Gunnison River Itinerary - Delta Launch 3 Day Trip

Gunnison River 3 Day Trip Itinerary, Delta Launch (general itinerary)

• Day 1: Meet your guide staff at the designated put-in in Delta, CO located 47 miles south of Grand Junction, CO and start packing your dry bags and loading the gear in the canoes.

• After meeting your guides, each car owner will drive his vehicle to our private parking location at the Whitewater take-out.  Centennial Canoe will shuttle all drivers back to the put-in meeting point.  This generally takes approximately an hour and a half.  While the shuttle is being run, everyone else will be packing gear and preparing to paddle when the drivers return.  Upon their arrival to the put-in our guides will demonstrate paddling instructions and safety issues before launching. Shortly after launching, you will begin paddling through the Escalante Wildlife Refuge teeming with bird and wildlife.

• You will break for lunck on the river's bank and around 3 p.m. set up camp along the river’s edge.

• Happy Hour begins at 5:30 p.m. where hors d'oeuvres and wine will be served.

• Dinner is served around 7 p.m. followed by campfire activities that may include games, singing, western tall tales, or guitar playing.

• Day 2: Enjoy the thrill of paddling through Hail Mary’s Rapid (or you can choose to skirt around the side). Paddle downriver until approximately noon and enjoy lunch on the river’s edge, maybe catching a glimpse of an eagle or a desert sheep.

• You will make camp near the ancient red sandstone walls of Dominguez Canyon Wildreness Area (depending on campsite availability).  There may be time for hiking where you can discover ancient Indian petroglyphs and waterfalls, cool off and play in the water pools, and see wildlife.

• Day 3: You will break down camp after a hearty breakfast and paddle out of the majestic Dominguez Canyon where the scenery begins to turn much greener with vegetation. 

• After numerous water fights (optional), river barging, joke telling, & just having good fun, you typically reach the Whitewater takeout between 2-4 p.m. after lunch on the last day of the trip, allowing time to return home.