Cataract Canyon
Colorado River • CO, UT, AZ, NV, CA, BAJA
Length
100.0 mi
Difficulty
Class III-V
Shuttle
430 mi / 480 min
🪪 Permit required
— Canyonlands National Park
— Apply ↗
Permits are required year-round for all overnight river trips and available by reservation — mid-April to mid-October launch dates released the December prior; mid-October to mid-April dates released the June prior.
Big-water multi-day Class III-V expedition through Canyonlands National
Park. Three days of flat water to the Colorado/Green confluence, then
14 miles of continuous rapids including Big Drop 1/2/3. Trip ends on
Lake Powell; take-out varies by lake level (Hite, North Wash, or
Bullfrog). NPS permit required year-round.
✓ Real river route loaded
🏕 Campsites (7)
🌊 Rapids (9)
Brown Betty
Class III
• Mile 47.0
Capsize
Class III
• Mile 48.0
Mile-Long
Class III+
• Mile 50.0
Ben Hurt
Class III+
• Mile 52.0
Big Drop 1
Class IV
• Mile 56.0
Big Drop 2
Class V
• Mile 56.3
Big Drop 3 (Satan's Gut)
Class IV+
• Mile 56.6
Niagara
Class IV
• Mile 58.0
Repeat Rapid
Class III+
• Mile 60.0