Take highway 10 south out of Price for about 28.2 miles.

If traveling by foot or horseback, the trail starts across the river, on the south side. It is easy to follow and well traveled. Expect to cross the river many times, especially early on.

First Panel (3.8 miles)
As you travel down the canyon, keep an eye out on the left for a petroglyph panel. The panel is just beyond where the canyon walls start to rise and is relatively easy to spot from the river if you keep a sharp eye out. The river goes close to a cliff, then veers back right.

Sorrel Mule Mine (4.6 miles)
Just down canyon from the first panel, on the right, is the Sorrel Mine, a copper mine from the late 1800s and early 1900s. The shaft supposedly went almost 2000 feet deep. It can be hard to see from the river, but easy to spot once you climb up the bank.

Salt Wash (5.6 miles)
Salt Wash is the major canyon coming in on the right. There are a few rock art panels up Salt Wash. If time allows, this can be a nice side hike. See the Salt Wash - Western Swell hike for details.

Virgin Spring Canyon (8.7 miles)
Virgin Spring Canyon comes in on the right at about mile 8.7. This area has good spots for camping, a spring, and pool are about 15 minutes up from its mouth. Please clean up any garbage you find, this area is starting to show the impact of the many backpackers and boaters. The mouth of Virgin Spring is littered with recent graffiti; please do not add to it. Just a few minutes up canyon, on the right when looking up canyon, is a fantastic pictograph panel about 15 feet above the canyon floor. I could not find this panel on my first few trips, wrongly assuming it was on the left side. Be sure to take the time to find it, It is astoundingly detailed.

This is a little less than the halfway point, and makes a great lunch spot.

Cane Wash (14.1 miles)
From Virgin Spring Canyon down, you are in the deepest parts of the gorge. High on your left (looking down canyon) is The Wedge Overlook. This stretch of river is spectacular and punctuated by a large wall on your right with a small window in it. If you look high on the cliff, you can spot a pictograph panel here. At this point, the river swings north, then around a bend and back south. The next side canyon on your right is Cane Wash.

Cane Wash is another great area to camp in. If you are filtering river water, let it sit in a container to settle out before running through a filter. There is a nice pictograph panel 3 minutes up Cane Wash on the left, and exploring up the canyon as far as you like makes a nice diversion.

Johansen Corral (18.3 miles)
Cane Wash is the home stretch, with only a few miles left. When Bottleneck Peak becomes visible on your right, the end is near. If you are on foot or horseback, you will end at the parking area. If you are floating and parked a vehicle and Johansen Corral, make sure you don't miss it.

Bridge (20.1 miles)
By boat, continue down until you see the San Rafael Bridge, this is the takeout. There is a reasonable spot to get out on either side just before or after the bridge. River right is usually a bit easier and more popular.