Water availability - April in Grand Gulch

Janice

Janice

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One month from today we're heading to UT and plan to spend 5 nights in Grand Gulch going from Collins to Kane. If water is a problem, we have a Plan B along the Escalante but are really hoping that Plan A will be ok. I'm relieved that the Cedar Mesa conditions report has started up again but don't know how helpful the rangers at Kane will be, given their reduced staffing and hours. In the next few weeks, if any of you are in the area and can provide info on water availability in general and/or about specific places, I would greatly appreciate your help.
 
I'll be hiking Bullet to Collins over Easter weekend (I know that doesn't help). But I hiked Kane to Bullet last year and only had issues with "quality" water the last night camping near Jailhouse. I'll share my map below, I typically mark where I get water on trips for this very reason!

Would love to get a report of the water conditions further down the canyon when you return!

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Doobie said:
I'll be hiking Bullet to Collins over Easter weekend (I know that doesn't help). But I hiked Kane to Bullet last year and only had issues with "quality" water the last night camping near Jailhouse. I'll share my map below, I typically mark where I get water on trips for this very reason!

Would love to get a report of the water conditions further down the canyon when you return!

Click here to view on CalTopo
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Great - thanks so much!
 
I can't help much with the water situation. But keep in mind that the many canyons leading to grand gulch contain a variety of well preserved ruins, cliff dwellings, and rock art. Since you will be hiking up the bottom of Grand Gulch, you might want to explore the ancestral habitation offered on the side canyons as a possible minor excursion.
 
According to weather.gov, there might be some precipitation in GG this week. I'll be checking the radar and contacting the BLM, but if anyone's there and can report I'd really appreciate your info.
 
I might be doing a night or three in the area later this week.. If I have service in time I'll try to remember to put an update here.
 
And we just had a huge storm here in Michigan. Wish I could send some of that to southern Utah.
 
Thanks. I've been checking that, but you can see most of it isn't recently updated. I've called them and will call again after this week to see what the rain ended up doing.
 
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