CROA Annual Convention and Trade Show 2026

It takes place at Hyatt Regency Conference Center in Aurora, Colorado.

The organizer identifies CROA members, vendors, and agency officials as attendees.

It is most useful for Colorado River outfitters, who can combine educational sessions with the trade show, a Tuesday social and a Wednesday banquet with silent auction, and meet vendors and agency officials in one place. As a state-level association meeting with a speaker list of roughly eleven names, it offers a smaller pool than a national outdoor-recreation show, so vendors seeking buyers beyond river outfitters or guides from other regions will get less.

River outfitters at association conventions usually wear casual outdoor-style clothing such as jeans, fleece or branded shirts, with a nicer collared shirt or dress casual for the Wednesday banquet.