Green

We ran this in an tandem canoe on Sept 9 and 10. My husband and I each had a private day float permit, you can only hold one permit in your name. On the first day, we scouted two of the rapids and ran the rest. It was a delightful flow for a canoe, great for practicing backferrying and rock dodging while not being overly technical. Not sure if 1650 cfs is considered low, but felt medium for a canoe. Waters were a gorgeous green color, temps were amazing, scenery is awesome. We did a self shuttle two different ways. One way was as Jacob C described in his October post (thanks for that!). The other was all mountain bike via Bean Draw Road which does cut off 5 miles from the truck shuttle route (but there are some sandy sections). Shuttle was run first before the heat. Had to get the bike on the way home on the last day. We were quoted $150 a day for a single vehicle shuttle. Be sure to refer to the Boating in the Monument Information and Regulations PDF for DNM on the required boating gear in the national monument. There is a list. Friendly river rangers.

2024-10-10

1,200-1,400 cfs

This was an easy level for kayaks/packrafts, would be a pain for rafts I'd think.  The beaches were excellent, but camping is not allowed if doing the daily section (which is what we were doing).

The rules require that boaters bring an extra PFD and helmet per 3 boaters, no exceptions for kayakers.  We found this very silly, as strapping those to the outside of our boats was a larger liability than the extremely unlikely event of losing either of those pieces of gear (Between my wife and I we have gone paddling well over a thousand times and never lost a PFD or helmet).  The phone call I had with a ranger before the trip made it clear there was no room for negotiation or critical thinking.

The run is as advertised, a run through the center of a mountain split by a river, pretty cool.  We only had one vehicle, and being cheapskates we decided to run our own shuttle, here is how I did that in case some other dirtbag wants to save the $100 on a shuttle:

At the end of the run I followed the Desert Voices/Sounds of Silence trail for 2 miles along the wash at the take out.  I then followed the wash itself for 4 more miles (gps on my phone was nice for this and the next step). This eventually met up with a ranch road (or it was at some point in time), and followed that out to the main dirt shuttle road, where I had left a bike.  I then biked about 7 miles downhill back to the put in.  This of course was followed by driving back to the take out to pick up my wife and gear.

Following our annual board meeting in Golden, Colorado several members of the American Whitewater board and staff, and a couple friends, gathered for a trip on the Yampa River that continued on to this section of the Green River. Conditions were cold and wet. Flow on the Green River varied between 8500 and 9000 cfs. Launching from Deerlodge on the Yampa on Day 1, we reached Echo Park and the Green River around 1pm on Day 3. We camped at Jones Creek and hiked up the creek that afternoon. On Day 4 we paddled downstream and through the Split Mountain Canyon, arriving at the Split Mountain Boat Ramp around 2:30 pm on Day 4. This Trip Report represents the second half of the trip on the Yampa with a report on the preceeding 3 days on the Yampa River page.

Big Island Camp in Island Park on the Green River, Utah

The camps at jones hole have lots of skunks and they climb over everything. They literally climbed over out sleeping bags with us in them. Don't leave your food out unless you want to feed the skunks.

This ramp is the usual take-out for those boating through Ladore Canyon in Dinosaur National Park. It is also a potential put-in for boating the flat water sections down to Jensen and Ouray
This ramp is the usual take-out for those boating the canyons of Ladore in Dinosaur National Park. It is also a potential put-in for boating the flat water sections down to Jenson, Ouray and even to Sand Wash.