Meeting Place
Address:
The OARS Warehouse
2540 S HWY 191
Moab, Utah
5 or 6 Days from $1699
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Overview
Highlights
- Scenic flight over Desolation Canyon
- Towering red-rock canyon walls
- 50+ rapids rated Class II-III
- Petroglyphs, abandoned homesteads & hideouts
- Lots of boat options including oar rafts, inflatable kayaks, SUPs and paddle rafts
Adventure Overview
Desolation Canyon became famous after John Wesley Powell’s historic descent of the Green and Colorado Rivers in 1869 and 1871. This nearly untouched canyon is deeper in some places than Grand Canyon at the Bright Angel Trail, featuring scenic red rock canyon walls that tower overhead. The canyon is also family friendly, with more than 50 Class II-III rapids which can be navigated via oar raft, inflatable kayak, or paddle raft. Off the water, you’ll explore Native American cultural sites, abandoned homesteads, and maybe even the hideout of the infamous Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
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Itinerary & Map
Itinerary & Map
- Meet in Moab, Utah the evening before your trip
- Enjoy a scenic flight from Moab to Sand Wash
- Begin with a 1.5-mile hike to the river put-in
- Motor-assisted rafting through scenic flat water sections
- Learn to paddle an inflatable kayak or SUP
- Stop to see thousand-year-old structures or intriguing petroglyphs left by the Fremont-era people
- Hike to the abandoned ranch where Butch Cassidy’s Wild Bunch stayed
- Camp on beaches or in cottonwood groves with access to great hiking trails
- Challenge the three most thrilling rapids, Joe Hutch, Three Fords and Coal Creek
- Take out at Swasey’s boat ramp and board a shuttle back to Moab
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Dates & Prices
2022 Prices:
5 Days
Adult: $1799
Youth: $1699
6 Days
Adult: $1899
Youth: $1799
Premier Pricing: Save $200 per person when you are one of the first four to book a 2022 departure by March 31, 2022 and reference “Premier Pricing” at time of booking.
Deposit: $400
Additional Costs:
- $40 BLM use fee
2022 Departure Dates:
5 Days
- May 17
- June 21
- July 5, 12, 19, 26
6 Days
- August 6, 15, 24
- September 2, 11, 20
2022 Specialty Departures
All Adult: June 21; September 20
O.A.R.S. Canyonlands, Inc. operates on the Green River as a permitted outfitter of the Bureau of Land Management
Ancestral Lands Acknowledgement
We respect and recognize that many of the river canyons, national forests, BLM and state lands, as well as national parks where we operate are the ancestral homes of many indigenous communities. In Utah, we acknowledge various bands of the Ute, as well as the Eastern Shoshone, Diné, Pueblos, Hopi, Havasupai, Hualapai, and Southern Paiute whose traditional territories include stretches of the San Juan, Colorado, Green and Yampa Rivers where we operate.
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