Yampa Canyon (Deerlodge to Echo Park)
Yampa River • CO, UT
Length
46.0 mi
Difficulty
Class III-IV
Shuttle
170 mi / 240 min
🪪 Permit required
— Dinosaur National Monument
— Apply ↗
Permits required year-round. Lottery for high-use season (second weekend in May to second weekend in July) with applications due Jan 31.
The signature Yampa multi-day — 46 miles through Dinosaur National
Monument to the Green River confluence at Echo Park. Class II-III
throughout with the Class IV Warm Springs Rapid (created by a 1965
flash flood). Spring-only (May-June) due to snowmelt-fed flow cycle.
Permit via NPS lottery; ranger check-in mandatory.
✓ Real river route loaded
🏕 Campsites (12)
Hell's Half Mile Camp
Mile 3.0
• ★★★★
Duffy Sheepbridge
Mile 8.0
• ★★★★
Tepee Hole
Mile 10.0
• ★★★★
Anderson Hole Camp
Mile 15.5
• ★★★★
Harding Hole
Mile 19.0
• ★★★★★
Mantle Ranch
Mile 24.0
• ★★★★
Mathers Hole
Mile 26.0
• ★★★★★
Big Joe Camp
Mile 29.5
• ★★★★★
Five Springs Camp
Mile 37.5
• ★★★★
Warm Springs Camp
Mile 40.0
• ★★★★
Box Elder
Mile 43.0
• ★★★★
Jones Hole Camp
Mile 45.0
• ★★★★★