Stand-in photo, not this place: Flies in a Colorado fly shop, not Telluride Outside's
Telluride Outside
Guide service
About
Telluride Outside is a local guide service for fly fishing, 4WD tours, rafting, paddleboard tours and snowmobile tours. Its reservations office is in Telluride Angler, its fly shop, at 221 W Colorado Ave. Guided trips include door-to-door pickup from most Telluride-area lodging.
In summer, half-day 4WD tours go to Imogene Pass by way of the Tomboy ghost town, over Ophir Pass to the Alta ghost town, or down Black Bear Pass. Rafting trips run the class II to III San Miguel River. In winter, snowmobile tours ride the trails off Fall Creek Road, about 30 minutes from town, and a full-day tour stops for a hot lunch at Lone Cone Cabin.
History
Bill White ran the company's first commercial rafting trip on the San Miguel in 1984. Tom Craddock, Troy Youngfleish and John Duncan bought Telluride Outside in May 2001, and it moved to 221 W Colorado Ave in November 2022.
When to go
Fly fishing goes all year, with the Uncompahgre the river for the coldest months. 4WD tours run mid-May through mid-October depending on the route, and the Imogene Pass trip is generally available late June through September. Rafting is mostly a June trip, paddleboard tours run May through August, and Family-friendly half-day snowmobile tours run late November through early April; the advanced half-day and full-day tours run January through March (the full-day tour opens January 5).
Good to know
Full payment is due when you book. You can change or cancel without penalty until 7 days before your trip.
Snowmobile tours: you must be 16 to drive a single machine and 21 to drive a double with a passenger, and passengers must be at least 6. Advanced and full-day tours have a minimum age of 12, riding double. Snow suits, boots and helmets are provided free.
On 4WD tours, only registered service dogs are allowed. If heights bother you, sit on the left side on the Imogene and Ophir pass shelf roads.
Price
- Half-day family-friendly snowmobile tour, single machine$310
- Same tour, double machine$460
- Half-day advanced tour, single / double$445 / $625
- Full day with lunch at Lone Cone Cabin, single / double$875 / $1,215
Prices as posted in November 2026. Private and holiday tours cost more. Summer 4WD, rafting and fly fishing trips are priced on their own pages of the website.
Prices checked November 2026 on the website of Telluride Outside. They can change, so check before you go.
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