Site Mi from Loma Side of River Site Mi from Loma Side of River McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area Loma Boat Launch 0 Right Mee 4 13.4 Left !} Boat Launch Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness Rattlesnake 3.2 Left Mee Canyon 13.6 Left Ranger Station ¤£6 !@ Highways Full Size Vehicle Route Beaver Tail 1 3.5 Right Dog Island 14.7 Left !9 River Campsites Trail Kokopelli Trail Beaver Tail 2 3.6 Right Split Rock 15.8 Left !9 Campground Bureau of Land Management !H Mountain Bike Trailhead Bull Draw 3.7 Left Black Rocks 1 16 Left Bureau of Reclamation !F Hiking Trailhead Private Banjo Camp 5.6 Left Black Rocks 2 16.1 Left State !J!K!M OHV Staging Area Cottonwood 1 5.8 Left Black Rocks 3 16.2 Left State, County, City: Recreation Areas Cottonwood 2 5.9 Left Black Rocks 4 16.4 Left Cottonwood 3 6 Left Black Rocks 5 16.5 Left Cottonwood 4 6.1 Left Black Rocks 6 16.6 Left Rabbit's Ear Trailhead Cottonwood 5 6.2 Left Black Rocks 7 16.7 Left !F Salt Creek 1 7.9 Left Black Rocks 8 16.8 Left Salt Creek 2 8 Left Black Rocks 9 17 ¤£6 Left Mack !H Exit 11 (!139 Fault Line 1 10.3 Left Island Camp 18.1 Left Hawkeye Trailhead Fault Line 2 10.5 Left Knowles 18.3 Left Mee Corner 12.7 Left May Flats 20.3 Right Trail Through ¦¨§70 Time Trailhead Mee 1 13.1 Left Westwater 25 Right !F !9 ¦¨§7Ranger0 Station Fault Line 1 !9 Salt Creek 2 Mee 2 13.2 Left !H Mack Ridge/Steve's O MCINNIS Loop/Moore D Salt Creek 1 Mee 3 13.3 Left Rabbit Valley !J !KF !M CANYONS !9 Fun Trailhead A H Crow Exit 2 R !9!9 A !9!9 Rabbit Valley NATIONAL Bottom !9 !9 T O Trailhead CONSERVATION Fault Line 2 Cottonwood 5 U L Banjo O Westwater AREA pelli K oko Tr Exit 227 C Jouflas a Loma il Kokopelli's Campground !9 Cottonwood 4 Cottonwood 1 Exit 15 Trailhead Cottonwood 3 Cottonwood 2 !9 !F !FH l Mee Corner ai li T r Mee 1 Rustlers !} McDonald pel !9 ko Trailhead o !9 !9 Loma Boat Creek K !9 Mee 2 !9 !9!9 Trailhead Mee 4 r Launch Mee 3 Bull Draw i ve !F !9 o R Black Rocks 1 !9 R Colorad a M Beavertail 2 t Mee Canyon t c l M e Rattlesnake D Beavertail 1 !9 !9 e s o !9 e n n Black Rocks 3 a a !9 C l ke d a Black Rocks 4 !9 Dog Island n C yo C r e Black Rocks 2 n a e Black Rocks 6 !9 n k !9 yo Black Rocks 9 !9 !9 B L A C K n !9!9 Black Rocks 5 Black Rocks 7 il R I D G E ra T !9 i ll Black Rocks 8 Rattlesnake e p !9 !9 o Knowles Island Camp C A N Y O N S Arches ok K Overlook M Trailhead o Campground K o n r W I L D E R N E S S !F ow e Knowles le C s a r C n e an yo iv yo R n n o d a r lo o C !9 This map is also available for free download on the Avenza May Flats Maps store. Link to Geo-Referenced Map https://www.avenzamaps.com/ maps/901371/ruby-horsethief- MCINNIS CANYONS canyons-colorado-river- NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA campsites Westwater Camping permits are required Ranger Station Mee Canyon year-round for Ruby-Horsethief. and Takeout Trailhead Visit www.Recreation.gov to !F obtain a permit. !@ !} N 0 0.5 1 Westwater permit required Miles beyond this point No warranty is made by the Bureau of Land Management as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data for individual use or aggregate use with other data, or for the purposes not intended by the BLM. Spatial information may not meet National Map Accuracy Standards. This information may be updated without notification. Permit Information River Requirements and River Etiquette Overnight camping permits are required year-round and • Please refer to Recreation.gov for requirements must be reserved in advance. Visit Recreation.gov to on waste containment systems, fires, and other make a reservation for one of the 34 campsites. Groups important information. The Seven Principles of Leave No Trace may only camp at their reserved site. ● • Pack it in, pack it out. N All permit reservations include a $6 non-refundable fee. ● W E PLAN AHEAD AND PREPARE • Target shooting is prohibited in McInnis Canyons S April 1 through October 31: fees are based on TM group size. National Conservation Area. Hunting is allowed in accordance with Colorado Parks and Wildlife • Maximum group size is 25 including adults, regulations. TRAVEL AND CAMP ON DURABLE SURFACES children, and dogs. ● TM • Strain dishwater and pick up all scraps to prevent • Children 16 and under camp free, but are included in “micro-trash” that attracts bugs and animals. DISPOSE OF WASTE PROPERLY the group size. ● TM • Groups are allowed a maximum of two dogs. • Leave what you find. It is illegal to deface or remove any historical, archaeological, or paleontological LEAVE WHAT YOU FIND resources. NUMBER OF ADULTS AND FEE ● TM DOGS* • Leave room for others, including jet boats which 1-5 $20 per night, per camp require deeper water, using boat put-ins and take- MINIMIZE CAMPFIRE IMPACTS outs by consolidating gear and quickly moving TM 6-14 $50 per night, per camp vehicles off the ramp. ● 15-25 $100 per night per camp RESPECT WILDLIFE • Keep dogs on a leash in high-use areas such as TM *Children 16 and under camp for free campsites, boat put-ins and take-outs, and in the Mee Canyon and Black Rocks sections of the river. Example: 5 children + 2 adults + 1 dog = group size of 8 at $20 per night, ● BE CONSIDERATE OF OTHER VISITORS per camp • Motorized use is allowed. Slow down and yield to TM non-motorized crafts. November 1 through March 31: No camping fee, but a reservation fee is charged. • Upstream motorized travel is prohibited in Utah. You may cancel your permit at any time but must • Boating in Westwater Canyon in Utah requires a cancel at least eight days in advance to receive a refund separate permit. For questions, please contact the of camping fees. Please note that once printed, your Moab Field Office at 435-259-2100. permit cannot be edited. Photo by Andy Dao BLM Photo by The Ruby-Horsethief section of the Colorado River from Loma, Colorado to Westwater, Utah is a 25-mile stretch of mostly flat water with some Class I and II rapids. Floating Ruby- Contact Information Most of Ruby Canyon cuts through sandstone and shale BLM Grand Junction Field Office Horsethief Canyons dating from the Mesozoic Era, the age of the dinosaurs. 2815 H Rd The Black Rocks section, reveals Precambrian granite Grand Junction, CO 81506 McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area and gneiss that are up to 1.8 billion years old, similar 970-244-3000 in age and composition to what is found within the To acquire a permit please use Recreation.gov Black Canyon of the Gunnison and at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. BLM/CO/GI-20/004 Photo by Andy Dao Directions to the Loma Boat Launch From Grand Junction: Take I-70 west to Loma exit (Exit #15). Cross over I-70 heading south. Turn left at the T-intersection and follow the road around the corner. Directions to the Westwater Take-Out From Grand Junction: Take I-70 west. Travel west for approximately 28 miles. Once across the Utah state line, travel 4.5 miles to the Westwater exit 227. At the Map & Guide off-ramp, go left (south) for 9 miles to the Westwater Ranger Station. Photo by ©Jerry Sintz.