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Rafting - Moab Daily, Moab 8/23/26


Sample Itinerary -

Friday (optional camping)

Carpooling - 5 pm


Saturday (driving same day)

Carpooling - 6 am

Lower Onion Campground Put-in – 10 am

Take Out Beach - 2 pm (takes 3 1/2 - 5 1/2 hrs)

Shuttle pick up/raft roll up - 3 pm

Moab/Food - 4 pm


Directions: Moab Utah, east on Hwy 128 (pit toilets at each location)

                   Put in - Lower Onion Creek Campground

                   Take out - Take Out Beach

(Leave one car at Take Out Beach 10.2 miles up canyon from traffic light; leave all other vehicles at Lower Onion Creek about 10.6 miles up canyon from Take Out Beach - shuttle takes about 45 min to retrieve vehicles after float)


Cost: $40 (includes raft, life jacket, paddle and gas to transport rafts)


Activity:

Rafting Moab Daily - 6 Class 2-3 rapids on the Colorado River:

  • Onion Creek rapid (about *5 min after put in; run it center - easy)

  • Professor Rapid (about 15-30 min from previous rapid; run it center - easy)

  • New Rapid (about 20-40 min from previous rapid; run it center - easy - awesome place to float in just life jacket when the river turns right after the rapid)

  • Rocky Rapid (about 25-30 min from previous rapid; run it left, then right - watch right wall - moderate when water is higher)

  • Lunch (take a left after Rocky Rapid to a sandy beach with a pavilion)

  • Whites Rapid (about 1 hr from previous rapid; when you see cabins/dock on the left bank; run it right along the wall, then quick left - moderate)

  • Salts Rapid (about 45-60 min from previous rapid; run it left - easy) about 10 min float from Salts Rapid to Take Out Beach


*times are estimated from 1500 CFPS - a very slow year

Trip Report (start at Lower Onion instead of Hittle Bottom to avoid a flat water 1hr float)


Beach time - Sandy Beach take out (up canyon about 5 min drive from Take Out Beach) -

 great place to relax with kids on the river shore with a sandy beach.


Gear: thin T-shirt, thin long-sleeve shirt, rain jacket, shorts or hiking pants, swimming suit, running shoes or sandals - NO FLIP FLOPS, 2 L water in water bottle - NO CAMEL BAKS, 3-4 snacks plus lunch in gallon ziplock bag, dry bag, sunscreen, sunglasses, hat, first aid kit., waterproof phone case, raft (rent), lifejackets (rent), paddles (rent), electric pump - essential to pump up from car (rent), hand pump (rent), patch kit (rent), throw bag (rent)



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