Upset Rapids

Upset Rapids: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Upset Rapids

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Upset Rapids — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.35554, -112.69436. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upset Rapids

• Mount Sinyella · viewpoint · Coconino · ~8 km · Must-see
• Grand Canyon National Park · sanctuary · Mohave · ~12 km · Must-see
• Havasu Falls · waterfall · Coconino · ~14 km · Must-see
• Havasupai Trail · trek · Coconino · ~20 km · Must-see
• Grand Canyon Natural Game Preserve · park · Coconino · ~21 km · Must-see
• Deer Creek Trail · trek · Coconino · ~23 km · Must-see
• Tuckup Trail · trek · Mohave · ~24 km · Must-see
• Thunder River Trail · trek · Coconino · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bill Hall Trail · trek · Coconino · ~30 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Mountain · viewpoint · Coconino · ~33 km · Must-see
• Kanab Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Coconino · ~36 km · Must-see
• Esplanade Route · trek · Coconino · ~36 km · Must-see
• Royal Arch Route · trek · Coconino · ~39 km · Must-see
• Fan Island · viewpoint · Coconino · ~39 km · Must-see
• North Bass Trail · trek · Coconino · ~41 km · Must-see
• South Bass Trail · trek · Coconino · ~43 km · Must-see
• Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument · sanctuary · Coconino · ~43 km · Must-see
• Grand Scenic Divide · viewpoint · Coconino · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Upset Rapids

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Upset Rapids

• Fossil Rapids · river spot · Coconino · ~22 km
• Fern Glen Rapids · river spot · Coconino · ~28 km
• Gateway Rapids · river spot · Mohave · ~35 km
• Bass Rapids · river spot · Coconino · ~43 km
• Crystal Rapids · river spot · Coconino · ~59 km
• Whitmore Rapids · river spot · Mohave · ~64 km
• Two Hundred and Fivemile Rapids · river spot · Coconino · ~87 km
• Colorado River · river spot · Coconino · ~102 km
• Pearce Ferry Rapid · river spot · Mohave · ~148 km
• Matkatamiba Rapids · river spot · Coconino · ~3 km

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