rivers | guidebooks | forums | tips | otherHere are the known runs in Honduras. Rivers with a write-up on this site will be link-highlighted in your browser. For the season data, best months are in green, marginal months are in red. Times are average for experienced kayakers. For a different country, click here: Chiapas Guatemala Belize El Salvador Nicaragua.
| region | river | class | length/time | rafts? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH COAST | San Juan, upper | V | 5km/3:00 | no |
| (listed west to east) | San Juan, dries | IV+ | 3.5km/2:00 | no |
| season: Jul-Aug, Sep-Nov, Dec-Feb | San Juan, lower1 | III | 4.5km/1:00 | no |
| Cuero1 | IV- | 15km/2:00 | yes | |
| Santiago1 | II | 6km/1:00 | no | |
| Coloradito/Corinto | V | 3km/1:00 | no | |
| Danto | IV | 4km/1:00 | no | |
| Cangrejal1 | V | up to 18km/8:00 | parts | |
| Blanco | IV | 1-8km/?:00 | no | |
| Yaruca | IV | 7.5km/2:00 | yes | |
| Cuyamel | IV | 2km/1:00 | no | |
| Sambo Creek1 | IV | 2km/1:00 | no | |
| Papaloteca1 | III | 17km/3:00 | no | |
| NORTHEAST | San Pedro | IV | up to 15km/8:00 | no |
| (listed west to east) | Tocoa | IV | 23km/4:30 | no |
| season: Jul-Sep, Oct-Nov, Nov-Jan | Tajuica | V- | 9km/3:00 | no |
| Tonjagua | III+ | 16km/3:00 | no | |
| Sico, upper1 | IV | 57km/1-4 days | yes | |
| Sico, lower | III | 130km/4 days | yes | |
| Tinto | II | 23km/3:30 | yes | |
| Wampu, upper | IV | 15km/2:30 | no | |
| Wampu, lower | IV | 25km/4:00 | no | |
| Paulaya | IV | up to 65km/2 days | parts | |
| Plátano | III | up to 15 days | yes | |
| CENTRAL | Yaguala1 | IV+ | 39km/10:00 | no |
| (listed north to south) | Esquipulas | III | 14km/2:00 | no |
| season: Jul-Aug, Sep-Nov, Dec | Mame1 | IV+ | up to 69km/12:00 | lower |
| Sulaco1 | IV+ | 19km/4:00 | portage? | |
| Guayape, El Zapote | IV | 27.5km/3:00 | yes | |
| Guayape, Villa Vieja | III | 18.5km/2:00 | yes | |
| Guayape, lower | III | 45km/7+hrs | yes | |
| Telica | I | 12km/1-2hrs | yes | |
| Siale, upper & lower | IV-,IV+ | up to 38.5km/6:00 | no | |
| Agua Caliente, lower | IV- | 43km/5:00 | yes | |
| Netapa | IV | 19km/3:00 | no | |
| Agua Caliente, upper | III | 29km/4:00 | yes | |
| Humuya, middle gorge | IV | 17km/3:30 | no | |
| Humuya, between gorges | III | 10km/1:30 | yes | |
| Humuya, lower gorges | IV- | 18km/3:00 | yes | |
| San José | IV- | 5km/0:45 | no | |
| Jalán, upper | IV- | 31km/4:00 | no | |
| Jalán, lower | III/IV | 90km/2 days | no | |
| NORTHWEST | Guaimas1 | IV | 23km/4:30 | no |
| (listed east to west) | Cuyamapa | III | 27km/3:30 | yes |
| season: Jul-Aug, Sep-Nov, Dec-Jan | Comayagua, dam run1 | III | 8km/1:00 | yes |
| Comayagua, lower | II | 20km/3:00 | yes | |
| Lindo | IV | 1.3-2.5km/1:00 | no | |
| Cuyamel | III+ | 5km/0:30 | no | |
| Cacaulapa | IV | 11km/1:30 | no | |
| Culupa | III | 14km/1:30 | no | |
| Chamelecon, lower | III | 11km/2:00 | no | |
| Chamelecon, upper | V- | 11km/3:00 | no | |
| Copán, upper parts | IV | up to 24km/5:00 | no | |
| Gila | III- | 12km/1:30 | no | |
| Copán, middle1 | II | 10km/1:30 | no | |
| Copán, lower1 | IV | 9km/1:15 | no | |
| Copán, border run | III | 27km/3:00 | yes | |
| Olopa-Lempa | III | 13.5km/2:00 | yes | |
| Lempa, Ocotepeque | III | 21.5km/3:00 | yes | |
| JICATUYO (WEST) | Jicatuyo, lower1 | III | 9km/1:00 | yes |
| (listed northwest to southeast) | Jicatuyo, middle1 | IV+ | 35km/9:00 | portage |
| season: Jun-Jul, Aug-Oct, Nov | Jicatuyo, upper1 | IV | 37km/8:00 | portage? |
| Higuito, lower1 | IV- | 22km/3:00 | yes | |
| Higuito, upper | III | 42km/6:30 | yes | |
| Maicupa | IV | 11.5km/2:00 | no | |
| Grande, lower | V- | 14km/2:30 | no | |
| Grande, upper | III | 26km/4:30 | no | |
| Jalagua | IV- | 15km/3:00 | no | |
| Cospa | IV+ | 9+11km/2.5+1.5 | no | |
| Mejocote, lower | III+ | 19km/3:00 | yes | |
| Mejocote, middle | IV+ | 12km/3:30 | no | |
| Guacamara | IV | 25km/8:00 | no | |
| Mejocote, upper | IV+ | 13-23km/3-5 | no | |
| Cocire | IV | 13km/3:00 | no | |
| ULUA | Puringla | IV+ | up to 25km/6:30 | no |
| (listed south to north) | Sazagua, upper | IV+ | 17.5km/4:00 | no |
| season: Jul-Aug, Sep-Nov, Dec | Sazagua, lower | III+ | 8km/1:00 | no |
| Otoro, upper | III/IV | up to 29km/4:00 | yes | |
| Yucanguare | III+ | 7km/1:00 | yes | |
| Otoro, lower canyons | IV | 39km/7:00 | yes | |
| Jaitique, upper | IV | 8.5km/1:00 | no | |
| Jaitique, lower | V | 15km/6:00 | no | |
| Gualcarque, upper | V | up to 16.5km/6:00 | no | |
| Gualcarque, middle | V | 6.5km/5:30 | no | |
| Gualcarque, lower | IV | 14km/2:30 | ?? | |
| Guince, upper | V | 11km/5:30 | no | |
| Guince, lower | V | 11+8km/2.5+1 | no | |
| Palaja | IV | 15km/4:00 | no | |
| Aguagua | III | 7km/1:00 | no | |
| Cececapa | IV | 21km/2:30 | no | |
| Ulua1 | III | up to 123km/14:00 | yes | |
| EL SALVADOR BORDER (SOUTH) | Mocal, upper | V | 17km/12:00 | no |
| (listed west to east) | Mocal, the gorges | V | 47km/2 days | no |
| season: Jun-Oct | Mocal, middle | IV | 47km/2 days | no |
| Mocal, lower | III | 13km/1:30 | yes | |
| Negro, upper | V | 11km/12:00 | no | |
| Negro, middle | V | 10km/4:00 | no | |
| Negro, lower | IV | 22km/6:30 | no | |
| Palagua, upper | V | 5km/4:30 | no | |
| Palagua, lower | IV | 5km/2:15 | no | |
| Rancho Grande | IV+ | 14km/6:00 | no | |
| San Juan | IV+ | up to 25km/6:00 | no | |
| Goascorán | III | 33.5km/4:00 | yes | |
| SOUTH | Guacirope | III- | 10km/1:15 | no |
| (listed west to east) | Reitoca | V | 15km/5:00 | no |
| season: Jun, Jul-Oct | Verdugo | IV | 15km/5:30 | no |
| Nacaome | II/III | up to 27km/4:00 | yes | |
| Moramulca | III+ | 11km/1:30 | no | |
| San Ramón | III+ | 19km/3:00 | lower | |
| Guacerique | III | 6km/1:00 | no | |
| Orocuina | IV | 12km/1:30 | no | |
| Liure | III+ | 9km/1:15 | no | |
| Tepemechines | IV | 13km/3:00 | no | |
| Texiguat, upper | V- | 37km/5:00 | no | |
| Texiguat, lower | IV | 22km/2.5-4 | no | |
| Yaguera | IV | 22km/4:00 | no | |
| Choluteca, the gorges | IV+ | 46km/7:30 | yes | |
| Samayare | IV- | 10km/1:15 | no | |
| Choluteca, lower | III/IV | up to 84km/12:00 | yes | |
| Comalí | IV- | 11km/2:15 | no |
1these rivers are also described in the book Honduras: The Undiscovered Country by Andrew Hibbard.
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