GC River Trip Planning
Lottery Application, Private Rules, and other NPS Links (note if links are not “active” copy and paste link into your browser – if a link doesn’t work please notify webmaster@gcpba.org - got a link you’d like to add contact editor@gcpba.org)
Grand Canyon National Park – Gateway to all GCNP web information - http://www.nps.gov/grca/index.htm
General River Trip Information – covers both commercial and private trip opportunities –http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/whitewater-rafting.htm
Two to Five Day Commercial Trips – Shorter whitewater experiences - http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/overview-diamond-ck.htm
Three to Eighteen Day Commercial Trips – Longer whitewater experiences - http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/river-concessioners.htm
Twelve to 25 Day Private Trips – Planning information for most non-commercial GC trips - http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/overview-lees-ferry-diamond-ck.htm
Colorado River Management - Launch calendars, GCNP River related news
http://www.nps.gov/grca/parkmgmt/riv_mgt.htm
Available Noncommercial River Launch Dates
https://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/cancelled-dates.htm
NPS - Grand Canyon Colorado River Management Plan:
https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/management/crmp.htm
Non-Commercial Trip Regulations – Important information to know in planning and carrying out a GC river trip (PDF File) -- http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/upload/Noncommercial_River_Trip_Regulations.pdf
NPS - Available Noncommercial River Launch Dates, current and archived river recreational launch calendars: https://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/cancelled-dates.htm
Launch dates currently available: http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/cancelled-dates.htm
Launch calendars, current and archived: http://www.nps.gov/grca/parkmgmt/crmp_rec_launch_archive.htm
NPS - Noncommercial River Permit Weighted Lottery:http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/weightedlottery.htm
Identifying the OLD HIGH WATER line - a short NPS video showing how to recognize the old high water line (re dam high water line: http://www.nps.gov/common/commonspot/customcf/audio_video/dspEmbeddedObject.cfm?vFileName=/media/imr/avElement/conv/grca-high-water-zone_480x270.mp4&vWidth=480&vHeight=270&vCCFilename=/media/imr/avElement/grca-high-water.xml
NPS - Helpful Links for Noncommercial River Trips: http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/noncommercial-riv-docs.htm
NPS- Grand Canyon River Ranger Blog - The river rangers perspectives on what's going on along the river. http://www.nps.gov/grca/parkmgmt/crmp_ranger-log.htm
Lottery FAQ – Comprehensive information about the GC river lottery:http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/river-faq.htm
NPS - Sunrise/Sunset Times and Moon Phases: http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/sunrise_set_moon.htm
Leave No Trace Camping - Camping techniques to preserve the environment:http://lnt.org/learn/7-principles
Whitewater Campsites - A comprehensive compendium of camping and campsite photos on whitewater rivers in the western USA, including the Grand Canyon http://www.whitewatercampsites.com/
Grand Canyon History
Nature, Culture and History at the Grand Canyon – Arizona State University site.http://grandcanyonhistory.clas.asu.edu/
The Powell Expedition - Overview of John Wesley Powell 1869 expedition down the Green River and Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. http://www.rockhounds.com/grand_hikes/powell/canyons_of_the_colorado.shtml
Major Powell's photos - https://www.oars.com/blog/john-wesley-powell-grand-canyon-first-descent/
Low flow photos from 1963 at 2,500 cfs - http://photographic-exploration.com/belknap63/default.html (1963 Low Flow photos)
Northern Arizona University low flow photo collection - http://archive.library.nau.edu/cdm4/results.php?CISOOP1=all&CISOBOX1=%09NAU.PH.96.4.*&CISOFIELD1=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOOP2=all&CISOBOX2=rivers&CISOFIELD2=subjec&CISOROOT=all&t=s&CISOSTART=1,41
Historic River Boats Afloat - About building and operating pioneer Canyon, replica, non-commercial water craft. http://www.historicriverboatsafloat.org/
Grand Canyon River Heritage Coalition – River running history: http://www.gcrivermuseum.org/river-heritage/river-history/
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~sperrin/grandcanyon2004/history.html
Grand Canyon Historical Society - http://www.grandcanyonhistory.org/
Grand Canyon Place Names: http://www.grandcanyontreks.org/place.htm#A
Western USA Water Flows - Current Conditions
Arizona: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/az/nwis/current/?type=flow
Grand Canyon specific water data:
Water Forecast Information – Two month river flow information- http://www.usbr.gov/uc/water/crsp/cs/gcd.html
USGS Water Data at Lees Ferry - http://waterdata.usgs.gov/az/nwis/uv?09380000
USGS Water Data at Phantom Ranch - http://waterdata.usgs.gov/az/nwis/uv?site_no=09402500
USGS Water Data at Diamond Creek - http://waterdata.usgs.gov/az/nwis/uv?cb_00060=on&cb_00065=on&cb_00010=on&cb_00095=on&format=gif_default&period=30&site_no=09404200
Utah: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ut/nwis/current/?type=flow
Colorado: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/current/?type=flow&group_key=huc_cd
New Mexico: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nm/nwis/current/?type=flow
Texas: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/tx/nwis/current/?type=flow
California: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ca/nwis/current/?type=flow
Oregon: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/or/nwis/current/?type=flow
Washington: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/wa/nwis/current/?type=flow
Alaska: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ak/nwis/current/?type=flow
Bureau of Reclamation - Glen Canyon Dam Operations:
http://www.usbr.gov/uc/water/crsp/cs/gcd.html
Grand Canyon Hiking
http://www.rockhounds.com/grand_hikes/
http://www.grandcanyontreks.org/
Grand Canyon Hikers and Backpackers Association: http://gchba.org/
Grand Canyon River Books - River Guides, Hiking Guides, Maps, Books about the Grand Canyon
GCPBA Store - guide books, river tales, safety books, members discounts - http://gcpba.org/wordpress/store/
Vishnu Temple Press - excellent waterproof river guide, river hiking books, adventure books http://vishnutemplepress.com/
Fretwater Press - books about Colorado River adventure and characters http://www.fretwater.com/Fretwater_Press/index.html
Grand Canyon Association - books about everything Grand Canyon http://grandcanyon.org/
Books about the Grand Canyon - http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=grand+canyon+river+guide+books
Weather – in and around the Grand Canyon
Coconino Plateau Weather Forecast: http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?zoneid=AZZ007
Grand Canyon Weather History at Phantom Ranch - http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?azphan
Grand Canyon Village - South Rim: http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=36.053096029465166&lon=-112.18757629394531&site=fgz&unit=0&lg=en
Phantom Ranch, Grand Canyon: http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=36.10054564089445&lon=-112.0993423461914&site=fgz&unit=0&lg=en&FcstType=text
Grand Canyon Trip Outfitters for the Noncommercial River Runner
Moenkopi River Works - http://www.moenkopiriverworks.com/
Canyon REO - http://www.canyonreo.com/
PRO River Outfitters - http://www.proriver.com/
Cebia Adventures - http://www.ceibaadventures.com/
Canon Outfitters - http://www.canonoutfitters.com/
Shuttles – getting your truck or car shuttled from the launch to the take out
http://www.rrshuttleservice.com/shuttlepricesheet.html
Internet Forum Links – river discussion groups where you can participate in online conversation about all things GC and river.
GCPBA Web Page Forum make trip connections here – http://gcpba.org/wordpress/forums/forumpress-2/
GCPBA Yahoogroup – the largest and most active GC specific discussion group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gcpba/
GCPBA Facebook Page – http://www.facebook.com/GCPBA
River Runners For Wilderness (RRFW) Yahoogroup – http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rafting_Grand_Canyon/
Utahrafters Yahoogroup – http://groups.yahoo.com/group/utahrafters/
Idahowhitewater Yahoogroup – http://groups.yahoo.com/group/idahowhitewater/
Mountainbuzz – http://www.mountainbuzz.com/
Boatertalk Raft Zone –http://boatertalk.com/forum/forum.php?forumid=RaftZone#
River Related Links – River Organizations and Companies / Agency / Organization Links
Grand Canyon River Guides - http://www.gcrg.org/
American Whitewater - http://www.americanwhitewater.org/
Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program - http://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/index.html
Glen Canyon Institute - http://www.glencanyon.org/
The Whale Foundation - http://www.whalefoundation.org/whoweare.htm
Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center - http://www.gcmrc.gov/
Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program - This site contains information on the operations of Glen Canyon Dam. http://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/ More about the adaptive management program with emphasis on experimental high flows http://www.gcdamp.gov/
Grand Canyon River Outfitters Association - http://www.gcroa.org/
Grand Canyon River Runners Association - http://www.gcriverrunners.org/
River Runners For Wilderness – http://www.rrfw.org
Gear Links – Retail river gear suppliers
Down River Equipment (Denver) - Down River Equipment
Wet Dreams River Supply (in Flagstaff, AZ) - www.wetdreamsriversupply.com
Tuff Stuff River Gear - http://tuffriverstuff.com/
NRS Gear Swap - http://community.nrsweb.com/gear-swap/
NRS River Supplies - http://www.nrsweb.com/
Aire Boats - http://aire.com/AIRE/
Source for Hollaender Speedrail Fittings - http://www.budget-fence.com/htm/hollaender/h125.htm
Hyside Inflatables - http://www.hyside.com/
Jack’s Plastic Boats - http://www.jpwinc.com/
Sierra Trading Post - http://www.sierratradingpost.com/
Seattle Fabrics - http://www.seattlefabrics.com/
Rescue Rung - the only self stowing river rescue ladder: http://youtu.be/NWj3upyxtIo
Other Canyon/River Running Related Links
Proposed Navajo Sponsored Tramway and Restaurant Complex at the Confluence of the Colorado River and Little Colorado River - gag me - http://grandcanyonescalade.com/
Wilderness Medical Association - http://www.wildmed.com/
Stupid Guide Tricks - http://www.stupidguidetricks.com/index.html
River God Blog - http://www.river-god.com/
Byron’s Dutch Oven Recipes - http://papadutch.home.comcast.net/~papadutch/dutch-oven-recipes.htm
Chuckwagon Supply Recipes - http://www.chuckwagonsupply.com/recipe%20archive.html
Durango Bill’s River Compendium - http://www.durangobill.com/GrandCanyonTour.html
Colorado Canoe Trails - Jerry's Local River Guide - This not so little river guide focuses on canoe and kayak rivers in Colorado. http://home.mesastate.edu/~jerry/guide/index.html
Blacktail Enterprises - http://www.blacktail-enterprises.com/
Wayneswords Lake Powell Information -http://www.wayneswords.com/
Mike Quinn’s Photo Expedition of GC - http://photographic-exploration.com/
Paul Walters’ River Shots -http://www.rivershots.net/index.html
Mexico River Trips - SierraRios - A nonprofit conservation organization of rivers in México and Latin America http://www.sierrarios.org/index.html
CANYON GEOLOGY
NPS Grand Canyon Geology pages: http://nature.nps.gov/views/layouts/Main.html#/GRCA/geology/
Earthly Musings - Wayne Ranney's Geology Blog: http://earthly-musings.blogspot.com/2011/09/my-10-day-rafting-trip-through-grand.html
Overview of Grand Canyon Geology and Rock Formations - http://www.rockhounds.com/grand_hikes/geology/overview.shtml
Grand Canyon Explorer: Geology of the Grand Canyon - Basic information on Grand Canyon Geology. http://www.bobspixels.com/kaibab.org/geology/gc_geol.htm
Geological History of the Grand Canyon - Another overview of basic Grand Canyon geology. The site also has pages on the rock layers missing from above the kaibab, which are found in the Vermillion Cliffs and and other areas surrounding the Canyon.
http://www.t-rat.com/Pages/GeologicalHistGrandCanyon.html
Plants
Grand Canyon Plants - The NPS site describing plants found at Grand Canyon: http://www.nps.gov/grca/naturescience/plants.htm
Animals
Animals at Grand Canyon -The NPS site describing animals found at Grand Canyon. http://www.nps.gov/grca/naturescience/animals.htm
Birds
California Condor Restoration - Information on the Peregrine Fund's efforts to reintroduce California Condors back into the Grand Canyon ecosystem. http://www.peregrinefund.org/projects/california-condor
Building Boats and Boat Building People
Brad Dimock - boat builder, river guide, author: http://fretwaterlines.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-11-07T16:02:00-08:00&max-results=15&start=43&by-date=false