If you are looking for a cool or ghostly ride, visit Salt River Tubing’s Spooktacular Halloween event on Saturday, July 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Dare to take a ride on Freddy Krueger’s Fearsome Bus, or hang on tight while riding the rocking Salt River rapids for chills and thrills!
The annual More Kids in the Woods event is co-sponsored by Tonto National Forest, KKFR Power 98.3 radio station and Salt River Tubing. The cost is only $15 per person or tube for an all-day experience of a lifetime in the great outdoors.
The popular event draws thousands each year to the Lower Salt River as tubers enjoy a howling ghoul time as fearsome phantoms, frightful witches, scowling pumpkins and eerie voices echo throughout the day. Costumes are optional for tubers. However, the tubing company will be awarding $15 tube rental passes for best costumed tubers (passes are valid on a return visit).
Plentiful photo opportunities will be available with the zany Salt River Tubing costumed employees. They add extra sizzle to fun in the sun in Tonto National Forest.
The USDA Forest Service national program, More Kids in the Woods, was expressly designed to encourage efforts to connect youth and nature.
Salt River Tubing’s Halloween-themed event intends to capture the attention of teenage youth and encourage them to enjoy the great outdoors on the Lower Salt River in Tonto National Forest.
For more information about Salt River Tubing and the Spooktacular Halloween event, please visit the Web site at www.saltrivertubing.com, or call (480) 984-3305. Daily operating hours are 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
The cost of tube rental is $15 per person/tube, which includes inner tube rental and shuttle bus service.
Children must be 8 years or older and at least 4 feet tall for tube rental and shuttle bus service. Children, non-swimmers and inexperienced swimmers should wear life vests.
Glass containers are prohibited by law in the Lower Salt River Recreational Area and will be confiscated. Ice chests and coolers will be inspected for glass containers before boarding shuttle buses.
Salt River Tubing is located in Northeast Mesa, 15 miles north of U.S. Highway 60 East or 7 minutes from the Loop 202 East on North Power Road.