Crystal River

CO • US

The Crystal River is a free-flowing tributary of the Roaring Fork, running
~35 miles from the high country near Marble down through Redstone and
Avalanche Creek to Carbondale, where it joins the Roaring Fork (which in
turn joins the Colorado at Glenwood Springs). Snowmelt-fed and dam-free, it
peaks late May–June. Bogan Canyon is the marquee Class III-IV run; The
Narrows below Redstone kicks up to Class IV-V; the lower river to Carbondale
mellows to a Class II-III float.

35.0 mi total 3 sections 4 access points 0 camps 2 rapids

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Click any point for details. Sections without stored geometry are drawn as straight put-in → take-out lines — actual courses follow the river.

Sections (3)

Bogan Canyon (Bogan Flats to Redstone)

● Bogan Flats → ● Redstone

7.0 mi 💧 53 cfs · low

Class III-IV

The Narrows (Redstone to Avalanche Creek)

● Redstone → ● Avalanche Creek

6.0 mi 🌊 2 💧 53 cfs · medium

Class IV-V

Lower Crystal (Avalanche Creek to Carbondale)

● Avalanche Creek → ● CRMS Ramp

15.0 mi 💧 53 cfs · medium

Class II-III