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GCPBA RiverNews 4/13/2021 – River Hazard Alert! Tram Cable Near Mile 267
GCPBA has received an alert from river runners of a steel cable sticking out from the left side river bank near the old Bat Cave at mile 267. Be very cautious when floating past here. Stay away from the left … Continue reading
GCPBA RiverNews 7/5/2020 – Grand Canyon National Park Requests River Guides and Boaters Bypass Havasu Canyon
Effective immediately, the National Park Service (NPS) is requesting all river trips, both commercial and non-commercial, to voluntarily bypass Havasu Canyon on the Colorado river, located at river mile 157. This request is an effort to minimize the spread of … Continue reading
GCPBA RiverNews 6/7/2020 – River Precautions When River Trips Resume
The Colorado River through Grand Canyon will be open starting June 14th. We will be able to use our Noncommercial River Permits. We have been in contact with the Grand Canyon River Permits Office for what river trip participants need … Continue reading
GCPBA RiverNews 5/27/2020 – Grand Canyon National Park Adds More Noncommercial River Trips
On May 4, 2020, GCPBA President Richard Harter mailed a letter to Grand Canyon National Park which reviewed the 134 noncommercial river trips that were suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. They were scheduled to launch in March, April, May, … Continue reading
GCPBA RiverNews 5/1/2020 – Grand Canyon Extends Suspension Of River Trips To June 13
Precautions are being taken due to coronavirus (COVID-19). Confirmed cases in Grand Canyon National Park : 2 (confirmed on 4/24) Grand Canyon National Park is extending the suspension of administrative, research, private and commercial river rafting trips through June 13, … Continue reading
GCPBA RiverNews 4/20/2020 – An Update To The Throw Cushion/Throw Bag Regulation Revision
The GCPBA Board thought we would provide a little more background on the recent change in the Noncommercial River Trip Regulations issued by the Grand Canyon National Park River Permits Office, which made optional the throw cushion requirement. (April 8, … Continue reading
GCPBA RiverNews 4/8/2020 – Grand Canyon Noncommercial River Trip Regulations Are Updated
While we have all been coping with the effects of the corona virus spreading across the country, including suspension of private river trips in Grand Canyon, GCPBA has delayed informing you about an important update to the Noncommercial River Trip … Continue reading
GCPBA River News 3/21/2020 – Grand Canyon National Park Suspends River Trips
Grand Canyon National Park has suspended all river rafting trips, including administrative, research, private and commercial trips, from March 24 through May 21. The full text of the announcement is below. Permit holders of canceled trips received the following email … Continue reading
GCPBA River News 2/23/2020 – Docks Proposed By The Navajo Nation
Greetings to all of you. We have a report for you regarding new docks proposed by the Navajo Nation. Martin Begaye, Department Director at Navajo Parks and Recreation, Window Rock, Arizona, applied for a permit with the Army Corps of … Continue reading
GCPBA River News 2/22/2020 – Proposed Dams On The Little Colorado River
Greetings to all of you. GCPBA has two major topics to share with you, as separate emails, that we have been following and working on. The first is a proposal by a company to build two dams on the Little … Continue reading