These are the permitted, lottery-controlled, and limited-entry rivers we monitor for cancellations. Every one of them is worth the trip.
Hundred miles of wilderness, hot springs, crystal water. The gold standard of multi-day river trips in the lower 48.
Big water, big beaches, big canyon. The River of No Return lives up to its name every single trip.
Legit expert-level whitewater. One group per day on the river keeps it as wild as it gets.
Deepest gorge in North America. Big rapids, petroglyphs, and more history than you can absorb in a week.
Green River through Dinosaur National Monument. Red rock canyons, great camps, and a perfect family trip.
Last undammed river in the Colorado system. Spring runoff only, so the window is tight and the demand is real.
Everyone's backup river that everyone ends up loving. Huge beaches, easy rapids, total solitude.
You can camp it or lodge-to-lodge it. Old-growth forest, great fishing, and rapids that keep you honest.
Desert river through Navajo country. Goosenecks, ruins, petroglyphs, and the most chill float you'll ever do.
Flatwater through Canyonlands into legit big water. The contrast makes the rapids hit even harder.
Chill float, no real rapids, red rock canyon walls the whole way. Perfect for families or decompressing.
World-class fishing river that also has solid whitewater. Steelhead and trout water with real rapids mixed in.
Saguaro cactus, rattlesnakes on the beach, desert whitewater that only runs in spring. Totally unique.
Colorado River through ancient Precambrian rock. Short trip, punchy rapids, and scenery that feels prehistoric.