Trin-Alcove Camp

Also known as: Trin Alcove Bend Camp, Trin Alcove, Three Canyon Camp

Trin-Alcove Camp sits on a sandy bench on the inside of Trin-Alcove Bend, one of the most dramatic entrenched meanders in Labyrinth Canyon. The Green River wraps nearly 270 degrees around a narrow sandstone peninsula here, and the camp occupies the wide, flat deposit on the inner bank near mile 52. The alcove above gives the bend its name — a massive overhang in the Wingate Sandstone that catches shadow and amplifies sound. The camp is flat, sandy, and exposed, with views across the river to the sheer Wingate and Kayenta walls of the outer bend. Labyrinth Canyon has no rapids — the river is flat and slow — so this is a paddler's camp, reached by canoe, kayak, or packraft. The silence is absolute. At night the alcove above the camp glows faintly with reflected starlight off the sandstone.

Quick facts

Canyon

Labyrinth Canyon

Section mile

30.2

River mile

89.9

Side

River right

Type

River Camp

Shade

Partial

Water levels

high-water

Camp notes

Deep sand on the inner bend deposit. The alcove above provides some afternoon shade.

Fire pan and portable toilet required. The alcove provides partial shade and wind shelter.

The alcove provides meaningful storm shelter. One of the more photogenic camps in Labyrinth — the meander walls and alcove create strong compositions at all times of day.

Know before you go

• Fire pan required
• Portable toilet required