Bringing the right gear is arguably the most important part of preparing for any multi-day river trip—and even more so if it’s multi-week. You can save yourself a lot of grief and wasted space by fine ...

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) – The highly competitive lottery for self-guided rafting trips on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon is open. Anyone 18 or older can apply for the trips ...

The National Park Service opened a lottery for extended self-guided rafting trips along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park this week, offering hundreds of spots for 2026. The weighted ...

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK — The National Park Service is accepting applications for private river trips through the Grand Canyon. The Park Service will award 449 permits for 12- to 25-day ...

Nearly a year ago, when my friend Nina told me she’d scored a noncommercial permit to raft through the Grand Canyon, I had no idea how lucky she was – or how lucky I would be, after she invited me to ...

AS WE ROUNDED the bend at mile 178 of the Colorado River, a roar pierced the silence. Our inflatable raft was approaching Lava Falls, a Class V rapid known to chew up boats and passengers who entered ...

Rafting on the white water rapids of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park The National Park Service opened a lottery for extended self-guided rafting trips along the Colorado River in ...

The National Park Service opened a lottery for extended self-guided rafting trips along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. The National Park Service opened a lottery for extended ...