fruita put in for Ruby?

[leesonka]

I've heard you can put in at Fruita, and camping is available, is this correct ? Our group had cars broken in to at Loma last time. Thanks for any info.

[mr. compassionate]

Yes, good put in but will add alot of time at 4000 cfs-probably extra 6 float

[leesonka]

extra 6 miles or 6 hours?

[grandyoso]

It only adds four miles to the float. Just get an earlier start and you should be fine. Yes there is camping. Enjoy....

[flyfish]

All that is true, we put in there last year and probably would not do it again. It does not add anything to the beauty of the trip; you are floating next to I-70 until Loma. If you have had problems at Loma that might be a good reason to add a few boring miles to the trip. Good luck and have fun.

[Chip]

We put in at Fruita— weird steep little ramp with not much room to rig. Big parking lot nearby and no problems with break-ins. The float to Loma is a snooze.

But when we got back, the park-geeks at the checkpoint demanded more money (on top of the fees for launching and parking a car) to simply drive in and pick the car up. So I dropped my friend off and he walked in.

That is, your car will be safe, but be prepared to deal with blockheads.

Chip

[erikfrommonarch]

Originally Posted by leesonka

I've heard you can put in at Fruita, and camping is available, is this correct ? Our group had cars broken in to at Loma last time. Thanks for any info.

Also the colorado river state parkewok

[JohnHemlock]

Rent a groover from Rimrock and use their put in for free.

Or skip it and put in at Loma and take your chances with the thievery lottery - there haven't been any break-ins this year and the float from Fruita to Loma is not interesting.