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Rivers

21

Arkansas River Central Colorado Rockies

Beaverhead River Southwest Montana

Colorado River Colorado Plateau

Dolores River Western Colorado / Eastern Utah

Duchesne River Colorado Plateau
Escalante River Grand Staircase-Escalante

Green River Colorado Plateau

Jordan River Wasatch Front

Lochsa River North-Central Idaho

Madison River Southwest Montana

Main Salmon River Central Idaho

Middle Fork Flathead River Northwest Montana

Middle Fork of the Salmon River Central Idaho

Price River Colorado Plateau
Salt River Central Arizona

San Juan River Colorado Plateau

Snake River (Wyoming) Northwest Wyoming / Eastern Idaho

South Fork of the Snake River Eastern Idaho

Vorderrhein Graubünden, Switzerland

White River Colorado Plateau
Yampa River Northwest Colorado

Canyons

2

Bells Canyon Wasatch Range
Little Cottonwood Canyon Wasatch Range

Rapids

121

Colorado River
Westwater Canyon

Big Hummer Rapid Class III–III+ mi 9.5
Bowling Alley Rapid Class III–III+ mi 10.9
Funnel Falls
Last Chance Rapid Class III-–III mi 11.3
Little Dolores Rapid Class III-–III mi 7.8
Little Wild Horse Rapid Class II–II+ mi 4.3
Marble Canyon Rapid Class III-–III mi 8.9
Skull Rapid Class III+–V mi 10.7
Sock-It-To-Me Class III–IV- mi 11.1
Staircase Rapid Class III-–III mi 9.2
Surprise Rapid Class III-–III mi 10.3

Cataract Canyon

Ben Hurt Rapid Class III–IV mi 11.8
Big Drop 1 Class IV–V mi 14
Big Drop 2 Class IV–V mi 14.15
Big Drop 3 / Satan's Gut Class IV–V mi 14.45
Big Drops Class IV–V
Brown Betty Rapid Class III–III+ mi 2.7
Button Hole Class III–IV+ mi 12.5
Capsize Rapid Class III–III+ mi 11
Gypsum Canyon Rapid Class II–IV mi 19.1
Imperial Rapid Class III–IV- mi 14.8
Mile Long Rapid Class III–IV+
North Sea Class III–IV- mi 7
Powell's Pocket Watch Class II+–III
Purgatory
Rapid 10 Class II+–III+
Rapid 11 Class II+–III mi 9.4
Rapid 12 Class II+–III mi 9.5
Rapid 13 Class III–IV-
Rapid 14 Class III-–III+
Rapid 16 Class III–IV-
Rapid 17 Class III–IV-
Rapid 19 Class III–IV-
Rapid 2 Class II–III
Rapid 3 Class II+–III+ mi 4.1
Rapid 4 Class II+–III+ mi 5.7
Rapid 5 Class III–III+ mi 5.8
Rapid 6 Class II+–III+ mi 6.7
Rapid 8 Class II+–III
Rapid 9 Class II+–III+ mi 7.8
Repeat Class II+–III
Rerun Class II+–III
Short Rapid Class II+–III mi 16.5
South Seas Class III–IV+
The Chute Class III–IV
Waterhole Canyon Rapid Class II+–III+ mi 17.5

Grand Canyon

Agate Rapid Class II+ mi 101.1
Badger Creek Rapid Class III–IV mi 7.9
Bedrock Rapid Class IV–V mi 131.1
Boucher Rapid Class III+ mi 97.1
Crystal Rapid Class IV–V mi 98.5
Deubendorff Rapid Class IV–V mi 132.3
Emerald Rapid Class II+ mi 104.5
Georgie’s Rapid Class III+–IV+ mi 24.4
Granite Rapid Class IV+–V+ mi 93.9
Grapevine Rapid Class IV–IV+ mi 82.1
Hance Rapid Class IV–V mi 76.5
Hansbrough-Richards Rapid Class III+–IV mi 25.1
Havasu Creek Rapid Class II+ mi 157.3
Hermit Rapid Class IV–V mi 95
Horn Creek Rapid Class IV–V mi 90.5
House Rock Rapid Class III–IV mi 17
Kanab Rapid Class III mi 144
Kwagunt Rapid Class III+–IV mi 56.3
Lava Falls Class V–VI mi 179.5
Matkatamiba Rapid Class II mi 148.4
Nankoweap Rapid Class II–II+ mi 52.4
National Rapid Class II mi 167
Nevills Rapid Class III–IV mi 75.8
North Canyon Rapid Class III–III+ mi 20.7
President Harding Rapid Class III mi 44
Ruby Rapid Class IV mi 105.2
Sapphire Rapid Class IV mi 101.8
Serpentine Rapid Class IV–IV+ mi 106.5
Soap Creek Rapid Class III–IV mi 11.2
Sockdolager Rapid Class IV–IV+ mi 79.1
Tanner Rapid Class III mi 69
Tapeats Rapid Class III+ mi 134.3
Tuna Creek Rapid Class IV mi 99.7
Turquoise Rapid Class II+ mi 102.6
Unkar Rapid Class III–IV mi 72.6
Upset Rapid Class IV+–V mi 150.2
Walthenberg Rapid Class III+–IV mi 112.8
Whitmore Rapid Class II+ mi 188.3

Green River
B Section

Red Creek Rapid

Lodore Canyon

Disaster Falls Class III–IV mi 6.5
Hell's Half Mile Class IV–V mi 11.5
Triplet Falls Class III+–IV mi 10.8

Whirlpool Canyon

Greasy Pliers Rapid Class II–III

Split Mountain

Inglesby Rapid Class III-–III+ mi 7
Moonshine Rapid Class III–IV mi 4
Schoolboy Rapid Class III-–III+ mi 5.5
SOB Rapid Class III–IV mi 6.5

Desolation Canyon

Belknap Falls Class II–III-
Calf Canyon Rapid Class II–II+
Chandler Falls Class II+–III
Coal Creek Rapid Class II–III mi 68.6
Cow Swim Rapid Class III–IV- mi 54.3
Jack Creek Rapid Class II mi 18
Steer Ridge Rapid Class II–III mi 38.5
Three Fords Rapid Class III–III+ mi 60
Wild Horse Rapid Class II–II+
Wire Fence Rapid Class II+–III

Gray Canyon

Florence Creek Rapid Class II–III mi 10
Nefertiti Rapid Class II–III
Rattlesnake Rapid Class II–II+
Swasey's Rapid Class III mi 30

San Juan River
Yampa River
Yampa Canyon

Anderson Hole Class III-–III
Big Joe Class III–IV mi 20.5
Five Springs Rapid Class II+–III
Little Joe Rapid Class II+–III mi 20
Tepee Class III–IV mi 15
Warm Springs Rapid Class IV–V mi 42

Expeditions

9

Canyonlands Multi-Sport Week 7 days
Cataract Canyon Big Water Expedition 5 days
Cataract Canyon Standard 4 Day 4 days
Desolation / Gray Private 6 Day 6 days
Desolation / Gray Family Expedition 7 days
Desolation / Gray Photo Itinerary 8 days
Green River + Swell Traverse 10 days
Green to Cataract Full System Trip 14 days
White Rim + Cataract Canyon Combo 7 days

River Trips

1

Yampa Canyon River Trip

Canyoneering

1

Kanarra Falls Route Kanarraville / Cedar City

Hiking

35

Bells Canyon Lower Falls Wasatch Range
Bells Canyon Upper Falls Wasatch Range
Upper Bells Canyon Reservoir Wasatch Range
Loop Hike Canyonlands
Catherine Pass & Sunset Peak Wasatch Range
Cecret Lake Wasatch Range
Chesler Park Loop Canyonlands National Park
Dark Canyon Hike Canyonlands
Delicate Arch Trail Arches National Park
Doll House / Spanish Bottom Access Hike Canyonlands
Donut Falls Big Cottonwood Canyon
Ensign Peak Trail Salt Lake City Foothills
Firewater Cabin Hike Desolation Canyon
Flat Canyon Petroglyphs Hike Desolation Canyon
Gates of Lodore Nature Trail Dinosaur National Monument
Grandeur Peak Millcreek Canyon
Gypsum Canyon Hike Canyonlands
Jack Creek Hike Desolation Canyon
Lake Blanche Big Cottonwood Canyon
Lisa Falls Wasatch Range
Little Hole National Recreation Trail Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area
Living Room Trail Salt Lake City Foothills
Lone Peak via Bells Canyon Wasatch Range
Mantle Ranch Walk Dinosaur National Monument
Mount Olympus Wasatch Front
Pfeifferhorn Wasatch Range
Red Pine Lake Wasatch Range
Rock Creek Petroglyphs Hike Desolation Canyon
Rock Creek Ranch Walk Desolation Canyon
School Section Canyon Hike Desolation Canyon
Temple Quarry Trail Wasatch Range
Three Canyon Arch Hike Desolation Canyon
Westwater Little Hole Canyon Westwater Canyon
White Pine Lake Wasatch Range
Wire Fence Canyon Hike Desolation Canyon

Mountains

3 ranges · 9 peaks

La Sal Mountains Southeast Utah

Mount Peale 12,721 ft ft

Wasatch Range Northern Utah

American Fork Twin Peaks 11,489 ft ft
Broads Fork Twin Peaks 11,330 ft (E) / 11,328 ft (W) ft
Dromedary Peak 11,107 ft ft
Hidden Peak 11,000 ft ft
Lone Peak 11,260 ft ft
Mount Baldy (Alta) 11,068 ft ft
Mount Superior 11,045 ft ft
Pfeifferhorn 11,326 ft ft

Wind River Range Wyoming

Parks

2

Moab Bike Pump Track pumptrack
Moab Skatepark skatepark

National Parks

5

Arches National Park UT
Canyonlands National Park UT
Dead Horse Point State Park UT
Dinosaur National Monument UT/CO
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument UT

Campgrounds

18

Big Bend Campground Moab / UT-128 Colorado Riverway
Devils Garden Campground Arches National Park
Dewey Bridge Campground Moab / UT-128 Colorado Riverway
Drinks Canyon Camping Area Moab / UT-128 Colorado Riverway
Echo Park Campground Dinosaur National Monument
Fisher Towers Campground Moab / UT-128 Colorado Riverway
Goose Island Campground Moab / UT-128 Colorado Riverway
Grandstaff Campground Moab / UT-128 Colorado Riverway
Hal Canyon Campground Moab / UT-128 Colorado Riverway
Hittle Bottom Campground Moab / UT-128 Colorado Riverway
Indian Crossing Campground Browns Park
Lodore Campground Dinosaur National Monument
Lower Onion Creek Campground Moab / UT-128 Colorado Riverway
Oak Grove Campground Moab / UT-128 Colorado Riverway
Rainbow Park Campground Dinosaur National Monument
Split Mountain Campground Dinosaur National Monument
Upper Big Bend Campground Moab / UT-128 Colorado Riverway
Upper Onion Creek Campground Moab / UT-128 Colorado Riverway

Camps

38

Below Big Drops Camp colorado river
Butler Wash Camp san juan river
Clay Hills Camp san juan river
Clear Creek Camp colorado river
Coal Creek Camp green river
Dark Canyon Bench Camp colorado river
Deer Creek Camp colorado river
Fiddlehead Camp colorado river
Flat Canyon Camp green river
Jack Creek Camp green river
Joe Hutch Camp green river
Lower Lathrop Canyon Camp colorado river
Mee Canyon Camp colorado river
Nefertiti Camp green river
North Canyon Camp colorado river
Pictograph Fork Camp green river
Rock Creek Camp green river
Ruby Camp colorado river
School Section Camp green river
Slickhorn Canyon Camp san juan river
Snap Canyon Camp green river
Spanish Bottoms colorado river
Three Canyon Camp green river
Trin-Alcove Camp green river
Upper Lodore Camp green river
Upper San Juan Canyon Camp san juan river
Valentine's Camp green river
Warm Springs Camp yampa river
Bald Eagle Camp colorado river
Big Horn Camp colorado river
Hades Bar Camp colorado river
Little Hole Camp colorado river
Lower Little Dolores Camp colorado river
Miners Camp colorado river
Upper Cougar Bar Camp colorado river
Upper Little Dolores Camp colorado river
Whitmore Camp colorado river
Wire Fence Camp green river

Restaurants

3

Moab Brewery Moab, UT
Ray's Tavern Green River, UT
Tamarisk Restaurant Green River, UT

Hotels

6

Fairfield by Marriott Inn and Suites Moab Moab, UT hotel
Red Cliffs Lodge Moab, UT lodge
River Terrace Inn Green River, UT inn
San Juan Inn and Trading Post Mexican Hat, UT motel
Sorrel River Ranch Resort and Spa Moab, UT guest ranch
SpringHill Suites by Marriott Moab Moab, UT hotel

Museums

8

Hill Aerospace Museum Hill AFB, UT history
John Wesley Powell River History Museum Green River, UT river history
Museum of Illusions Salt Lake City Salt Lake City, UT interpretive center
Museum of Natural Curiosity Lehi, UT interpretive center
Natural History Museum of Utah Salt Lake City, UT natural history
Southern Utah Museum of Art Cedar City, UT art
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art Salt Lake City, UT art
Utah Museum of Fine Arts Salt Lake City, UT art

Ski Resorts

10

Alta Ski Area Wasatch Range
Brighton Wasatch Range
Deer Valley Resort Wasatch Range
Nordic Valley Wasatch Range
Park City Mountain Wasatch Range
Powder Mountain Wasatch Range
Snowbasin Resort Wasatch Range
Snowbird Wasatch Range
Solitude Mountain Resort Wasatch Range
Woodward Park City Wasatch Range

Geology

1 feature · 1 formation · 1 event

Features

Mitten Park Fault fault Dinosaur National Monument

Formations

Wingate Sandstone Triassic sandstone

Events

Colorado Plateau Uplift uplift

Planning

1

River Trip Packing List

Packrafting

1

Green River Swell Packraft Route

Swimming

1

Cottonwood Heights Recreation Center Cottonwood Heights

Themes

48

Articles

55

4x4 Expedition Routes overland-systems
Backcountry Permits Utah permits-and-logistics
Backcountry Trip Planning permits-and-logistics
Beginner Overland Routes Utah overland-systems
Best Camps in Desolation Canyon desolation-canyon
Best Coolers for River Trips coolers
Best Dry Bags for Multi-Day River Trips river-trip-essentials
Best First Aid Kit for Desert River Trips river-trip-essentials
Best Kid Friendly Hikes Near Moab utah-trip-ideas
Best Lightweight Outboard for Raft Support river-trip-essentials
Best Maps for Overland Routes overland-systems
Best Packrafting Rivers Utah packrafting
Best Rafting Companies on the Colorado River river-guides
Best River Camp Kitchen Setup river-trip-essentials
Best River Repair Kit river-trip-essentials
Best River Sandals footwear
Best River Tent for Sand shelter
Best Satellite Communicator for River Trips river-trip-essentials
Best Vehicle for Utah Overlanding overland-systems
How to Book a Green River Float Trip river-guides
Cam Straps — A Boater's Best Friend rigging
Cataract Canyon Packing List river-trip-essentials
Cataract Canyon Rafting Guide river-guides
Colorado River Rafting Guide Utah river-guides
Colorado River Rafting Permits permits-and-logistics
Desert Expedition Planning permits-and-logistics
Desert Overlanding Routes overland-systems
Desert River Navigation Guide general
Desert River Trips Guide general
Desolation Canyon Packing List river-trip-essentials
Dispersed Camping Rules Utah permits-and-logistics
Do You Need a Permit for White Rim Trail permits-and-logistics
Expedition Planning Guide permits-and-logistics
Green River Utah Float Trip river-guides
Honda 2.3 Outboard Review for River Use river-trip-essentials
How Difficult Is Cataract Canyon Rafting river-guides
How Many Days for Westwater Canyon Trip river-guides
How Much Water for Desert Overlanding overland-systems
How to Rig a Cooler to Your Raft Frame rigging
How to Rig a Gear Raft rigging
How to Rig a Raft Frame rigging
How to Rig the Ultimate Raft rigging
How to Strap Down a Rowing Frame on a Raft rigging
Master River Trip Checklist river-trip-essentials
Maze District Overlanding overland-systems
NRS Raft Review general
Packrafting in Escalante Utah packrafting
Packrafting in Utah packrafting
Packrafting Utah Green River packrafting
Raft Frame Setup rigging
Raft Trailer and Outboard Transport System river-trip-essentials
San Juan River Packing List river-trip-essentials
San Juan River Rafting Guide river-guides
Westwater Canyon Rafting Guide river-guides
Yampa River Rafting Guide river-guides

Trip Reports

26

Books

65

A Sand County Almanac Aldo Leopold
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again David Foster Wallace
A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson
Ancient Peoples of the American Southwest Stephen Plog
Annals of the Former World John McPhee
Barrel Fever David Sedaris
Based on a True Story Norm Macdonald
Boatman's Quarterly Review Anthology Multiple Authors
Born Standing Up Steve Martin
Cadillac Desert Marc Reisner
Canyon Country Donald L. Baars
RiverMaps Guide to the Colorado & Green Rivers in the Canyonlands of Utah & Colorado Tom Martin,Duwain Whitis
Cataract Canyon Robert H. Webb,Jayne Belnap,John S. Weisheit
Consider the Lobster David Foster Wallace
Desert Solitaire Edward Abbey
Down the Great Unknown Edward Dolnick
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Tom Robbins
Fargo Rock City Chuck Klosterman
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Hunter S. Thompson
Finding Everett Ruess David Roberts
Fluvial Processes in Geomorphology Luna B. Leopold,M. Gordon Wolman,John P. Miller
Generation X Douglas Coupland
Geology of Utah's Rivers William T. Parry
House of Rain Craig Childs
How to Read Water Tristan Gooley
How to Talk Dirty and Influence People Lenny Bruce
If We Had a Boat Roy Webb
In a Sunburned Country Bill Bryson
Into the Wild Jon Krakauer
Introduction to Physical Hydrology Martin R. Hendriks
Liar's Poker Michael Lewis
Lonesome Dove Larry McMurtry
Me Talk Pretty One Day David Sedaris
Napalm & Silly Putty George Carlin
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Ken Kesey
Portnoy's Complaint Philip Roth
The Raft Book William Nealy
River Mechanics Pierre Y. Julien
River of Contraries Don Lago
River Runners' Guide to Utah and Adjacent Areas Gary C. Nichols
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs Chuck Klosterman
Sick in the Head Judd Apatow
Sunk Without a Sound Brad Dimock
The Canyon Country Zephyr Anthology Multiple Authors
The Colorado Plateau Donald L. Baars
The Colorado River in Grand Canyon Larry Stevens,Tom Martin
The Control of Nature John McPhee
The Diné Reader Esther G. Belin,Jeff Berglund,Connie A. Jacobs,Anthony K. Webster
The Dog Stars Peter Heller
The Emerald Mile Kevin Fedarko
The Exploration of the Colorado River John Wesley Powell
The Grand Canyon: Monument to an Ancient River Wayne Ranney
The Hopi Survival Kit Thomas E. Mails
The Last River Run Todd Balf
The Monkey Wrench Gang Edward Abbey
The Puebloan Past and Present of the Colorado Plateau Unknown
The River Why David James Duncan
The Secret Knowledge of Water Craig Childs
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck Mark Manson
The Very Hard Way Brad Dimock
Travels with Charley John Steinbeck
Westwater Lost and Found Mike Milligan
Where the Old West Stayed Young John Rolfe Burroughs
Where the Two Came to Their Father Jeff King,Maud Oakes,Joseph Campbell
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Robert M. Pirsig

Brands

4

Products

17

Kits

12