Guiding Principles
for the Colorado River Management Plan

1. The CRMP will address resource management and visitor experience along the Colorado River corridor in Grand Canyon National Park within the framework of current NPS laws and directives.
   
   
2. Until the Administration and Congress act on the Grand Canyon National Park Wilderness Recommendation, this section of the Colorado River will be managed as potential Wilderness according to NPS Management Policies and the Grand Canyon National Park Wilderness Recommendation as updated in 1993.
   
   
3. The NPS will include and consult with Native American tribes in the planning process.
   
   
4. River use will be regulated to ensure that the level and types of use is sustainable and that resource impacts are within acceptable limits for long-term resource preservation.
   
   
5. Methods to manage and distribute use along the river will be based on meeting objectives for resource protection and visitor experience.
   
   
6. Public access to river recreation opportunities (use allocation and permitting processes) will be evaluated based on current and desired future conditions.
   
   
7. The spectrum of desired opportunities will be evaluated and implemented through future river-outfitter contracts and river use permits.
   
   
8. The NPS will seek to reduce noise that detracts from Grand Canyon's natural quiet.
   
   
9. The NPS will seek to minimize the impacts of administrative use.