Looking for a cool and wet adventure for Labor Day Weekend?
Enjoy a floating picnic and fun in the sun on the Lower Salt River Labor Day weekend! Chill out and shoot the Salt River rapids on a tube to beat the heat. Floaters will be encouraged to participate in the “Salt River Heroes = Litter Zero” event and help keep the Salt River clean and beautiful. The Take Pride in America event is scheduled Saturday – Monday, September 5 – September 7th, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., and is co-sponsored by Tonto National Forest, the National Forest Recreation Association, Take Pride in America, Salt River Tubing and local radio stations. Free Tommy & Tammy Tuber litter bags will be distributed to the public with the message to “stash it and bag it” while floating on the Salt River. To date, 556 tons of trash has been bagged on holiday weekends! Salt River Tubing is located just seven minutes from Highway 202 East on north Power Road in Tonto National Forest. Visit www.saltrivertubing.com or call (480) 984-3305 for event information.
Thousands of Arizona tubers have sought refuge from the scorching temperatures on the Lower Salt River in Tonto National Forest this summer. Company officials recommend that tubers arrive early to ensure tube availability and utilize car pools as parking is limited in the Lower Salt River Recreational Area. Henri Breault, President/C.E.O. of Salt River Tubing, advises “non-swimmers, inexperienced swimmers and children to wear a life vest while tubing. Tubers should plan their floating picnics to include plenty of water, sun block, protective footwear, and beverages in cans or plastic containers. Ice chests/coolers will be inspected for glass containers before boarding shuttle buses and glass containers will be confiscated”. Breault also cautions floaters to be aware that drugs, alcohol and the Salt River do not mix and to party responsibly by appointing a designated driver before their tubing adventure.
Operating hours are 9:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. daily and the cost of tube rental is $15.00 per person/tube which includes inner tube rental, free parking, and shuttle bus service. Latest tube rental is 3:00 p.m. daily and tubers are encouraged to arrive early as tube availability and parking spaces decrease by noon. Glass containers are prohibited by law at the Lower Salt River and ice chests will be inspected. Children must be at least eight years or older and four feet tall for tube rental and shuttle bus service. Salt River Tubing is located in northeast Mesa on Power Road, fifteen miles north of US Hwy 60 East or minutes from the 202 East on north Power Road in Tonto National Forest.
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