South Canyon
South Canyon Rapids are at the entrance of South Canyon on the Colorado River, 6 miles west of Glenwood Springs. They can be accessed via car by getting off at the South Canyon exit on I-70 and Crossing the bridge to park. This is a popular place with kayakers as the rapid has a powerful eddy that allowers kayakers to access the bottom part of the rapid over and over again with ease, and one of the highlights on an all day raft trip through Glenwood. There is a nice boat ramp here on the North side of the Colorado River and this can be and is a departure site for a lot of trips. There are fishing holes along here that can be accessed via the banks but they are fairly steep and most fishing through here is done on boats via guides. South Canyon in recent years has been the setting of two major fires, the Storm King Fire which originated across the river and the Coal Seam fire which started 4 miles up South Canyon. There are Hot Springs 1 mile up on the right hand side of the road. Park and follow the trail to the west over the creek and up the other bank. These have been destroyed a couple of times over the years but keep reappearing. Two pools able to hold about 10 people. The proximity to I-70 makes for a lot of diversity.
