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Dewey Bridge Landing and Fee Campground 128 128 The Moab Daily Rocky Rapid Professor Creek Rapid New Rapid Onion Creek Rapid White's Rapid Salt Wash Rapid Rocky Rapid Landing Onion Creek Camps White's Rapid Camps Salt Wash Camp Hittle Bottom Landing and Fee Campground Take-Out Beach Landing Big Bend Fee Campground Lower Onion Creek Landing and Fee Campground Camping Regulations - On river right, camping is restricted to designated sites and sand bars. - On river left, camping is restricted to the developed campgrounds - Fires must be contained in firepans. - Washable reusable toilet systems or disposable bags in a leak proof container are required for all overnight trips. - River trips are limited to 14 days in length. - Pack out all trash and dispose of it properly. Boating Regulations -Life jackets must be worn by everyone at all times on the river. -All boats under 21 feet must have a spare means of propulsion. -All boats over 16 feet must have a type IV throwable PFD -All inflatable boats should carry an adequate repair kit and pump. All hard shell boats should have a bailing device. -All groups should carry a first aid kit appropriate to the size of group and length of stay. River Runner Information The "Moab Daily" (a.k.a. Fisher Towers section), a 13-mile section of the Colorado River, runs from Hittle Bottom to Takeout Beach. Depending on the season and water level, you will encounter rapids on this section ranging from Class I to Class III. Contact the Moab BLM at (435) 259-2100 or http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ut/nwis/rt for current streamflow information. The "Daily" is considered Utah's most popular river trip and is ideal for a short adventure, a group outing, a first river trip, or an overnight camping trip. Utah State Sovereign Lands administers use of the Colorado River downstream of Castle Creek, which is nine miles past Hittle Bottom. However, the BLM maintains river access facilities along the entire "Daily" stretch, including Hittle Bottom, Rocky Rapid (a.k.a. Ida Gulch), Sandy Beach, and Takeout Beach. For emergencies please call 911 or the Grand County Sheriff at (435) 259-8115 For more information and a list of outfitters call the Moab BLM at (435) 259-2100. Arches National Park: Permit Required for Camping Sandy Beach Landing Rock Ledge Camp Peach Camp Legend Bureau of Land Management (BLM) National Park Service (NPS) State Land Private Land - NO CAMPING 0 1 2 0.5 Miles Map Created June 2011

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Page 1: The Moab Daily - Home | Bureau of Land ManagementRiver Runner Information The "Moab Daily" (a.k.a. Fisher Towers section), a 13-mile section of the Colorado River, runs from Hittle

Dewey BridgeLanding and Fee

Campground

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The Moab Daily

Rocky Rapid

Professor Creek Rapid

New Rapid

Onion Creek Rapid

White's RapidSalt Wash Rapid

Rocky Rapid Landing

Onion CreekCamps

White's Rapid Camps

Salt WashCamp

Hittle Bottom Landing and Fee

Campground

Take-OutBeach Landing

Big Bend FeeCampground

Lower OnionCreek Landing andFee Campground

Camping Regulations- On river right, camping is restricted to designated sites and sand bars. - On river left, camping is restricted to the developed campgrounds- Fires must be contained in firepans. - Washable reusable toilet systems or disposable bags in a leak proof container are required for all overnight trips.- River trips are limited to 14 days in length.- Pack out all trash and dispose of it properly.Boating Regulations

-Life jackets must be worn by everyone at all times on the river.-All boats under 21 feet must have a spare means of propulsion.-All boats over 16 feet must have a type IV throwable PFD-All inflatable boats should carry an adequate repair kit and pump. All hard shell boats should have a bailing device. -All groups should carry a first aid kit appropriate to the size of group and length of stay.

River Runner InformationThe "Moab Daily" (a.k.a. Fisher Towers section), a 13-mile section of the Colorado River, runs from Hittle Bottom to Takeout Beach. Depending onthe season and water level, you will encounter rapids on this sectionranging from Class I to Class III. Contact the Moab BLM at (435) 259-2100or http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ut/nwis/rt for current streamflowinformation. The "Daily" is considered Utah's most popularriver trip and is ideal for a short adventure, a group outing,a first river trip, or an overnight camping trip. Utah StateSovereign Lands administers use of the Colorado Riverdownstream of Castle Creek, which is nine miles past Hittle Bottom. However, the BLM maintains riveraccess facilities along the entire "Daily" stretch,including Hittle Bottom, Rocky Rapid(a.k.a. Ida Gulch), Sandy Beach,and Takeout Beach.

For emergencies pleasecall 911 or the GrandCounty Sheriff at(435) 259-8115

For more information and a list ofoutfitters call the Moab BLM at(435) 259-2100.

Arches National Park: Permit Required for Camping

Sandy BeachLanding

Rock LedgeCamp

PeachCamp

LegendBureau of Land Management (BLM)National Park Service (NPS)State LandPrivate Land - NO CAMPING

0 1 20.5 MilesMap Created June 2011