Experience: The Yampa River
Escaspe: to the
towering canyon walls of the Yampa River
Raft along 2000-foot high white canyon walls with black
tiger-stripes; hike side canyons to prehistoric rock art and abandoned caves.
Rafting the Yampa River is like traveling through time. Each of the river
canyon's various layers represents an entire age of the earth's development:
the rise and fall of major mountain ranges, the arrival and retreat of oceans
at least 12 different times, and the alternating development of deserts and
swamplands.
Experience:the
unbridled power
As the last free-flowing river in the entire Colorado
River drainage, the Yampa is incredibly wild in May and June. The Rocky
Mountain spring run off creates big roaring rapids with an average descent of
12-14 feet per mile. The gradient at Teepee Rapid is an amazing 31 feet per
mile!
Discover:
spectacular wildlife
Wildlife is abundant, though often shy. During the heat
of the day lizards sun themselves while eagles, vultures and hawks soar on
thermal airstreams along canyon walls. In the morning and evening, deer,
muskrat, beaver, coyote and the great blue heron move along the river's edge.
Just below the confluence of the Green and Yampa Rivers in a wonderful place
called Jones Hole, you may see one of the largest herds of bighorn sheep in the
area. You might even catch a glimpse of some of the wild and protected species
of plants, animals and birds that make Dinosaur National Monument their home.
There are two different trips to choose from:
- The
5 day Yampa River Rafting through
Dinosaur National Monument is magnificent blend of hiking, camping and
whitewater rafting. You'll spend your days rafting fun whitewater and hiking to
waterfalls, abandoned caves and petroglyphs, pictographs and other cultural
remains
- The
4 day Yampa River Rafting through Dinosaur
National Monument has it all! As the last free-flowing river in the entire
Colorado River drainage, the Yampa is incredibly wild in May.
