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Colorado River access points and trip distances, Arizona

60 access points (50 public) along 696.9 river miles of the Colorado River in Arizona. Distances are measured along the river on the NHDPlus V2 main-stem flowline, not straight-line. River mile 0 is the farthest-upstream access listed here.

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River conditions: Colorado River At Lees Ferry, Az
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Access points in river order

River mileAccessLatitude, longitudeTo next (river mi)
0.0Lake Powell
About 0.14 mi from the mapped river line.
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36.99262, -111.47845 4.4
4.4Glen Canyon River Access Boat Ramp
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36.93446, -111.48153 15.6
20.0Lees Ferry Boat Launch
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36.86576, -111.58646 167.8
187.8Boat ramp (north ramp)
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36.25732, -112.89393 59.1
246.9Diamond Creek Boat Ramp Tribal land (Hualapai Tribe)
On Hualapai tribal land. Permits come from the Hualapai Tribe. Fee: Check with the Hualapai Tribe. Hualapai Tribe website
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35.76613, -113.37307 55.5
302.4Pearce Ferry Take-Out National Park Service land (Lake Mead National Recreation Area)
Inside Lake Mead National Recreation Area, run by the National Park Service. Park entry: $25 per private vehicle (1-7 days); motorized boats also need a $16 daily vessel pass, non-motorized boats do not (NPS fees page, updated June 25, 2026, checked 2026-10-27). Fee: Check with the National Park Service. National Park Service website
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36.12589, -113.98219 43.3
345.7Lake Mead
About 0.12 mi from the mapped river line.
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36.13165, -114.44260 27.4
373.1Hoover Dam Lower Portal Road Hand Launch
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36.00989, -114.74363 11.8
384.9Boat ramp (north ramp)
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35.86966, -114.66062 36.5
421.4Lake Mohave
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35.42989, -114.64757 19.5
440.9Boat ramp at Davis Dam Arizona National Park Service land (Lake Mead National Recreation Area)
Inside Lake Mead National Recreation Area, federal land managed by Arizona National Park Service (USGS PAD-US). Fee: Check with Arizona National Park Service. Arizona National Park Service website
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35.17563, -114.56821 0.4
441.3Boat ramp (south ramp)
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35.17007, -114.57049 1.1
442.4Boat ramp (south ramp)
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35.15462, -114.57231 0.3
442.8Boat ramp (south ramp)
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35.15001, -114.57416 0.7
443.5Boat ramp (west ramp)
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35.14031, -114.57191 1.0
444.4Boat ramp at Colorado River Oasis near Silver Creek (north ramp) Private marina or resort
Fee not verified; private sites usually charge, check with the site owner.
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35.12739, -114.57896 0.2
444.6Boat ramp at Colorado River Oasis near Silver Creek (south ramp) Private marina or resort
Fee not verified; private sites usually charge, check with the site owner.
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35.12498, -114.58178 1.5
446.2Boat ramp (west ramp)
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35.12035, -114.60855 3.7
449.8Boat ramp at Riviera Marina Private marina or resort
Fee not verified; private sites usually charge, check with the site owner.
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35.09488, -114.63531 0.7
450.6Boat Ramp
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35.09018, -114.62474 1.2
451.8Boat ramp, Colorado River (north ramp)
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35.07929, -114.60715 5.3
457.1Boat ramp (south ramp)
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35.01425, -114.63876 6.4
463.5Boat ramp, Colorado River (north ramp)
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34.92476, -114.63223 3.9
467.4Boat ramp (east ramp)
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34.87027, -114.63369 0.1
467.5Boat ramp (east ramp)
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34.86870, -114.63322 0.1
467.6Boat ramp (east ramp)
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34.86757, -114.63200 0.2
467.8Boat ramp (east ramp)
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34.86549, -114.63052 1.9
469.7Boat ramp (east ramp)
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34.84789, -114.60425 1.0
470.7Boat ramp (east ramp)
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34.83878, -114.59116 0.2
470.9Boat ramp (east ramp)
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34.83676, -114.58993 11.0
481.9Boat ramp (west ramp)
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34.71532, -114.48272 41.9
523.8Takeoff Point Boat Ramp
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34.30073, -114.13672 3.3
527.1Colorado River - Parker Strip
About 0.11 mi from the mapped river line.
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34.25616, -114.13642 3.1
530.2Boat ramp, Colorado River (south ramp)
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34.24468, -114.17512 0.9
531.1Boat ramp, Colorado River (south ramp)
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34.23443, -114.18406 0.1
531.2Boat ramp, Colorado River (south ramp)
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34.23332, -114.18561 1.5
532.7Boat ramp (east ramp)
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About 0.10 mi from the mapped river line.
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34.21970, -114.20589 1.7
534.3Boat ramp (east ramp)
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About 0.12 mi from the mapped river line.
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34.20421, -114.22729 1.5
535.8Boat ramp (east ramp)
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34.18612, -114.23373 1.1
536.9Boat ramp (east ramp)
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34.17762, -114.25036 3.0
539.9Boat ramp (east ramp)
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34.16322, -114.29775 4.6
544.5Boat ramp (east ramp)
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34.12888, -114.35857 0.9
545.4Big River Boat Ramp Tribal land (Colorado River Indian Reservation)
Inside the Colorado River Indian Reservation (US Census tribal boundaries). Some land inside reservations is privately owned; ask the tribe about launch permits. Fee: Check with the Colorado River Indian Reservation.
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34.12226, -114.37123 24.9
570.3Aha Quin Road
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33.88327, -114.51439 3.0
573.3Boat ramp (east ramp)
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About 0.10 mi from the mapped river line.
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33.86112, -114.52588 21.7
595.0Boat ramp at Rivers Sands RV Resort Private marina or resort
Fee not verified; private sites usually charge, check with the site owner.
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33.61192, -114.52115 0.3
595.3Boat ramp (west ramp)
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33.60924, -114.52497 0.4
595.7Boat ramp (east ramp)
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About 0.10 mi from the mapped river line.
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33.60593, -114.53188 0.2
595.9Boat ramp (east ramp)
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About 0.11 mi from the mapped river line.
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33.60304, -114.53397 0.1
596.0Boat ramp at Reynolds Resorts Private marina or resort
Fee not verified; private sites usually charge, check with the site owner.
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33.60113, -114.53235 7.5
603.5Colorado River - Palo Verde/Cibola Division
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33.51579, -114.56271 13.9
617.5Boat ramp at Oxbow Campground
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33.38802, -114.71164 34.3
651.8Boat ramp (east ramp)
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33.02618, -114.61743 0.4
652.1Boat ramp near Stewarts Lake (east ramp)
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About 0.15 mi from the mapped river line.
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33.02397, -114.61130 12.2
664.3Colorado River - Imperial Division
About 0.22 mi from the mapped river line.
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32.96922, -114.46425 10.9
675.2Colorado River - Laguna Division
About 0.34 mi from the mapped river line.
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32.82509, -114.48448 8.2
683.4Boat ramp at River RV Park
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32.73232, -114.53559 6.4
689.8Colorado River - Yuma Division
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32.73136, -114.63534 0.9
690.6Boat ramp at Hidden Cove RV Park Private marina or resort
Fee not verified; private sites usually charge, check with the site owner.
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32.73279, -114.64978 6.3
696.9Boat ramp, Colorado River / Río Colorado
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32.70846, -114.72552 end
Data notes: 11 access points are more than 0.1 mi from the mapped line; its river mile is where it meets the line.

Sources: river line and lengths from NHDPlus V2 via EPA WATERS (lengths scaled to each reach's published length); access points from Arizona Game and Fish Department, OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Boat Ramps. Only access points in our launch data are shown, so there may be others. Check access, dams and conditions before you go.

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