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This trip starts at the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area in the northeast corner of Utah and goes down the Green River across the Colorado border and eventually ends on the north side of Dinosaur National Monument. Either canoes or rafts can be used on this trip. A couple of adults will be needed to ferry vehicles and the canoe trailer from site to site. How to Get there: Take I-70 west, just west of Idaho Springs take US40 over Berthoud Pass then follow it across northwestern Colorado and over the Utah state line. Continue to Vernal, Utah; turn north on Utah 191 to the Flaming Gorge Recreation Area. Our destination is Dutch John which is on the extreme east side of the Flaming Gorge Reservoir and at the outlet of the Green River. The trip: You can put your canoe or raft in on the north side of the Green River just below the spillway. The first 8 miles of the river is navigable but difficult. You should exit at Little Hole Boat Ramp. Avoid the Red Canyon. Drive east and reenter the river at Taylor Flats. Cross the Colorado border and in about 18 miles you will come to the Gates of Lodore. Be sure to stop at Browns Park where there are some interesting pioneering exhibits. Pull your canoes out on the north side of the river. Take the dirt road north to CO318, then east to US40 at Maybell. Notes: There is a series of 8 maps available from the Utah Travel Council, get map No. 3 of the series, it identifies this trip much better than a highway map. The maps can be obtained from: Utah Travel Council Council Hall Salt Lake City, Utah 84114 Ph. (801)533-5681. There are several campsites and boat launch sites along this water route: Launch Sites Campgrounds 1. Spillway at Lake Dripping Springs 2. Dripping Springs Little Hole 3. Little Hole Indian Springs 4. Red Creek Swinging Bridge 5. Indian Crossing Croor 6. Taylor Flats Gates of Lodore 7. Swallow Canyon 8. Gates of Lodore
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