Colorado River - Moab Daily - Hittle Bottom to Take Out Beach

Roughly 23 miles up Highway 128 from Moab, UT.  Put-In is on the north side of the road

This can be used as a put-in or take-out if you want to shorten or lengthen your Moab daily run.  If you are taking out here you will have to pull left on rocky rapid to get into the left channel.

Just past Big Bend on highway 128

This is another possible access point.  There is no ramp but you can access the river from Highway 128 here.  Not a bad option for kayakers.  Especially if take out beach is crowded with commercial trips.

Where Highway 191 crosses the Colorado river there is a boat ramp to the east on the north side of the river bridge.  If you are near the bridge you will be able to see and figure out how to get to the ramp.

This rapid occurs where the Onion Creek drainage enters the colorado river from the south. Run right of center.

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Run right of center

This rapid is surprisingly rocky.  Run the main wave train that moves left to right.  If you want to land at Rocky Rapid boat launch you will need to pull hard left into the left water channel at the bottom of the rapid.  The river pools above this rapid so you will have plenty of time to scout your line from your boat and then position yourself accordingly.

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When you see the Red Cliffs Adventure Lodge property this rapid will be around the corner.  Run right of center.  At lower water levels the left side is shallow and rocky.  Kayaks could probably find a level anywhere.

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Arguable the biggest rapid on this stretch of the Colorado, and certainly flippable at larger flows above 25,000cfs.  Follow the wave train to the left of river center for the bigger water.  Frequent, strong eddy at conclusion of rapid on river left, especially at large flow levels.  Rocky start to rapid at lower levels around 5,000cfs.

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Distinct horizon at start of rapid so may need to stand beforehand to scout your line.