings and a sweet waitress, stumbled upon the lovely Poudre River. Enrolled at CSU, immediately took up mountaineering, rafting, & kayaking. Guided commercially in the summers while kayaking every River near and far. Graduated from CSU, taught high school for awhile, continued kayaking and worked as a River Ranger for a few summers. Came back to CSU to get an MBA degree when self bailing rafts hit the scene. This made rafting on the upper Poudre possible so a business was born out of a love of the of this unique River.