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Green
Through Lodore Canyon in Dinosaur National Monument
(western)
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Northwestern Colorado
River Office
Dinosaur National Monument
4545 Highway 40
Dinosaur, Colorado 81610
+1 970 374 2468
+1 970 374 3003 (fax)
Colorado River Outfitters Association (CROA)
4098 Surrey Court
Lafayette, Colorado 80026
+1 303 369 4632
Length of trip
45 miles in 3-5 days. Shorter trips are also available
Season
Mid-May through mid-September. Flaming Gorge Dam controls the river flow, but both snowmelt and effluence from the Yampa River, a tributary of the Green, add considerable volume downstream. The water flow usually peaks between mid-May and mid-June
Weather
Temperatures in May, early June, and September range from 55-70F during the day, 50-60F at night. >From late June through August daytime temperatures soar into the 80s and 90s but drop into the 60s at night. Rain showers can cool things off quickly. Mosquitoes can be pesky, so bring insect repellent
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Location: about 220 miles northwest of Denver; about 160 miles east of Salt Lake City
Boats: Kayaks, oar boats, paddle rafts
Rapids: Class II and III (some become Class IV at high-water levels). The water released from Flaming Gorge Dam is cold and clear, although sediment from the Yampa can turn it silty in spring and early summer
Lodging: Excellent campsites on sandy beaches in canyons and wooded groves. Also motels in Vernal, Utah
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attractions
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Special features:
Within an easy drive of Sacramento and San Francisco
Three breathtaking high-desert canyons, varying from red sandstone to folded layers of gray limestone and pale sandstone
Many rapids were named by geologist-explorer John Wesley Powell and his men during their expeditions in 1869 and 1872
Interesting hikes into side canyons to see rock grottoes, waterfalls, and alcoves with petroglyphs carved by the vanished Fremont people
Bighorn sheep, mule deer, beavers, river otters, golden eagles, peregrine falcons, great blue herons
Catch-and-release fishing for brown and rainbow trout at the blue ribbon trout stream at Jones Hole
Wilderness solitude
Suitable for families (check with your outfitter about age limit for children), first-time and experienced rafters, seniors in good physical condition, and the physically challenged who are comfortable in and around the water
Nearby excursions:
Fossil dinosaur remains and exhibit at Dinosaur Quarry, near Jensen, Utah
Flaming Gorge
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