San Juan River Rafting in Utah - 4 Days
San Juan River Rafting in Utah - Overview
A rafting journey down the Class II San Juan River in Utah takes you to a place of surreal beauty and vibrancy, hundreds of millions of years in the making. Join us for four days of outdoor adventure in southeastern Utah.
A calm, congenial river, the San Juan offers a relaxing float trip by raft livened up by paddling the San Juan's fun easy rapids. Kids and adults will love the terrific local hiking opportunities and Utah's warm weather and warm water. A bottomless archeological treasure chest, the San Juan area in southeastern Utah contains copious remnants of ancient civilizations. Lined with vivid pictographs, ancient art, cave dwellings and ruins including the Moki Stairs, carved by the region’s Native American tribes over 800 years ago, the San Juan area is a veritable natural museum locked within a labyrinth of dramatic red rock canyons. The Goosenecks of the San Juan zigzag over seven miles through one of the most complex canyons in the Colorado Plateau over an airline distance of just two miles. End your day relaxing in the warm pools of the San Juan River and beach camping under the desert stars.
San Juan Rafting - Itinerary at a Glance
- We begin our day with a short drive from Bluff to our put-in at Mexican Hat, where we meet our guides and begin a peaceful float for a few hours
- As the signs of civilization disappear as we are enveloped in the magnificent canyons of the San Juan
- We enter the Mendenhall Loop, the beginning of the famous Goosenecks of the San Juan. Winding back and forth, we pass exquisite works of water and rock like the Tabernacle and the Second Narrows
- Our days begin as the morning light turns the cliff walls the colors of sunrise. Fresh coffee and tea are waiting for us and breakfast is served – omelets made to order, blueberry pancakes, sizzling bacon, fresh fruit, toast and juice
- We’re treated to glimpses of rocky wonders like Cedar Mesa, Cowboy Hat and Eagle Rock
- Watch for bighorn sheep near the water and Native American ruins hidden atop cliffs
- The river delivers plenty of excitement with rapids such as Ross, Government and Slickhorn
- Take a much-needed swim in the natural plunge pools of Slickhorn Gulch
- Reaching the Clay Hills boat ramp we unload and transfer back to Bluff
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