Access Site
UT
Westwater Ranger Station, Campground and Boat Ramp
Colorado River • Westwater Creek
Source: american_whitewater Updated 3 months ago
City: UT
County: Grand
Type: Whitewater Take Out
Location: 39.08630000, -109.10100000
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Location
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Nearby Gauge Conditions
Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Run
II
Take-out
Colorado - 14. Loma launch to Westwater launch
7 ft/mi
Current Conditions
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• 2500.00-50000.00 cfs
Colorado River near Colorado-Utah State Line
Whitewater Runs on Colorado River
20 runs (5 nearby)Difficulty Classes
I Easy
II Novice
III Intermediate
IV Advanced
V Expert/Extreme
VI Unrunnable
Position relative to this access site:
Put-in at this location
This location is on the run
Take-out at this location
Downstream from here Upstream from here
Downstream from here Upstream from here
III-IV
Put-in at this location
15. Westwater to Rose Ranch (Westwater Canyon)
17.6 mi
9 ft/mi
II
Take-out at this location
14. Loma launch to Westwater launch
24.9 mi
7 ft/mi
I-III
Downstream from here (13.0 mi to put-in)
16. Cisco (Rose Ranch) to Moab
46.7 mi
5 ft/mi
II
Downstream from here (46.8 mi to put-in)
17. Moab to Green River Confluence
65.0 mi
I
Upstream from here (21.1 mi from take-out)
13. Grand Junction Town
31.6 mi
8 ft/mi
These whitewater runs are on the same river but located more than 50 miles from this access site.
III
57 mi away
12. Big Sur
1.2 mi
15 ft/mi
I
58 mi away
11. New Castle to Cameo
61.9 mi
IV-V
82 mi away
18. Colorado/Green Confluence to Hite Marina (Cataract Canyon)
48.6 mi
16 ft/mi
I
114 mi away
10. South Canyon to New Castle
6.7 mi
15 ft/mi
II(III)
121 mi away
09. Two Rivers to South Canyon
5.3 mi
15 ft/mi
II+(III)
126 mi away
08. Grizzly Creek to Two Rivers Park
5.9 mi
19 ft/mi
III-IV
132 mi away
07. Shoshone Power Plant, Exit 123 (I-70) to Grizzly Creek, Exit 121 (I-70)
1.7 mi
39 ft/mi
IV-V(V+)
134 mi away
06. Hanging Lake Exit 125 (I-70) to Shoshone Power Plant Exit 123 (I-70)
2.5 mi
83 ft/mi
II(III)
146 mi away
05. Burns to Dotsero
24.9 mi
II(III)
162 mi away
04. State Bridge to Burns
20.6 mi
III
177 mi away
03. Pumphouse campground to State Bridge
15.0 mi
15 ft/mi
IV-V
189 mi away
02. Gore Canyon
9.7 mi
35 ft/mi
IV
215 mi away
01. Hot Sulphur Springs to Hwy 40 bridge
2.7 mi
42 ft/mi
III-IV
230 mi away
19. Lee's Ferry to Lake Mead
300.0 mi
9 ft/mi
I
443 mi away
20. Black Canyon
26.0 mi
1 ft/mi
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
About This Access Site
This is a take-out point on the Colorado River located in Grand County, Utah. As a whitewater take-out, this site is designed for boaters finishing their river trips down the Colorado. The location serves as an exit point for kayakers, canoeists, and other watercraft users completing sections of the Colorado River in this region. Take-out sites are essential for trip planning and logistics on multi-day or point-to-point river runs.
Amenities
parking
restrooms