Grand Canyon — Phantom to Whitmore (Middle)
Colorado River • CO, UT, AZ, NV, CA, BAJA
Length
101.0 mi
Difficulty
Class III-V
🪪 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).
The heart of the Inner Gorge: Horn, Granite, Hermit, Crystal, the Jewels,
and Deubendorff. Epic side-hikes at Deer Creek and Matkatamiba. Ends at
the Whitmore Wash helicopter exchange point used by commercial motor trips.
✓ Real river route loaded
🏕 Campsites (113)
Upper Cremation(X)
Mile 87.7
• ★★★★★★
Lower Cremation(X)
Mile 87.8
• ★★★★★★★
Across from Pipe Creek(X)
Mile 89.3
• ★★★★★
Below Pipe Creek
Mile 89.9
• ★★★★
Ninetyone Mile Creek
Mile 91.7
• ★★★★★★
Trinity Creek
Mile 92.1
• ★★★★★★★
Above Salt Creek
Mile 92.8
• ★★★
Granite
Mile 93.8
• ★★★★★★★★
Ninetyfour Mile Canyon
Mile 94.8
• ★★★
Hermit
Mile 95.4
• ★★★★★
Bull Schist
Mile 96.4
• ★★★★
Schist
Mile 96.5
• ★★★★★★
Boucher
Mile 97.2
• ★★★★★★★
Upper Crystal
Mile 98.7
• ★★★★★★★★
Lower Crystal
Mile 98.9
• ★★★★★★
Lower Tuna
Mile 100.1
• ★★★★
New Shady Grove
Mile 103.5
• ★★★★★★
Emerald
Mile 104.4
• ★★★★
Bass Camp
Mile 107.5
• ★★★★
Hotauta
Mile 108.1
• ★★★★
Ross Wheeler
Mile 108.3
• ★★★★★
Parkins Inscription
Mile 108.6
• ★★★★★
Bass Crossing
Mile 108.9
• ★★★★★★
Bass
Mile 109.0
• ★★★★★★★★
110 Mile
Mile 110.0
• ★★★★★★★
Walthenberg
Mile 112.8
• ★★★★
Upper Garnet
Mile 114.9
• ★★★★★
Lower Garnet
Mile 115.1
• ★★★★★
Buckhorn Canyon
Mile 117.6
• ★★★★
118.6 Mile
Mile 118.6
•
119.1 Mile
Mile 119.1
• ★★★★
Big Dune
Mile 119.4
• ★★★★
119.8 Mile
Mile 119.8
• ★★★★★★
Hundred Twenty Mile
Mile 120.3
• ★★★★★★★
Opposite Blacktail
Mile 120.6
• ★
Upper Blacktail
Mile 120.6
• ★★★★★★★
Lower Blacktail
Mile 120.7
• ★★
Below Blacktail
Mile 120.9
• ★★★★
121.4 Mile
Mile 121.4
• ★★★★★★
122.2 Mile
Mile 122.2
• ★★
Hundred Twentytwo Mile
Mile 122.8
• ★★★★★★
Upper Forster
Mile 123.2
• ★★★★
Below Forster
Mile 123.6
• ★★★★★
Enfilade
Mile 124.2
• ★★★★★
Above Fossil
Mile 125.0
• ★★★★★
Fossil
Mile 125.4
• ★★★★
Below Fossil
Mile 126.1
• ★★★★★★★
Randy's Rock
Mile 127.9
• ★★★★★★★★
Below Bedrock
Mile 131.7
• ★★★★★★★
Galloway
Mile 132.2
• ★★★★★★★
Stone Creek
Mile 132.4
• ★★★★★★
Talking Heads
Mile 133.7
• ★★
Racetrack
Mile 134.2
• ★★★★★★★
Below Tapeats
Mile 134.5
• ★★★★
Above Owl Eye's
Mile 134.7
• ★★★★★★★
Owl Eyes
Mile 135.1
• ★★★★★★★★
136.1 Mile
Mile 136.1
• ★★★★★★★
Junebug
Mile 136.6
• ★★★★★★
Across Deer Creek
Mile 136.8
• ★★★★★
OC's
Mile 137.1
• ★★★★★★
Poncho's
Mile 137.6
• ★★★★★★★★
Football Field
Mile 137.7
• ★★★★★★
Backeddy
Mile 137.8
• ★★★★★★★★
Doris
Mile 138.5
• ★★★★★★★★
138.9 Mile
Mile 138.9
• ★★★
139.1 Mile
Mile 139.1
• ★★★
Fishtail
Mile 139.6
• ★★★★
Keyhole
Mile 140.4
• ★★★★★★
Above Kanab
Mile 143.9
• ★★★★★★
Below Kanab
Mile 144.8
• ★★★★
Above Olo
Mile 145.9
• ★★★
Olo
Mile 146.1
• ★★★★
Matkat Hotel
Mile 148.8
• ★★★★★★
Below Matkat
Mile 148.9
• ★★★★★★
Upset Hotel
Mile 150.9
• ★★★★★★
Upper Ledges
Mile 151.9
• ★★★★★
Ledges
Mile 152.1
• ★★★★★
Last Chance
Mile 156.3
• ★★★★★★★
First Chance
Mile 158.3
• ★★
158.7 Mile
Mile 158.7
• ★★★★★★
Second Chance
Mile 159.2
• ★★★★★
160.5 Mile
Mile 160.5
• ★★★★
161.3 Mile
Mile 161.3
• ★★
Tuckup
Mile 165.1
• ★★★★★★
Below Tuckup(H)
Mile 165.3
• ★★
Upper National(H)
Mile 167.0
• ★★★
Lower National(H)
Mile 167.1
• ★★★
Below National(H)
Mile 167.5
• ★★★★
167.7 Mile(H)
Mile 167.7
• ★★
Fern Glen
Mile 168.6
• ★★★★★★
Stairway
Mile 171.6
• ★★★★★
Mohawk(H)
Mile 172.1
• ★★★★★
172.6 Mile(H)
Mile 172.6
• ★★★★★
173.5 Mile
Mile 173.5
• ★★★
Upper Cove
Mile 174.7
• ★★★★★★★
Lower Cove
Mile 174.8
• ★★★★★★★★
Below Red Slide(H)
Mile 176.3
• ★★★★★★
Honga Springs(H)
Mile 177.6
• ★★★★★★★
Vulcan's Anvil
Mile 178.0
• ★★★
Above Anvil(H)
Mile 178.0
• ★★★★★★★
Above Lava(H)
Mile 179.5
• ★★★★★★★★
Just Above Lava(H)
Mile 179.7
• ★★★
Below Lower Lava
Mile 180.1
• ★★★★★★
Up Chevron
Mile 182.8
• ★★★★★
Lower Chevron
Mile 183.0
• ★★★★★★
183.1 Mile(H)
Mile 183.1
• ★★
Below Old Helipad(H)
Mile 183.3
• ★★★★★
Below Chevron(LW)
Mile 183.3
• ★★★
185.0 Mile
Mile 185.0
• ★★★
Upper Hundred Eightyfive Mile
Mile 185.9
• ★★★★★★
Hundred Eightyfive Mile
Mile 186.0
• ★★★★★★★
186.4 Mile(H)
Mile 186.4
• ★★★★★★★
186.6 Mile(H)
Mile 186.6
• ★★★★★
🌊 Rapids (39)
Zoroaster
Class III
• Mile 84.5
Horn Creek
Class IV+
• Mile 90.0
Horn Creek Rapid
Class V
• Mile 90.2
Granite
Class IV+
• Mile 93.0
Granite Rapid
Class V
• Mile 93.5
Hermit Rapid
Class V
• Mile 95.0
Hermit
Class IV+
• Mile 95.0
Boucher
Class III
• Mile 96.7
Crystal
Class V
• Mile 98.0
Crystal Rapid
Class V+
• Mile 98.2
Tuna Creek Rapid
Class IV
• Mile 99.4
Tuna
Class III+
• Mile 99.5
Agate
Class III
• Mile 100.5
Agate Rapid
Class III
• Mile 100.8
Sapphire
Class III+
• Mile 101.5
Sapphire Rapid
Class IV
• Mile 101.9
Turquoise
Class III
• Mile 102.5
Turquoise Rapid
Class III
• Mile 102.8
Ruby Rapid
Class III
• Mile 104.6
Ruby
Class III
• Mile 104.8
Serpentine
Class III+
• Mile 106.0
Serpentine Rapid
Class IV
• Mile 106.1
Bass
Class III
• Mile 108.0
Waltenberg
Class IV
• Mile 112.0
Bedrock Rapid
Class IV
• Mile 130.6
Deubendorff
Class IV
• Mile 131.8
Deubendorff Rapid
Class IV
• Mile 131.8
Tapeats Rapid
Class III
• Mile 133.7
Fishtail
Class III
• Mile 138.0
Kanab Rapid
Class III
• Mile 143.5
Upset
Class IV
• Mile 149.8
Upset Rapid
Class IV
• Mile 149.8
Havasu Rapid
Class II
• Mile 156.7
Havasu
Class III
• Mile 157.5
Lava Falls
Class V+
• Mile 179.4
Lava Falls
Class V
• Mile 179.8
Son of Lava
Class IV
• Mile 180.0
Lower Lava
Class III
• Mile 180.5
Son of Lava
Class III
• Mile 180.8