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Rapids

Named whitewater across desert rivers — class, character, and the lines that go through them. Browse by section to plan a trip, or by class to match the day.

Colorado River

  1. Flat green water of the Colorado River between dark fractured metamorphic walls in Westwater Canyon

    Westwater Canyon

    17.2 mi Class III–IV · 1 day · Permit Required Westwater compresses the entire Colorado River experience into a single day. The first six miles are...
  2. A low view across smooth muddy water and the edge of a rapid toward red layered canyon walls framing a distant mesa

    Cataract Canyon

    40 mi Class II–IV+ · 3 days · Permit Required Cataract Canyon begins where the Green meets the Colorado, deep in Canyonlands. Above the rapids,...

Green River

  1. Seen from above, a lone rower in a white wooden dory pulls through big green boils and breaking whitewater on the Green River at high flow.

    B Section

    9 mi Class I–II Nine miles of dam-regulated tailwater from Little Hole to Indian Crossing — the transition reach...
  2. Last sunset light glows orange on the tilted sandstone cliffs of Split Mountain above a calm stretch of the Green River

    Split Mountain

    8.3 mi Class III–IV · 1 day · Permit Required Split Mountain is the Green River's most concentrated whitewater — 9 miles punching through a...
  3. Rounded sandstone boulders on a cobble bank frame the silty brown Green River in Desolation Canyon, with a riffle breaking mid-river

    Desolation Canyon

    58.1 mi Class II–IV · 6 days · Permit Required Desolation is less about the rapids than about the accumulation of days inside something enormous....
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Match the day to the difficulty.

Class III

Class III Intermediate

The middle of the bell curve. Where most river days live.

Class IV

Class IV Advanced

Real consequence. Scout, set safety, run with intention.

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All Rapids A–Z

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