North Wash / Dirty Devil Take Out
Primary take-out for Cataract Canyon trips. As of June 2026, North Wash is served by an improved temporary boat ramp — roughly 16 feet wide, surfaced with articulating concrete-block mats, handling one party at a time, and built for high-clearance four-wheel-drive vehicles only due to the steep grade. It sits slightly downstream of the historic take-out and replaced the failing primitive landing after Lake Powell's drawdown left the old Hite-area ramp unusable. It is explicitly a temporary structure on a shoreline the river is still downcutting through reservoir sediment, so mud, shoreline change, lake elevation, and road damage can still alter usability. Parties must verify the current take-out calendar, access advisories, and lake conditions before launch.
North Wash / Dirty Devil Take Out is a river access point on the Colorado River, serving the Cataract Canyon section. It sits on the right bank, reached by rough dirt road. Elevation is about 3,612 feet.
- Elevation
- 3,612 ft
- River side
- Right
- Road surface
- Rough dirt
- Coordinates
- 37.88759925665044°N 110.39924320899685°W
Primary take-out for Cataract Canyon trips. As of June 2026, North Wash is served by an improved temporary boat ramp — roughly 16 feet wide, surfaced with articulating concrete-block mats, handling one party at a time, and built for high-clearance four-wheel-drive vehicles only due to the steep grade. It sits slightly downstream of the historic take-out and replaced the failing primitive landing after Lake Powell's drawdown left the old Hite-area ramp unusable. It is explicitly a temporary structure on a shoreline the river is still downcutting through reservoir sediment, so mud, shoreline change, lake elevation, and road damage can still alter usability. Parties must verify the current take-out calendar, access advisories, and lake conditions before launch.
Facilities
- Improved temporary boat ramp (articulating concrete block)
- 4wd high-clearance vehicle access