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Green Through Desolation and Gray
Canyons , United State (western)
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Eastern Utah
Canyonlands National Park
2282 South West Resources Boulevard
Moab, Utah 84532
+1 801 259 7164
+1 801 259 8628 (fax)
Bureau of Land Management
Price River Resource Area
125 South 600 West
Price, Utah 84501
+1 801 636 3622
+1 801 636 3657 (fax)
Length of trip
84 miles in 4-6 days
Season
April through October but busiest between mid-May and mid-August. The water
flow usually peaks between late May and mid-June. River traffic is fairly heavy
from mid-May through July and again in October
Weather
In May and early June daytime temperatures average in the 70s (F), with
nighttime temperatures dropping into the 50s. From late June through August the
daytime temperatures range from 80¢X to 100¢X, with nighttime temperatures in
the 60s. An occasional light shower can cool things off quickly. In September
and early October the temperature drops into the 60s and 70s during the day,
the 40s at night
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Location: about 160 miles southeast of Salt Lake
City; about 220 miles west of Denver
Boats: Kayaks, motorized rafts, oar boats, paddle rafts
Rapids: More than 60 Class I, II, and III rapids. The water is silty
and cool during the spring runoff but warms up to 70F in summer
Lodging: Spacious campsites on broad, sandy beaches. Huge cottonwood
trees shade many campsites
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attractions
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Special features:
Within an easy drive of Sacramento and San Francisco
An excellent canyon-country float through one of the most desolate desert
wilderness areas in the country
Cuts through two remote and beautiful canyons vividly described in the journals
of geologist-explorer John Wesley Powell
At Rock Creek, Desolation Canyon is deeper than the Grand Canyon at Bright
Angel Trail
Gray Canyon was the favorite hideout of Butch Cassidy around the turn of the
century
Excellent side-canyon hikes to caves, abandoned homesteaders¡¦ cabins, and
Anasazi granaries, petroglyphs, and ruins
Great swimming in July and August
Abundant wildlife, including bighorn sheep, mule deer, bears, beavers, cougars,
leopard lizards, Rocky Mountain toads, chukars, mallards, golden eagles, and
Canada geese
Wilderness solitude
Relaxed pace makes the Green one of the best rivers in the Southwest to learn
basic boating skills in rafts and kayaks
Relatively easy rapids make it popular with the physically challenged who are
comfortable in and around the water. Also a great trip for children (check with
your outfitter about age limits), as well as seniors in good physical condition
Nearby excursions:
Canyonlands National Park
Arches National Park
Capitol Reef National Park
Dinosaur National Monument
John Wesley Powell River History Museum in Green River.
Lake Powell
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
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