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Cataract Canyon, Colorado River, Utah

Highlights a lesser-hyped stretch of the Colorado River known for big whitewater and Canyonlands scenery, distinct from the Grand Canyon circuit.

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A commercial whitewater rafting group navigates powerful rapids in a large raft, with multiple participants wearing bright green helmets and red/orange PFDs in heavy white water with coniferous forest visible on steep canyon walls. - Photo by David Hadley on Pexelsquick guide

Cataract Canyon: A Quick Guide to the Colorado River's Wildest Rapids

Cataract Canyon's 14 miles of Class III–V rapids are some of the wildest whitewater in the West. A remote, permit-limited stretch of the Colorado where spring runoff turns every rapid into a test.

Marcus Rivera

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