APA Blog

The National Park Service is currently revising its Comprehensive River Management Plan (CRMP) for the Green and Colorado rivers. This is a document that will shape river access, safety regulations and the overall experience for packrafters there for years to come. Read on to learn what a CRMP is exactly, and why packrafters and outdoor enthusiasts should care.

With a big runoff event expected this spring, Escalante land managers anticipate a high number of packrafters on the river this season.Learn how to be a good steward of the packrafting community by doing your part to keep the Escalante pristine and wild!

Officials at Grand Canyon National Park have recently approved up to 8 miles of Raft Assisted Backcountry Travel (RABT) on a backcountry permit. The allowance of packrafting on a backcountry permit has taken over a decade of rapport building with the Park Service led by leaders from the APA community to get RABT allowed.

The river was a place, an intact ecosystem, water in an expansive desert, a sanctuary for all living creatures, a path, and our livelihood for the next 11 days.

Traveling in this high desert landscape comes with great rewards, but requires a great deal of preparedness and responsibility.