Colorado River through Cataract Canyon Rafting in Utah - 6 Days
Colorado River Rafting in Cataract Canyon - Overview
Rafting in Utah on the Colorado River through Cataract Canyon has it all: breathtaking scenery, easy floating and wild, Class III whitewater. Add to that rollicking Utah hiking expeditions by foot in Utah’s dramatic canyon country among multi-million-year-old rock formations and you have a white water rafting adventure suitable for the whole gang. Explore Canyonlands National Park created in the wake of the John Wesley Powell expedition of 1869 and get a taste of the wild wet waters of the Colorado River from the deck of your O.A.R.S. paddle raft.
Have you no fear? Then crank your adventure up a notch with a trip down Cataract Canyon in late spring. Snowmelt from the Rockies yields big runoff and massive Class IV-V rapids and some of the country’s most exciting whitewater. Go for it!
Colorado River Rafting in Cataract Canyon - Itinerary at a Glance
- Our Cataract Canyon rafting trip begins with a scenic drive from Moab to Potash
- Enter Meander Canyon and watch for petroglyphs
- Float leisurely into Canyonlands National Park
- Spectacular side canyons, prehistoric ruins, seasonal waterfalls and incredible vistas
- Lathrop Ruin and ancient pictographs of solstice calendar
- Explore Indian Creek’s fascinating Native American ruins
- Float past Pyramid Butte, the mighty Goose Neck and Dead Horse Point (immortalized in the movie Thelma and Louise)
- Meet the confluence of the Green River where Cataract Canyon begins, hinting at the whitewater to come
- Major rapids begin at Spanish Bottom where it is possible to see a fading 1893 inscription from the steamer, Major Powell
- Enter the Maze District and hike 1,200 feet up to the Doll House where you can view the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park from a unique vantage point
- Challenge Brown Betty, Mile Long, Capsize and the legendary Big Drop Rapids
- Enter Lake Powell at Hite and enjoy scenic flight back to Moab
Note trip prices include an optional $111/person transportation package for a flight from the take-out back to Moab that you may delete if you prefer another option. Please contact our office for details.
O.A.R.S. Canyonlands, Inc. is an authorized concessioner of Canyonlands National Park.
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