LINKS FOR RIVER RUNNERS

For those who want a guided, commercial raft trip in Grand Canyon, or other adventures around the world, here are the people who can help you pick the right trip and stay on budget.

Norman Montgomery's service is the most reliable and trustworthy business that moves private vehicles from point to point around Grand Canyon.

A few miles below Glen Canyon dam is the put-in for Grand Canyon.  The flows here fluctuate with the dam releases.

What's the weather at Yavapai Point in the Grand Canyon right now? Check the webcam.

How much water flowing by the take-out for Grand Canyon?

Watch for flash floods on the Diamond Creek Road during monsoon season.

The park is posting pdf's of their launch calendars about a month ahead of the time of the trip. Check on this page for the download.

The sweetest page for finding out what different sections of the Colorado, Green and Dolores are running.  With history from the National Weather Service.

Just started in May 2007, this promises to be a very useful information source for private boaters who are putting together their own Grand Canyon trip. Help edit!

Flows for any creek or river with a USGS gauge, listed by state and by drainage, as you like.

Up to the minute weather forecasts for Northern Arizona including the Colorado River in Grand Canyon.  Links to great weather info.

This company provides secondary insurance that covers boating accidents and emergency evacuation.

This organization is devoted to the Private Boater in Grand Canyon, with information on the permit system including downloadable forms. There's a good personal packing list too.

The rules for running a Noncommercial River trip in Grand Canyon, from the horse's mouth: the Park Service link to a pdf file.

Here are answers, boatmen, or maybe even a trip.

Get on this list to find a private trip or a boatman, or to ask the active boaters of Grand Canyon a question or opinion.

A nonprofit organization serving the interests of the whitewater boater, including conservation and access issues in Grand Canyon and elsewhere. Their web page offers permitting and links to gages for rivers all over the states.

To get excellent e-mail updates about Colorado Basin flows, lake levels, dam release projections and the Colorado River Management Plan from River Runners for Wilderness, send your e-mail address to: riverwire@rrfw.org.

An organization of boatmen and other folks enthralled by Grand Canyon, this site provides articles on human and natural history, and any other topic relevant to understanding the big picture.

Who on earth was this guy named Whale, (in a framed photo in PRO's front office) and what's the big deal?

Historical and Trail information covering a wide scope.

One of the organizations that would like to see the dam removed and the river flow free.

A nonprofit organization on river management that provides information on permitted rivers in the US.

A local outdoor retailer and hiking guide service.  FSO sells some NRS river gear, and rents tents and sleeping bags.