Expedition Island Kayak Park - Green River, WY - Canoe/Kayak Trips on Waymarking.com

Expedition Island is the site where Major Powell began his 1869 explorations of the Green River. This island is located in the Green River with an automobile bridge connecting it to one shore and a pedestrian bridge connecting it to the other shore.

The City and Sweetwater County have joined up and created a small artificial white water park at Expedition Island Park on the Green River. The park has two small man-made rapids and a bit of an obstacle course on the back channel ending on low dam.

At the tip of the island, rocks have been placed so that kayakers can "play" in the rapids. Short rodeo kayaks are used to perform freestyle maneuvers in the rapids created by these rocks.

In the north channel of the river around the island, kayak competition courses are set up with pylons for competition courses.

It's free to come play in the rapids and there's an entry fee for the competition courses when setup. A map to the course is available online.

Due to winter rains the river was extremely high during my visit and waves were covering the rocks used at the man-made rapids.

Parking/put-in/launching information: Put-ins and take-outs aren't really a big deal. Sand and gravel beaches are located above both of the main rapid areas and there are several approaches to the back channel on both ends of the island. Paddling conditions to be expected: flatwater / whitewater depending on river volume and conditions Difficulty of the trip: The rapids are nothing to get excited about, but you can get wet and get in a little practice for technique. Length of trip: couple of hundred yards Portages: None Permits required: Free Type of trip: Trip is short enough you can take out near or where you put in Take-out Coordinates: N 41° 31.325 W 010° 28.145 Other information: Green River is in a scenic area of buttes and castle crags surrounding a beautiful wide river.

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