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Colorado River Canoeing: Volunteer (VOC) Trip

Sep 11 - 14, 2014

Trip Fees

Adult

$250

Kids

Discount*

Student

Deposit**

Title: VOC Stewardship Adventure

Need a vacation? Eager to make a difference? Do both on Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado's Stewardship Adventure on the Colorado River. The VOC, Grand Junction Bureau of Land Management, and Centennial Canoe team up once again to remove drought-causing tamarisk trees while enjoying a four-day river trip down the extraordinary Colorado River. Centennial Canoe has been partnering with these organizations since 2008 to help restore the river corridors. The surrounding area features spectacular canyon and river scenery. Volunteers will paddle the peaceful waters through Ruby and Horsetheif Canyons in canoes furnished by Centennial Canoe Outfitters. No canoe experience necessary! In addition to project work, volunteers will be able to enjoy canyon hikes and participate in discussions with naturalists and BLM park rangers, camp along the river’s banks, and be treated to great food and nightly entertainment. This is BIG COUNTRY and a geologist’s paradise.

This project earned VOC and Centennial Canoe, the Bureau of Land Management's highest award for volunteerism presented in May 2009 by U.S. Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar. This trips ALWAYS sells out and has become a yearly tradition and model for river stewardship and volunteerism.

The non-refundable cost of the trip is due at registration. Registrants' spots are not reserved until payment is made in full. Camping and food will be provided for the duration of the project, although volunteers must find their own accommodations on Wednesday night before the launch Thursday morning.

To register, contact Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado – claire@voc.org – 303-715-1010. Centennial Canoe does not take the reservations for this trip.

See QUICK LINKS on the right sidebar for aditional information such as Itinerary, What to Bring, Map, What Makes it Fun, etc.

This spectacular canyon country of the Colorado Plateau, including Ruby and Horsethief Canyons, features majestic walls of red sandstone and offers some of the best canoeing in Colorado. The river is gentle with occasional small Class I+ rapids to add spice to the journey (Class I is easy and Class V is difficult). Roads do not bound this portion of the river and the steep-walled canyons are accessible only from the river, giving the area a true wilderness setting.

You’ll be amazed at stands of shiny granite sculpted by water through the ages while paddling or floating in your life jacket past the remnants of ancient metamorphic rock, called Black Rock. Camping along the river’s banks and exploring a deep box canyon will leave you awed by the immensity of geologic time and the silence of the wilderness. This is BIG COUNTRY and a geologist’s paradise. Many of our educational classes focus on this area. This stretch of river near Grand Junction, CO, is ideal for canoeing. The Colorado River canoe trip is 26 miles.