Guided Special San Juan River Rafting Trips
Our Special Guided Trips are for flexible folks that are traveling solo or with just a few, but still want to get out on the river. On the trip, our guide will load and unload group gear, make camp, cook meals, and would enjoy your help with it all. This is along with showing and helping you on hikes to pictograph & petroglyph sites, a few ruins, and more. There will be time for relaxing and private time, too. **One small disclaimer: We need a minimum of 6 paddlers to sign-up individually or as a whole to launch this trip (or payment for 6). Group size will not be bigger than 16. River crew refer to a trip like this as, a “mixed bag trip.” We will meet you at a pre-arranged time at the Sand Island Boat Ramp in Bluff, Utah the morning of your trip and bring you back to Sand Island at the end of the trip.
1.) 4-day All Paddle Raft Trip on the upper half of the San Juan River (Sand Island to Mexican Hat) is an all-involved, you-assist-to-propel rafting trip. Cost for 4 days is $1,249 per person.
2.) 5-day All Paddle or Oar Raft Trip on the upper half of the San Juan River (Sand Island to Mexican Hat) with either one paddle raft or one oar raft and one gear boat. Cost for 5 days is $1,399 per person.
3.) 8-day All Paddle or Oar Raft Trip on the upper and lower San Juan River (Sand Island to Clay Hills Crossing) with either one paddle raft or one oar raft and one gear boat. Cost for 8 days is $2,349 per person.
For all prices, add tax and government usage fees ($10-30 per person, depending on section. Expected increases from the govt. coming in 2024.)
The San Juan River is a highly regulated and permit-approved river. Campsites are on a reservation basis, so the sooner you book your trip, the better! The dates above are our commercially permitted Sand Island launch dates (this does not necessarily mean that we have trips launching these dates). If you are interested in a launch date not listed or from Mexican Hat, please contact us with your request and we will do everything in our power to try to acquire it. Launch date availability may change depending on reservations booked throughout the year.
ITINERARIES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO LOCAL CONDITIONS OR THE DISCRETION OF TRIP LEADERS.
*We strongly advise against traveling to and from Bluff on your put-in and take-out dates.
What Moab Rafting and Canoe Company brings:
• We, at Moab Rafting and Canoe Company, serve our guests top notch cuisine. Breakfasts may include juice and hot beverages, fresh fruit, bagels & cream cheese, hot & cold cereal, eggs, and French Toast with pure maple syrup and morning sausage. Lunches are buffet style with bread & delicious Boar’s Head meat, plus selections of fresh veggies, cheese, cookies, and chips. Peanut butter and jelly is an additional option. For dinner, we present fresh salad or vegetables to go along with hearty gourmet entrees featuring the highest quality and richest flavor meat and seafood purchased from our local butcher, Ye Ol’ Geezer Meat Shop. Don’t forget to save room for dessert!
Also, we will bring things like…
• Drinking and cooking water (must be carried in) – 1 gallon per person per day, along with 1 gallon per day for cooking
• Camp gear, Kitchen commissary, Staples, Coolers, Stove, Ice, and Food
TRIP COST INCLUDES:
-Meals from lunch on the first day through lunch on the last day
-One large dry bag per person
-Guide(s)
-Group boating and camping equipment, camp chairs, and the river toilet system
TRIP COST DOES NOT INCLUDE:
-Transportation to and from Bluff, Utah, or to and from Moab, Utah
-Personal camping equipment such as tents, sleeping pads, and sleeping bags (You can rent these from us.)
-Gratuities for the guide(s)
-Alcoholic beverages or soda. Utah Commercial Outfitters are prohibited from providing alcohol, however, you are welcome to bring your own for camp.
-Tax and government usage fees
We are a small company that books up throughout the season because of our service, expertise, and dedication in offering our specialized trips. All prices are fixed, so please, no discounts or haggling.
*By state law, all who go out on the river must be a minimum of 40 pounds in weight. Additionally, children 12 years and younger must always wear a PFD on all Utah State waters.
Please visit Packing List for a list of suggested gear to bring.
RESERVATIONS:
Feel free to call or email us for date availability. At this point, we will email a trip packet with more information, including Client Registration and Acknowledgement of Risk Forms. We will ask for credit card to process the reservation. RESERVATIONS ARE NOT BOOKED UNLESS WE HAVE A VISA OR MASTERCARD ONLY ON FILE. We DO NOT ACCEPT CHECKS.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
A $250 non-refundable per person deposit is required to secure your trip date. Please contact us as early as possible if you need to make any changes. The full amount of your trip is due and will be charged to your Visa or Mastercard only given 60 days from the date of your trip. CANCELLATIONS WITHIN 60 DAYS OF YOUR RESERVATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A REFUND. Regarding the possibility of having to cancel, we strongly suggest you purchase Trip Cancellation Insurance to protect your vacation investment, as there are NO EXCEPTIONS OUTSIDE THE CANCELLATION POLICY. It is our policy to reserve the right to cancel any trip at the last minute for any reason. Should this occur, no money will be exchanged. If conditions allow, we will postpone for a few hours or to the next day.
**ALL MULTI-DAY TRIPS GO OUT in wind, rain, snow, sleet, shine or extreme heat! This is not Disneyland! We are in the high desert and our weather is extreme! There are inherent risks and dangers to any river trip, even calm, flat-water, and those are magnified by taking a trip in the backcountry. YOU NEED TO BE PREPARED for rainstorms, wind, blazing sun, intense heat and cold, etc.**
Again, over the years of booking trips, we have to say that we know the river. But, every trip is different. The time of season, water levels, and much more, make the river fun all of the time! Give us a call and we will be happy to see what kind of trip we can create for you!
- It is our policy to reserve the right to cancel any trip at the last minute for any reason. If conditions allow, we can/will postpone for a few hours or to the next day.
**MRCC’S Policy: BE NICE OR LEAVE…River trips are supposed to be fun, right?! We go out of our way to be exceedingly nice and, therefore, reserve the right to refuse service and trips (now AND in the future) to those who do not follow our policies and who are rude, disrespectful or abusive to our staff, company, and/or equipment.
We reserve the right at any time to change prices, products, policies, and services without prior notice.
Moab Rafting and Canoe Company is licensed in the State of Utah as a River Outfitter and Livery Company.