Colorado River in The Grand Canyon Map - 4th E

Hands down the BEST guide for river trips. Full of information from rapids to geology to historical/archaeological sites. Easy to read and orient yourself to landmarks. Waterproof printing and spiral-bound mean you can just strap it down to the raft and read along as the miles slide by without worrying about putting it away before every rapid and having to pull it out again afterward. Points out all the relevant sites of interest along the river. Take a pencil or "space pen" and make notes right on the maps.I've been a guide for over a decade on rivers all over the US (and a couple abroad). Been down the Colorado through Grand Canyon twice. I bought nearly every guide book for my trips and I not only used this one, I relied on it exclusively for navigation. No other book/guide even comes close. Belknap's is colorful and has some interesting factoids, but isn't as user-friendly for navigation. Grab the "Day hikes from the river" book for the best hike details, but for the river and general information this is one you need.

Hands down must have if you plan on floating the Grand. Very detailed topography, mileage, rapid descriptions, camp descriptions, sites to see, geology, wildlife, you name it, this is a must have for every boat you have going. The smaller guide, The Colorado River in the Grand Canyon: A River Runner's Map and Guide to Its Natural and Human History, is a nice supplement as it has more about the Canyon from scientific and historical perspectives, but if you only take one guide, take this guide. Allows you to read and run many rapids even if it's your first time rowing. Gives very detailed descriptions campsites so you don't miss them at the end of the day with the light fading and your strength waning. I actually recommend buying a couple because several copies were lost on our trip in massive white water since you want this handy and it sometimes doesn't get strapped down. Life changing trip, and this guide will help!

Used this on my first trip down the canyon and it was a great asset. Has a good amount of info about the river and many attractions along the way. The fact that it is waterproof makes this guide there is no need to hide it from the occasional splash and the pages did not seem to stick together once wet. The river is broken up into even chunks and they fill each page with info about that section. The problem comes when there is a lot going on in a given section as some attractions may be overlooked as rapid descriptions take precedence and incredible side hikes/attractions may become mere mentions. The book also has links to GPS points with everything in the book potentially making the Canyon brainless when you combine the two.Overall great book for negotiating the river part of the Grand Canyon, locating camps, and knowing where and when to scout rapids, but I would supplement this with another book on the hiking, geology, or land features on the canyon to get the most out of your trip

I find this book the most useful of the river guides that I've looked at. The maps are clear and easy to read, and most of the camps and other landmarks are present.for use on the river, I usually take a piece of parachute cord and run it through the binding, and then put a small carabiner on it. This guide DOES NOT FLOAT and I've lost a couple in the river. The carabiner makes it easy to secure. I usually carry a spare one of these, as if you have passengers they always want to look at it, and it's nice to have a spare if you do lose one.Take the notes on running rapids with a grain of salt. In my experience many are out of date.

This guide book is pretty sweet. It is definitely waterproof. Be cognizant of how much sand gets worked in between the pages. Sand can ruin the pages pretty quick if the sand starts grinding on the page. The rapid descriptions were fairly spot on. I'd highly recommend this book to anyone going down the Grand Canyon.

I recently did a twenty five day trip on the Grand Canyon. I use this book as my primary river guide. It's a great book, very easy to use and full of helpful and interesting information. It contains very accurate information on best lines through the rapids, nature and locations of camp sites and side hikes. One of its wonderful feature is that it is truly water proof. I would strongly recommend this book for anyone planning to run the Grand Canyon.

Great book. Well thought out. Nice that the pages are waterproof, but I would recommend putting this in a drybag to keep the sand out. The sand will abrade the pages and wear off the text after a while. Also, if you ever have to dry this thing, it takes forever because you have to open every page!

This is a 14" tall x 8" inch wide spiral 2013 edition waterproof marvel with great well written intro pages. It has big enough print to read without most reading glasses. About 5 miles of river maps and info per page. Its not a detailed side-trail guided like Day Hikes from the River, but it does mention the highlight of those side trips. A MUST BUY for River trippers.