Meeting Place
Address:
The OARS Warehouse
2540 S HWY 191
Moab, Utah
2-3 Days from $599
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Overview
Highlights
- Thrilling Class III-IV whitewater rafting on the Colorado River
- Tackle Funnel Falls, Skull and Sock-it-to-Me Rapids
- Scenic calm water stretches perfect for inflatable kayaking & stand-up paddleboarding
- Hike to petroglyphs, a prospector’s cabin or Butch Cassidy's hideout
- Catered camping beneath a blanket of a million stars
- View abundant wildlife and dramatic canyon scenery
Adventure Overview
When it comes to short and scenic Colorado River whitewater adventures, it doesn’t get any better than a Westwater Canyon rafting trip. Traveling through this canyon’s towering walls offers incredible views of a Precambrian time-capsule with geologic formations of nearly two-billion year old black Vishnu Schist and pink Zoroaster Granite topped by red-gold sandstone that will leave any paddler awe-struck. In the evenings, spacious campsites welcome guests for delicious guide-prepared meals, camaraderie and relaxation before retiring for the night under a blanket of a million stars. Then comes the finale. Experience the thrilling whitewater Westwater Canyon is best known for—Little Dolores, Funnel Falls, the infamous Skull Rapid and ever-popular Sock-It-To-Me.
Extend the adventure! Our 3-day Westwater Canyon rafting adventure begins further upstream in the tranquil waters of picturesque Ruby Horsethief Canyon. The calmer river flows through this section of the river canyon allowing for the use of fun inflatable kayaks (IKs) and stand-up paddleboards (SUPs). An abundance of wildlife, including great blue herons, bald eagles, peregrine falcons, mule deer, and desert bighorn sheep add additional interest to the stunning desert scenery. Ruby Horsethief also offers some fantastic hiking to natural arches in the Entrada Sandstone and Mee Canyon in the Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness Area.
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Itinerary & Map
Itinerary & Map
- Meet in Moab the night before your trip
- Scenic drive to put-in at the Westwater Ranger Station or Loma Boat Ramp on the Colorado River
- Paddle a SUP or inflatable kayak through serene Ruby Horsethief Canyon & explore Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness Area, renowned for its high concentration of natural arches and beautiful Mee Canyon (3-day Westwater Canyon rafting trips only)
- Enjoy splashy rapids and dramatic desert scenery of Westwater Canyon
- In camp, lounge, swim and enjoy a guide-prepared dinner before dozing off beneath a million stars
- View Precambrian rock and the overlying Triassic Chinle Formation at the “greater” unconformity where 1.5-billion years of the Earth’s geologic record is missing
- Raft exciting whitewater through Funnel Falls, Skull Rapid and Sock-it-to-Me
- Hike to ancient petroglyphs, an old prospector’s cabin, or Butch Cassidy’s hideout
- Return to Moab
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Dates & Prices
Prices:
2022
3 Days:
Adult: $899
Youth: $799
2023 Value Season
2 Days:
Adult/Youth: $599
3 Days:
Adult/Youth: $899
2023 Peak Season
3 Days:
Adult/Youth: $949
Deposit: $250
Additional Costs:
• $10 BLM use fee
• Sleep Kit $25 | Tent included
Departure Dates:
2022
3 Days:
• September 20
2023 Value Season
2 Days:
• August 16, 20, 27, 31
• September 10
3 Days:
• April 3, 11, 19, 30
• August 23
• September 6, 14, 19, 25
2023 Peak Season
3 Days:
• July 2, 6, 16
• August 3
O.A.R.S. Canyonlands, Inc. operates in Westwater Canyon as a permitted outfitter of the Bureau of Land Management
Ancestral Lands Acknowledgement
We respect and recognize that many of the river canyons on state and federal lands where we operate are the ancestral homes of indigenous communities. Where we operate on the Colorado River between the Loma Boat Ramp and Cisco Landing, we acknowledge the territories of the Ute.
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