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Concrete ramp and gravel apron at Rocky Rapid, a lone cottonwood at left and an information kiosk under the red cliff.
Access Point

Rocky Rapid Boat Ramp

Rocky Rapid Boat Ramp is a multi-use river access point on the Colorado River, serving the Moab Daily section. It sits on the left bank, reached by paved road. Elevation is about 4,049 feet.

Elevation
4,049 ft
River side
Left
Road surface
Paved
Coordinates
38.69578784733543°N 109.4131991486398°W

Public boat ramp on UT-128 (Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway), roughly 17 miles from the US-191 / UT-128 junction at Moab. BLM ramp on the Colorado River below Rocky Rapid (Class II+); the ramp sits on a side channel on river-left. At high flows it may be impossible to cross the current and reach this take-out in time — plan accordingly. Standard alternate launch for Moab Daily trips that want to skip the upper canyon or take out before Take Out Beach. Vault toilet and shade huts with picnic tables on site.

Facilities

  • Boat ramp
  • Vault toilet
  • Shade huts with picnic tables
  • Parking
  • Roadside pullout

At the access point

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