Northern Utah may not have the same big whitewater that southern Utah can boast, be we still have plenty of rivers near Park City! Whether you’re looking for a whitewater adventure, or a calm day of fly-fishing, northern Utah has options for you!
Provo River
Distance from Park City: 40 minutes
Where Does it Go: Flows from the Uinta National Forest to Utah Lake
Length: 68.4 miles
Activity(s): Fly fishing, tubing, rafting, kayaking
Types of Fish: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Mountain Whitefish
Weber River
Distance from Park City: 40 minutes
Where Does it Go: Begins in the Uinta National Forest and flows into the Great Salt Lake
Length: 125 miles
Activity(s): Fly fishing, tubing, rafting, kayaking
Types of Fish: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Mountain Whitefish
Rapids: Class I and II
Jordan River
Distance from Park City: 1 hour
Where Does it Go: The Nile of Utah starts at the south end of valley in Utah Lake and flows north into the Great Salt Lake
Length: 51 miles
Activity(s): Fly fishing, kayaking, tubing, rafting, canoeing
Types of Fish: Rainbow Trout, White Bass, Common Carp, Utah Sucker, Black Bullhead, Channel Catfish and Walleye
Rapids: Class I and II
Strawberry River
Distance from Park City: 1 hour
Where Does it Go: Starts in the Wasatch Mountains, flows down through Strawberry Reservoir before finally joining the Duchesne River
Length: 18 miles
Activity(s): Fly fishing
Types of Fish: Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout
Rapids: N/a
Ogden river
Distance from Park City: 1 hour and 15 minutes
Where Does it Go: Begins in the northern Wasatch Range before flowing through Ogden Canyon and eventually joining the Weber River
Length: 35 miles
Activity(s): Fly fishing, kayaking
Types of Fish: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Albino Rainbow Trout Rapids: II- V
bear river (stillwater Fork section)
Distance from Park City: 1.5 hours
Where Does it Go: Beginning in the Snake River Plain, the Bear River flows through south western Wyoming, south eastern Idaho, before ending up as the largest tributary to the Great Salt Lake
Length: 350 miles (Stillwater Fork is about 3)
Activity(s): Fly fishing
Types of Fish: Brook Trout
Rapids: Rapids available north of Stillwater in Idaho
Duchesne river
Distance from Park City: 1.5 hours+
Where Does it Go: Begins in the Uinta National Forest and flows into the Green River
Length: 115 miles
Activity(s): Fly fishing
Types of Fish: Brook Tourt, Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout
Rapids: N/a
diamond fork river
Distance from Park City: 1.5 hours
Where Does it Go: Starts up in Spanish Fork Canyon and flows into Spanish Fork River
Length: 5 miles feeds into Spanish Fork River
Activity(s): Fly Fishing, Hot Springs
Types of Fish: Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout
Rapids: N/a
spanish fork river
Distance from Park City: 1.5 hours
Where Does it Go: Starting in Spanish Fork Canyon, the river ends in Utah Lake
Length: 20 miles
Activity(s): Fly fishing
Types of Fish: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Walleye, White Bass
Rapids: N/a
Price River
Distance from Park City: 2 hours
Where Does it Go: Begins in the Wasatch Plateau and flows into the Green River
Length: 137 miles
Activity(s): Canoeing, Kayaking, Fishing
Types of Fish: Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Tiger Trout
Rapids: Class I- V
Whiterocks River
Distance from Park City: 2.5 hours
Where Does it Go: Begins in the Uinta National Forest before flowing into the Uinta River
Length: 29 miles
Activity(s): Fly Fishing
Types of Fish: Cutthroat Trout
Rapids: N/a
Uinta River
Distance from Park City: 2.5 hours
Where Does it Go: Begins in the Uinta National Forest and meets the Duchesne River
Length: 60 miles
Activity(s): Fly fishing
Types of Fish: Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout
Rapids: N/a
Logan River
Distance from Park City: 2.5 hours
Where Does it Go: Begins in the Bear River Mountains in Idaho, winds down through Logan Canyon before meeting the Little Bear River
Length: 58 miles
Activity(s): Fly fishing
Types of Fish: Brown Trout, Cutthroat Tour, Mountain Whitefish, Rainbow Trout
Rapids: N/a
Green River
Distance from Park City: 3 hours
Where Does it Go: Begins in the Wind River Range in Wyoming before winding down through all of Utah to western Colorado where it meets the Colorado River
Length: 730 miles (545 miles in Utah)
Activity(s): Fly Fishing, Kayaking, Rafting, Canoeing
Types of Fish: Brown Trout, Channel Catfish, Cutthroat Trout, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout
Rapids: Class I – III