Black Canyon
Kayak Trips
On the Colorado River
The Black Canyon of the Colorado River is the canyon below Hoover Dam, or the up lake portion of Lake Mojave.
This is a classic desert canyon with its harsh, rugged, rocky terrain. And in the bottom of that canyon the cool (actually very cold) waters of the Colorado make a fantastic counterpoint to all that desert harshness. With this cold water, this is a good place to paddle during the summer.
The put-in point for our Black Canyon trips is Willow Beach, Arizona (just an hour and a half from downtown Las Vegas, Nevada)...unless we're doing our Desert Adventure, in which case, we meet at a trail head, hike down to the Arizona Hot Springs, and then we'll paddle downstream to Willow Beach.
It's a great place to view wildlife, not a trip goes by without some views of eagles, blue heron, or mountain sheep. See our natural history pages on Mojave Desert Flora and Fauna.
Booking:
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Here are some of the trips we do in the Black Canyon:
Map and Photos: Use this link to see an interactive map of these trips.
Half Day to Emerald Cove
This is a half-day trip of about 4 miles round
trip. It is upstream but only for about 2 miles.
The current is usually not significant
The scenery is beautiful. Wildlife is
often seen, it is a good bird watcher's area.
There are some good beaches for a picnic.
Full Day to Crane's Nest Rapids
This trip is about 8 miles round trip. It is up-
stream. We call this beach, 4-Mile Beach.
It's a good place for a picnic.
Like every trip in the Black Canyon, it's very
scenic and we usually get some nice wildlife
sightings.
Full Day to Monkey Hole
This is going the other direction from Willow
Beach, downstream. It is about a 10 mile
round trip.
We have hardly ever seen other paddlers down
here. The hiking and exploration possibilities are
endless.
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