LOOK AROUND, PLAN FOR CAMPS T H I S B R O C H U R E I S A Be willing to negotiate with other groups. For C O L L A B O R A T I O N example: “Hi, how are you folks doing?” is a far B E T W E E N . . . GRANDG R A N D smoother way to open a conversation than, “We’re taking Bass camp.” Other helpful tips include: CANYONC A N Y O N • Plan: Have a “Plan A and Plan B” camp in Grand Canyon River Guides mind for the day. Other groups need to know PO Box 1934 where you wish to end up at sunset. Each boat Flagstaff, AZ 86002-1934 should at least know their “Plan A” for camp. R I V E R Have a map and know where you are and try to (928)773-1075 C O U R T E S Y stick to your negotiated plan. Refer on-river www.gcrg.org inquiries to the trip leader if you don’t know the plan. [email protected] • Camp Size: Smaller groups have advantages Grand Canyon and flexibility that larger groups may not have. Private Boaters Association Try to camp at sites suited to the size of your party (6 people at Football Beach is too few for 809 W Riordan Rd. Suite 100 #431 the size). Please be considerate! Flagstaff, AZ 86001 • Difficult Sections: The most challenging plac­ es to find camps are: Between Hance Rapid www.gcpba.org and Phantom Ranch (this corridor should be [email protected] saved for trips with early morning exhanges), above Elves Chasm, near Tapeats Creek and Deer Creek, and above and below Havasu Creek. Make sure to communicate with other parties to plan in these areas. • Double Camping: Although not preferred, it is a viable option. Alternative camps do exist if you’re creative and open to suggestion. Safety Pamela Mathues always takes priority over the camp experience. When camping near others, be respectful. Remember to: • Communicate from the start: Talk about camps with the other trips launching at the boat web photo ramp the same day as your group. Please contact us with any comments, suggestions BE COOL! or to learn more about our organizations.

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Kate Thompson Marieke Taney G E T T I N G A L O N G O N T H E R I V E R ON THE WATER SAFETY Safety and courtesy go hand in hand. Here A trip through Grand Canyon is a unique are some useful tips: experience. The goal of this brochure is to help ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS create a positive boating atmosphere for all river This is THE Grand Canyon folks, the only one! • Group dynamics: In whitewater sections, voyagers. The river corridor can be a busy place. Some valuable tips for keeping it Grand include: try keeping your group in a tight formation Grand The concept of keeping the Canyon and • Help keep beaches pristine by sweeping for as this will enhance communication and having the best experience possible is easy, trash, food crumbs and micro-trash. safety. W hen your group is leaving the remember to: • Stay on established trails. beach, either wait for the entire group to get ready before pulling out into the main • Be respectful at archeological sites, leave them “BE COOL”! stream or hover in an eddy just down­ as you found them. stream. If another group is passing by, • Leave plants and rocks as you found them. please allow all their boats to pass before • e Respectful B Please avoid building rock and stick sculptures pulling out. and leaving them for others to see! • Environmental Ethics • At the end of your trip, Clean, Drain & Dry your • Passing: At times, a faster moving boat boat and equipment to prevent the spread of • Communicate or party may wish to pass another. If so, invasive species. it is courteous for the downstream boat to move over and wave the upstream boat • Open and flexible COMMUNICATE on. A downstream boat should never Respectful verbal communication is the most purposely block another boat. • On the water safety important tool we have to keep relations between users amiable. Things to remember are: • In Rapids: Different boats have different • ook around, plan for camps • L A positive attitude goes a long way. speeds and capabilities. Spacing and • The general protocol is for trip leaders (TL) timing when entering rapids are crucial to BE RESPECTFUL from different groups to talk with each other both fun and safety. Do not crowd other It is helpful to remember that everyone on the river regarding any decisions about camps, stops, boats. Most trips, when asked, are willing is there to have an incredible experience. Being hikes, routes through rapids, etc. If TL’s are to wait a few minutes below a major rapid respectful goes a long way towards a positive not around, make sure other members from the to act as a safety net for those behind. experience for everyone. group communicate. Ask for help if you need it and offer the • same to others. • Keep your trip together. Do not split up your trip If your group is at a stop early and is planning to grab a camp while others hike, or send faster on camping, indicating in some way that you boats downstream to be the first ones at an at­ plan to stay is helpful for a passing group. • Parking: W hen tying up your boats be traction site. aware that other trips will be arriving and OPEN AND FLEXIBLE • Before reacting about an issue listen to both leaving. Leave open access by parking sides of the story prior to responding. No trip’s schedule can be set in stone. If you insist your group of boats tightly together. on following a set itinerary, you risk disappointment Avoid creating spider webs of rope. Only • Be conscientious at attraction sites. If you set when you find your destination is already occupied. walk on another party’s boats if absolutely up lunch at such places, try to do so out of the • It is helpful to have a couple of different necessary. At Havasu, motor rigs should main traffic pattern. destinations and stops in mind. preferably park in the eddy below the rap­ • Some attraction sites such as Saddle, Blacktail, id rather than in the mouth. • Inquire about the schedules and plans of other and Matkatamiba do not accommodate multiple trips traveling close to you. Swap information, groups well. communicate, and be flexible. • Please be courteous to the backpackers you • Remember the “wild card” which means some­ might encounter at campsites or attraction sites. times there is a group that you didn’t expect.