Conditions:Bluejohn Canyon (Main Fork)-20251204025444

Latest:	24 Nov 2025 (4 mos ago)

Reported by:	RFontaine (357 reports)
Location:	Bluejohn Canyon (Main Fork)
Quality:	Great
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Time:	7 hours

Team: 3 people

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Comments: We went down Little Blue, continued down to Lower Blue then returned back and ascended out Middle Blue. What a day!! Little Blue was very short, 2x50’ drops pretty sculpting, over quick… hike down to Lower Blue took an hour of mostly bland wash walking to reach. Lower is also very short and holding water. I was able to stem over all of the water. The dark section in Lower is very neat! Reached the patio and final rap then turned around and went back. Im glad I saw lower but I wouldnt bother making the trek again as it is a very short section of slot. After another hour hike back we reached Middle Fork and started up. Holy Cow Middle was stunning!! Super high walls, very grandiose! The shadows and sculpting were beautiful down below. Water was avoidable. Chimmneying up the various drops was definitely challenging but fun! I had to top rope one of my partners up a climb. It can turn exhausting quick! These 5th class chimneys are not for beginners! We had a blast and I think we all enjoyed Middle the most! It was also much longer than the other two. It took us 1.5hrs to ascend up and out of Middle. The hike back out was long, sand, and uneventful. Total time 7.5hrs

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
7 Apr 2026	Great	Dry	None	Normal	4 hours	2 people Advanced to Beginner	Canyonslayer (15 reports)
Comment: We started at Granary Springs. I took about 45 mins of wash stomping before getting to the start of the canyon. We soon reached the section that drops you into the main part of the narrows. There were lots of different rigs all over the place....a bit of a mess honestly. If you can, I recommend down climbing this entire section. I used a few rigs to get my beginner partner down and it seemed more awkward and difficult than simply down climbing and providing partner assist. Very nice canyon that exceeded my expectations! Beautiful narrows! Time is from Granary Springs to a shuttle vehicle parked at the Lil Blue John Parking.
24 Nov 2025	Great				7 hours	3 people	RFontaine (357 reports)
Comment: We went down Little Blue, continued down to Lower Blue then returned back and ascended out Middle Blue. What a day!! Little Blue was very short, 2x50’ drops pretty sculpting, over quick… hike down to Lower Blue took an hour of mostly bland wash walking to reach. Lower is also very short and holding water. I was able to stem over all of the water. The dark section in Lower is very neat! Reached the patio and final rap then turned around and went back. Im glad I saw lower but I wouldnt bother making the trek again as it is a very short section of slot. After another hour hike back we reached Middle Fork and started up. Holy Cow Middle was stunning!! Super high walls, very grandiose! The shadows and sculpting were beautiful down below. Water was avoidable. Chimmneying up the various drops was definitely challenging but fun! I had to top rope one of my partners up a climb. It can turn exhausting quick! These 5th class chimneys are not for beginners! We had a blast and I think we all enjoyed Middle the most! It was also much longer than the other two. It took us 1.5hrs to ascend up and out of Middle. The hike back out was long, sand, and uneventful. Total time 7.5hrs
15 Apr 2025	Good	Dry	None	Special challenges	3 hours	3 people Beginner to Advanced	Johnbcaves (166 reports)
Comment: Exited up Main Fork from East Fork. One member tired and requested a self-belay up the climbs. Exited in the dark.
27 Mar 2021	Good	Dry				5 people Beginner to Expert	DMonroy (190 reports)
Comment: One pool was avoided by climbing out. There was a sling and rapide on a bush 10 yards down canyon ro get back in.
29 Nov 2016 Trip report							Candition.com (287 reports)
Comment: Most recent conditions reported at Candition.com, see Trip Report for full details.