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River Rafting Information

The Green River between the Gates of Lodore and Split Mountain should never be mistaken for a simple river. Even today, many a boat ends up pinned on rocks and many a boatmen bruised and battered. Gates of Lodore contains multiple challenging Class III and Class IV rapids while the Yampa River sports many Class III rapids and one Class IV known as Warm Springs Rapid, which has a hydraulic named Maytag that has the tendency to flip boats.

To contact the river office by email: e-mail us

 

Fees and river permits are required for private boating trips on the Green and Yampa rivers within the park.

2008 Boating Permit Procedures and Information

New Permit Procedure/Information for 2008

2008 Private Boater River Permit Application

Commercial river trips are offered on the Green and Yampa Rivers and vary in length and cost.

Commercial Guided River Trip Information

 
 

 

 

 

Picture of mormon cricket perched on a blade of grass.  

Did You Know?
Mormon crickets are wingless grasshoppers that swarm across roads through the summer in the western United States. These flightless insects can form such large swarms that the road appears to move and change colors where they cross.

Last Updated: November 09, 2007 at 13:29 EST