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Compare 6 tracked Utah paddle routes with route links, water-level context, difficulty, and access planning details.

5 routes support live scores. 1 planning-only routes provide trip details and source links without a live route score.

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Northeastern Utah 2 Moab / Professor Valley 1 Ogden / Wasatch Front 1 Ogden Valley / Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest 1 Sevier / Fishlake country 1

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Sevier / Fishlake country

Clear Creek

Fish Creek Confluence to Clear Creek Road

Hard | About 2.3 mi | About 30 minutes to 1.5 hours for a prepared advanced whitewater group, with scouting and portage time varying by flow | Live score supported

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Moab / Professor Valley

Colorado River

Hittle Bottom to Takeout Beach

Moderate | About 13.0 mi | About 4 hr to 6 hr for a day run; longer with low water, wind, groups, or an overnight plan | Live score supported

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Northeastern Utah

Green River

Flaming Gorge Dam / Spillway Boat Launch to Little Hole

Moderate | About 7.0 mi | About 2 hr to 3.5 hr, longer with fishing traffic, wind, or low release | Live score supported

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Northeastern Utah

Green River

Little Hole to Indian Crossing

Hard | About 9.0 mi | About 4 hr to 6 hr for prepared groups; longer with fishing, low water, wind, scouting, or an overnight camp plan | Live score supported

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A broad western river corridor in the Colorado-Utah region.

Utah routeMoab / Professor ValleyColorado RiverHittle Bottom to Takeout BeachLaunch at Hittle Bottom and take out at Takeout Beach for the classic 13-mile Moab Daily / Fisher Towers section of the Colorado River. Expect scenic de...

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Moderate | About 13.0 mi | About 4 hr to 6 hr for a day run; longer with low water, wind, groups, or an overnight plan | Live score supportedmixed source support

Rafts travel the Green River below Flaming Gorge Dam in Utah.

Utah routeNortheastern UtahGreen RiverFlaming Gorge Dam / Spillway Boat Launch to Little HoleLaunch at Spillway Boat Launch below Flaming Gorge Dam and take out seven miles downstream at Little Hole for the Green River A Section. This is a cold,...

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Moderate | About 7.0 mi | About 2 hr to 3.5 hr, longer with fishing traffic, wind, or low release | Live score supportedmixed source support

A raft travels the Green River through Utah’s Desolation Canyon.

Utah routeNortheastern UtahGreen RiverLittle Hole to Indian CrossingLaunch at Little Hole and take out at Indian Crossing for the remote Green River Section B float through Browns Park. Use the Greendale gauge and releas...

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Hard | About 9.0 mi | About 4 hr to 6 hr for prepared groups; longer with fishing, low water, wind, scouting, or an overnight camp plan | Live score supportedmixed source support

The Ogden River flows through Ogden, Utah.

Utah routeOgden / Wasatch FrontOgden RiverLorin Farr Park to Crystal Wave Kayak ParkLaunch at Lorin Farr Park and take out at Crystal Wave for the short Ogden River town section. Use the Gibson Avenue gauge, favor 150-520 cfs, and scout...

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Moderate | About 1.3 mi | About 30 min to 1 hr 15 min for a prepared group, longer with scouting, surf laps, or low-water scraping | Live score supportedcommunity source support

Utah routeSevier / Fishlake countryClear CreekFish Creek Confluence to Clear Creek RoadUse the direct USGS 10194200 gauge and the RiverBrain 200 cfs minimum-only gate. This is a short, steep Class III- to III creek run with roadside dirt-l...

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Hard | About 2.3 mi | About 30 minutes to 1.5 hours for a prepared advanced whitewater group, with scouting and portage time varying by flow | Live score supportedcommunity source support

Utah routeOgden Valley / Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestSouth Fork Ogden RiverWillows Campground to Magpie CampgroundShorter options: 1.0–2.4 miLaunch at Willows Campground and take out at Magpie Campground for a public-access South Fork Ogden River run inside the Forest Service campground compl...

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Hard | About 3 mi | About 1 hr to 2.5 hr for a prepared whitewater group; longer with scouting, low water, wood, or campground congestion | Planning only · no live scorecommunity source support

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Clear CreekFish Creek Confluence to Clear Creek RoadAbout 2.3 mi | About 30 minutes to 1.5 hours for a prepared advanced whitewater group, with scouting and portage time varying by flow Green RiverFlaming Gorge Dam / Spillway Boat Launch to Little HoleAbout 7.0 mi | About 2 hr to 3.5 hr, longer with fishing traffic, wind, or low release Green RiverLittle Hole to Indian CrossingAbout 9.0 mi | About 4 hr to 6 hr for prepared groups; longer with fishing, low water, wind, scouting, or an overnight camp plan Ogden RiverLorin Farr Park to Crystal Wave Kayak ParkAbout 1.3 mi | About 30 min to 1 hr 15 min for a prepared group, longer with scouting, surf laps, or low-water scraping South Fork Ogden RiverWillows Campground to Magpie CampgroundAbout 3 mi | About 1 hr to 2.5 hr for a prepared whitewater group; longer with scouting, low water, wood, or campground congestion Colorado RiverHittle Bottom to Takeout BeachAbout 13.0 mi | About 4 hr to 6 hr for a day run; longer with low water, wind, groups, or an overnight plan

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Green River2

Green River hub Flaming Gorge Dam / Spillway Boat Launch to Little Hole Little Hole to Indian Crossing

Clear Creek1

Fish Creek Confluence to Clear Creek Road

Colorado River1

Hittle Bottom to Takeout Beach

Ogden River1

Lorin Farr Park to Crystal Wave Kayak Park

South Fork Ogden River1

Willows Campground to Magpie Campground

By region

Moab / Professor Valley1

Colorado River: Hittle Bottom to Takeout Beach

Northeastern Utah2

Green River: Flaming Gorge Dam / Spillway Boat Launch to Little Hole Green River: Little Hole to Indian Crossing

Ogden / Wasatch Front1

Ogden River: Lorin Farr Park to Crystal Wave Kayak Park

Ogden Valley / Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest1

South Fork Ogden River: Willows Campground to Magpie Campground

Sevier / Fishlake country1

Clear Creek: Fish Creek Confluence to Clear Creek Road

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Clear CreekFish Creek Confluence to Clear Creek RoadSevier / Fishlake country | Hard | Live score supported Colorado RiverHittle Bottom to Takeout BeachMoab / Professor Valley | Moderate | Live score supported Green RiverFlaming Gorge Dam / Spillway Boat Launch to Little HoleNortheastern Utah | Moderate | Live score supported Green RiverLittle Hole to Indian CrossingNortheastern Utah | Hard | Live score supported Ogden RiverLorin Farr Park to Crystal Wave Kayak ParkOgden / Wasatch Front | Moderate | Live score supported South Fork Ogden RiverWillows Campground to Magpie CampgroundOgden Valley / Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | Hard | Planning only · no live score

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How does Paddle Today choose Utah paddle routes?

Paddle Today lists source-backed routes with reviewed access and trip information. This page includes 5 routes with live-score support and 1 planning-only routes across 5 rivers. Planning-only routes do not have a live route score.

Are these Utah river conditions live?

Scored routes show the latest available conditions, subject to data availability. Planning-only routes provide trip information and source links without a live route score. Check update times and missing-data notices, and verify conditions with the linked managers before leaving.

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