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Grand Canyon National Park recently updated their noncommercial river trip regulations.  The new regulations are dated October 2, 2018.  River trips are required by the Park to have a printed copy of the regulations with them at all times.  Regulations … Continue reading →

GCPBA has been reporting on the intent of the Hualapai Nation to require Grand Canyon river runners buy permits to be on land along the left side of the Colorado River from river miles 164.5 to 287. The Hualapai claim … Continue reading →

As you may recall, two weeks ago GCPBA reported that the Hualapai Tribe is trying to institute a permit fee of $100 on river runners for using river left from mile 168 down to mile 287. (Read our RiverNews that … Continue reading →

The Hualapai Game and Fish Department sent out the following notice on June 4th: Public Notice:  Hualapai River Access Permit Checks Upstream Of Diamond Creek (RM225) The Hualapai Tribe will be conducting river access permits the week of July 9, … Continue reading →

GCPBA had a conversation with Matt Vandzura, chief ranger at Grand Canyon National Park, Friday morning, January 19, 2018, regarding consequences for private river runners should a government shutdown happen later that day. He said to us that the word … Continue reading →

As we reported in a RiverNews on July 16, Grand Canyon National Park is developing a plan for the Park’s return to administrative river operations.   This article about it, copied below, is from the Arizona Daily Sun, July 13, … Continue reading →

Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Chris Lehnertz held a Community Conversation on July 11 in Flagstaff, Arizona.  This was the first meeting of an expected three per year. Superintendent Lehnertz was joined by about fifteen park staff members at the … Continue reading →