Yampa Canyon on the Yampa River in CO to Green River, UT
5 Days
72 Miles
Class IV Rapids
Beginner/Intermediate Whitewater
Minimum 7 years old and 50 lbs
June 3rd – 7th, 2026
This five-day Yampa River rafting wilderness trip meanders 72 miles through three beautiful canyons on two rivers in the heart of Dinosaur National Monument. Spend the first three days exploring Yampa Canyon on the Yampa River in Colorado. On day four enter the Green River and Utah to follow part of John Wesley Powell’s expedition of 1869.
There are no roads on this section of the Yampa River, so all food and gear will be packed on rafts and brought to a remote camp each night. If you pack it in, plan to pack it out. Portable toilets, privacy tents and hand-washing stations are provided.
Tasty meals from the first day lunch through last day lunch are provided. Food consideration options are available if arranged in advance. Please see the Passenger Profile Link to add any food considerations. Please return your Passenger Profile Form at least 3 weeks prior and we will try to accommodate you, within reason. There is a $15 upcharge per day for major food considerations, Gluten Free, Vegan, etc. If this was not paid through your reservation, please pay when you come to pick up your dry bag.
There is nothing more exciting than leading your family or group through the world famous canyons and whitewater of The Green and Yampa Rivers. We offer two expedition launches, one four day journey through the Gates of Lodore on the Green River, and one five day journey through the wild Yampa River, and into the Green. All launches begin and end at our Jensen, UT headquarters. Trips leave at 7:30 am, and arrive back at the boathouse between 3 pm and 6 pm.
7:15 am – Meet at Adrift Dinosaur, 9 miles east of Vernal on US Hwy 40 in Jensen, Utah. Guests are on their own for breakfast prior to meeting Adrift guides. Come with your dry bag packed. The shuttle to the put-in will depart from Adrift Dinosaur at 8 am. Upon your arrival at the river put-in your trip leader will provide a safety orientation before you start rafting through Yampa Canyon. Lunch and dinner is provided. Camp at a road-less wilderness site in the canyon.
Enjoy rafting on the Yampa River with optional short hikes to observe wildlife and canyon geology. Run Tepee and other rapids. Camp at a remote beach on the river and enjoy an optional hike up a narrow side canyon. Breakfast, lunch and dinner provided.
After breakfast we float and stop to explore a cave with Indian artifacts. Then we are off to run the biggest rapid of the trip – Warm Springs. Camp near Echo Park. Breakfast, lunch and dinner provided.
Coffee and breakfast is ready early and after a short float we enter the Green River and run the rapids of Whirlpool Canyon. At camp is one of the best hikes of the trip to a waterfall and Indian rock art. Breakfast, lunch and dinner provided.
Coffee and breakfast is ready early then we launch on the river and float out of Whirlpool Canyon into the exciting rapids of Split Mountain Gorge. Lunch is also provided. You should arrive at the river trip takeout anytime between 2-4 pm where you are shuttled back to your car at the Adrift Dinosaur Boathouse arriving between 3-5 pm.
