Upper San Juan (Sand Island to Mexican Hat)
San Juan River • NM, CO, UT
Length
27.5 mi
Difficulty
Class II-III
Shuttle
22 mi / 30 min
🪪 Permit required
— BLM Monticello Field Office
— Apply ↗
A permit is required year-round. For launches April 15 – July 15, permits are allocated by lottery (applications due Jan 31). Pre-lottery-season trips are reservable Dec 1 the year prior; post-season trips reservable March 16.
Classic 3-4 day float through the upper entrenched meanders. Ancestral
Puebloan ruins at River House, petroglyphs at Butler Wash, sand waves
through The Ledge, and Eight Foot Rapid at the exit. BLM permit required.
✓ Real river route loaded
🏕 Campsites (6)
🌊 Rapids (5)
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