Grand Canyon — Lees Ferry to Phantom Ranch (Upper)
Colorado River • CO, UT, AZ, NV, CA, BAJA
Length
87.0 mi
Difficulty
Class III-IV
🪪 Permit required
— Grand Canyon National Park
— Apply ↗
Permits for the Grand Canyon are required and available through a weighted lottery system in February (additional dates may be distributed throughout the year).
Upper half of the standard Grand Canyon trip. Warm-up through Marble
Canyon with Badger and Soap Creek; past Redwall Cavern, Nankoweap
granaries, and into the Inner Gorge at Hance. Traditional crew-swap
point at Phantom Ranch (hike in/out via Bright Angel trail).
✓ Real river route loaded
🏕 Campsites (88)
River Camp
Mile 0.1
• ★★★★★★
Upper Lees Backeddy
Mile 0.5
• ★★★
Sixmile
Mile 5.9
• ★★★
Jackass
Mile 8.1
• ★★★★★★★
Badger
Mile 8.1
• ★★★
Below Jackass(LW)
Mile 8.9
• ★★★
Soap Creek
Mile 11.3
• ★★★★
Brown's Inscription
Mile 12.1
• ★★★
12.4 Mile
Mile 12.4
• ★★★★★★
13 Mile(LW)
Mile 13.0
• ★★★★★
Sheer Wall
Mile 14.2
• ★★★★★★
Hot Na Na
Mile 16.7
• ★★★★★★★★
House Rock
Mile 17.2
• ★★★★★
Eighteen Mile Ledges
Mile 18.5
• ★★★
19.2 Mile
Mile 19.2
• ★★★★
19.4 Mile
Mile 19.4
• ★★★★★
20 Mile(Georgie's)
Mile 20.2
• ★★★★★★★
Upper North Canyon
Mile 20.7
• ★★★★★★★
Lower North Canyon
Mile 20.8
• ★★★★
21.7 Mile
Mile 21.7
• ★★★★★★
Twentytwo Mile
Mile 22.1
• ★★★
Indian Dick
Mile 22.8
• ★★★★★
Lone Cedar
Mile 23.5
• ★★★★★★★
Twentyfour One-Half Mile
Mile 24.7
• ★★★★★
Above Tiger Wash
Mile 26.4
• ★
Shinumo Wash
Mile 29.5
• ★★★★★★★
Fence Fault
Mile 30.6
• ★★★★★★
Sandpile
Mile 30.8
• ★★★★
South Canyon
Mile 31.8
• ★★★★★★★
Below Redwall
Mile 33.8
• ★★
Little Redwall
Mile 34.2
• ★★★★★★
Nautiloid
Mile 35.0
• ★★★★★★★
Tatahatso
Mile 37.9
• ★
Above Martha's(LW)
Mile 38.3
• ★
Martha's
Mile 38.6
• ★★★★★★★
Redbud Alcove
Mile 39.3
• ★★★★★★
Buck Farm
Mile 41.2
• ★★★★★★★
Anasazi Bridge
Mile 43.5
• ★★★
Lower Anasazi Bridge
Mile 43.6
• ★★★★★
President Harding
Mile 44.0
• ★★★★★★★
Eminence
Mile 44.5
• ★★★★★★★
44.9 Mile
Mile 44.9
• ★★★
Willie Taylor
Mile 45.0
• ★★★
Duck n Quack
Mile 47.2
• ★★★★★★
Upper Saddle
Mile 47.5
• ★★★★★★★
Lower Saddle
Mile 47.6
• ★★★★★★★
Dinosaur
Mile 50.1
• ★★★★★★★
51.5 Mile
Mile 51.5
• ★★★
Little Nankoweap
Mile 52.1
• ★★★★★★★
Nankoweap
Mile 52.2
• ★★★★★
Upper Nankoweap
Mile 52.5
• ★★★★★
Main Nankoweap
Mile 53.4
• ★★★★★★★★★
Lower Nankoweap
Mile 53.5
• ★★★★★★★
Kwagunt
Mile 56.3
• ★★★★★★★
Below Kwagunt
Mile 57.1
• ★★★
Malgosa
Mile 57.9
• ★★★
Opposite Malgosa
Mile 58.1
• ★★★★★
Awatubi
Mile 58.7
• ★★★★
Below Awatubi Left
Mile 59.1
• ★★★★
Below Awatubi Right
Mile 59.4
• ★
Sixty Mile
Mile 60.2
• ★★★★★★
61.1 Mile
Mile 61.1
• ★★
Above LCR
Mile 61.5
• ★★★★★★
Below LCR
Mile 62.1
• ★★★
Crash Canyon
Mile 62.9
• ★★★
Carbon
Mile 65.1
• ★★★★★★★★
Lava Canyon
Mile 65.9
• ★★★★★★★
Palisades Creek
Mile 66.1
• ★★★★★★
Above Espejo
Mile 66.8
• ★★
Espejo
Mile 67.3
• ★★
Sixtyeight Mile
Mile 68.3
• ★★★★★
Tanner
Mile 68.7
• ★★★★★★★★
Below Tanner Rapid
Mile 69.4
• ★★
Basalt
Mile 70.1
• ★★★
Cardenas
Mile 71.6
• ★★★★★★★★
Upper Unkar
Mile 72.4
• ★★★★★★
Unkar
Mile 72.7
• ★★★★★
Below Granary
Mile 74.2
•
Upper Rattlesnake
Mile 74.6
• ★★★★★★★
Upper Nevills
Mile 75.7
• ★★★★★★★
Nevills
Mile 76.1
• ★★★★★★
Below Nevills
Mile 76.2
• ★★★★★★★
Papago
Mile 76.5
• ★★★★★★
Hance
Mile 77.1
• ★★★★★
Grapevine(X)
Mile 81.7
• ★★★★★★
Clear Creek(X)(LW)
Mile 84.6
• ★★★★
Below Clear Creek(X)
Mile 84.8
• ★★★★
Zoroaster(X)
Mile 85.0
• ★★★★★★★
🌊 Rapids (29)
Paria Riffle
Class II
• Mile 0.5
Paria Riffle
Class I
• Mile 0.9
Badger Creek Rapid
Class IV
• Mile 7.9
Badger
Class IV
• Mile 7.9
Soap Creek
Class III
• Mile 11.2
Soap Creek Rapid
Class IV
• Mile 11.2
House Rock Rapid
Class IV
• Mile 17.0
House Rock
Class IV
• Mile 17.0
North Canyon
Class III
• Mile 20.5
Roaring Twenties
Class III
• Mile 20.5
21 Mile
Class III
• Mile 21.0
23.5 Mile
Class III
• Mile 23.5
Cave Springs Rapid
Class III
• Mile 25.0
Cave Springs
Class III
• Mile 26.0
President Harding Rapid
Class III
• Mile 43.7
Nankoweap
Class II
• Mile 52.0
Nankoweap Rapid
Class III
• Mile 52.2
Kwagunt Rapid
Class III
• Mile 56.0
Kwagunt
Class III
• Mile 56.0
60 Mile Rapid
Class III
• Mile 60.0
Little Colorado
Class II
• Mile 61.5
Unkar
Class IV
• Mile 72.5
Nevills
Class III+
• Mile 75.5
Hance Rapid
Class V
• Mile 76.8
Hance
Class IV+
• Mile 77.0
Sockdolager Rapid
Class IV
• Mile 78.8
Sockdolager
Class IV
• Mile 79.0
Grapevine
Class IV
• Mile 81.5
Grapevine Rapid
Class IV
• Mile 81.5