Celebrate Salt River Tubing and Recreation’s 40th anniversary in the beautiful Tonto National Forest with two themed events in July.
Spooktacular Monster Halloween
Join us for our 22nd annual Spooktacular Monster Halloween, Saturday, July 11, 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. for a ghoulish delightful floating beach blast adventure. Free Halloween bandanas for all tricksters.
“Halloween in July! Experience a boo-tiful and fang-tastic escapade at our Spooktacular Monster Halloween event,” said Salt River Tubing President and Chief Executive Officer Henri Breault. “Our ghostly shuttle buses provide a howling great time and Salt River will be rocking with tubers in witches’ hats, Halloween leis and orange bandanas!”
Tubers can join Salt River Tubing’s tricksters romping to the Monster Mash line dance and grab photo ops with the Spooktacular Fun crew. Costumes are optional for floaters; however, Salt River Tubing will be awarding $19 complimentary tube rental passes for the Best Tuber Spooktacular Monster costumes. Passes are valid on a return visit.
Mega Hawaiian Hula
Aloha Arizona fun-seekers! Grab your ukulele, coconuts, grass skirt and set sail at our Mega Hawaiian Hula special event, Saturday, July 25, 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Free Hawaiian leis for the first 500 Aloha fun-seekers and free Mega Hula bandanas for Aloha tubers!
Our Mega Hawaiian Hula event offers a Polynesian journey in the great outdoors of Tonto National Forest. You don’t need to fly to Hawaii — you can shake your grass skirt with the Hula Honeys during the hukilau line dance and see how low you can go under the limbo stick! Hawaiian-tiki barges will transport guests to the Lower Salt River for fun in the sun on the rocking river rapids.
For each event, the cost of tube rental is $19 plus tax per person or tube, which includes inner tube rental, shuttle bus service, and free parking.
Recreate Responsibly with Safe Distancing
SRTR encourages floaters to help ensure a responsible safe distancing atmosphere at the SRTR terminal building and on its shuttle buses during transport to the Salt River. SRTR’s safety protocols require a face covering/bandana during the Tube Rental Transaction process, shuttle bus transport to/from the Salt River as well as during the Tube Return process at the end of the floater’s visit. No exceptions.
Daily operating hours at Salt River Tubing are 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Salt River Tubing accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover cards and cash. Credit card and cash transactions require a valid driver’s license for tube rental deposits and credit card information. Please visit saltrivertubing.com for more details regarding credit card transactions.
TUBING TIPS
Shooting the Salt River rapids is great fun, and company officials recommend the following helpful tubing tips to assist tubers in planning their floating beach blasts:
- A valid driver’s license is required for a tube rental deposit per five tubes rented.
- Children must be at least eight years or older and four feet tall for tubing and shuttle bus service.
- Life vests are strongly recommended for children, non-swimmers and inexperienced swimmers.
- Glass containers by law are not allowed in the Salt River Recreational Area. Ice chests will be inspected for glass containers before boarding shuttle buses. Please use plastic bottles or aluminum can containers.
- Have a great time during your floating beach blasts, but remember that drugs, alcohol and the Salt River do not mix. Responsibly appoint a designated driver before your tubing adventure.
- Floating picnic ideas include fresh fruit, burritos, fried chicken, or sandwiches. Pack picnic items in Ziploc bags to keep dry. Please stash and bag all picnic supplies in litter bags while floating.
- Ice chest/coolers: Fill with ice, sport drinks, fruit juice, and water. One to two bottles of water per hour while floating is recommended to help prevent dehydration.
Salt River Tubing is located in Northeast Mesa, just minutes from Highway 202 East and Power Road (North) Exit 23A, in beautiful Tonto National Forest. For more information about Salt River Tubing and these July events, please visit saltrivertubing.com, or call (480) 984-3305.