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A pickup with an empty raft trailer backed to the water's edge at low water, a loaded gear raft floating in the shallows below badlands cliffs.
Access Point

Sand Wash Ranger Station and Boat Launch

Sand Wash Ranger Station and Boat Launch is a river access point on the Green River, serving the Desolation Canyon section. It sits on the right bank, reached by graded dirt road. Elevation is about 4,650 feet.

Elevation
4,650 ft
River side
Right
Road surface
Graded dirt
Coordinates
39.840734397038325°N 109.91309976730292°W

Remote BLM launch with ranger presence in main season, primitive ramp, toilets, rigging area, and nearby primitive camping/screen cabins.

Facilities

  • Boat ramp
  • Vault toilets
  • Ranger station
  • Primitive camping
  • Screen cabins
  • Parking

At the access point

View Desolation Canyon section guide →