The sight of kayakers playing on standing river waves is a familiar sight in Colorado, but surfers? Over the past few years, landlocked beach bros have discovered that river waves can be surfed almost like ocean waves. Colorado communities that have constructed whitewater play parks (manmade obstacles in the water that increase wave size) on large rivers with heavy flows -- like the Colorado River in Glenwood Springs, the Arkansas River in Buena Vista and Salida, and the Animas River in Durango are seeing increased surfer traffic.
Michelle McReynolds of the Glenwood Springs Chamber of Commerce confirms that the town's whitewater park has "definitely increased commerce and tourism in town."
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