San Juan River Rafting in Utah - 3 Days
Utah Rafting - San Juan River - Overview
A calm, congenial river, rafting the San Juan River offers adventurers a relaxing 3-day float trip on a classic Utah river in the southwest livened up by fun Class II rapids, canyon hiking opportunities, and learning about the geology, wildlife and ancient cultures who thrived here many years ago.
The San Juan River in southeastern Utah is a place of surreal beauty and vibrancy, hundreds of millions of years in the making. A bottomless archeological treasure chest, this area encases numerous 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 is an enormous natural museum locked within a labyrinth of dramatic red rock canyons. Twisting and turning through one of the most convoluted canyons in the Colorado Plateau, the Goosenecks of the San Juan zigzag over seven miles in an airline distance of just two miles. End the day relaxing in warm pools and beach camping under the desert stars.
San Juan River Rafting - Itinerary at a Glance
- Gather at Recapture Lodge in Bluff, Utah and meet your guides for a scenic drive to Sand Island
- Hike at Butler Wash to view petroglyphs and Moki Stairs carved into the cliffs 800 years ago
- Spend some time getting to know the river in a raft or a playful inflatable kayak
- Camp on pristine sand beaches with riverside feasting beneath the stars
- Campfires, music, stories and jokes, swimming, Frisbee or a nature walk
- Hike to River House, one of the most impressive Native American cliff dwellings found on any river in North America
- Reaching Mexican Hat, we say our goodbyes and return to Bluff
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