tips | rivers | book | 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.
| region | river | class | length/time | rafts? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH COAST | Guaimas1 | IV | 23km/4:30 | no |
| (listed west to east) | San Juan1 | IV+ | 9km/5:00 | no |
| season: Jul-Aug, Sep-Nov, Dec-Feb | San Juan, upper | V | 7km/3:30 | no |
| Cuero1 | IV- | 15km/2:00 | yes | |
| Santiago1 | II | 6km/1:00 | no | |
| Coloradito/Corinto | V | 3km/1:00 | no | |
| El Danto | IV | 4km/1:00 | no | |
| Cangrejal1 | V | up to 18km/8:00 | parts | |
| Sambo Creek1 | V | 2km/1:00 | no | |
| Papaloteca1 | III | 17km/3:00 | no | |
| NORTHEAST | Sulaco1 | V | 19km/3:30 | no |
| (listed west to east) | Yaguala1 | IV+ | 39km/10:00 | no |
| season: Jul-Sep, Oct-Nov, Nov-Jan | Esquipulas | III | 14km/2:00 | no |
| Mame1 | IV+ | up to 69km/12:00 | lower | |
| San Pedro | IV | up to 15km/8:00 | no | |
| Tocoa | IV | 23km/4:30 | no | |
| Tajuica | V- | 9km/3:00 | no | |
| Sico, upper1 | IV | 57km/1-4 days | yes | |
| Sico, lower | III | 130km/4 days | yes | |
| Plátano | III | up to 15 days | yes | |
| MID-NORTH | San José | IV- | 5km/0:45 | no |
| (listed south to north) | Humuya | IV | 17km/3:30 | no |
| season: Jul-Aug, Sep-Nov, Dec | Puringla | IV+ | up to 25km/6:30 | no |
| Otoro | IV | 66km/10:00 | no | |
| Jaitique | IV+ | 15km/6:00 | no | |
| Gualcarque | V | 21km/8:30 | no | |
| Guince | IV+ | 15km/4:00 | no | |
| Ulua1 | III | up to 123km/14:00 | yes | |
| Comayagua | III | 21km/3:00 | yes | |
| NORTHWEST | Cuyamel | III+ | 5km/0:30 | no |
| (listed east to west) | Chamelecon, lower | III | 11km/2:00 | no |
| season: Jul-Aug, Sep-Nov, Dec-Jan | Chamelecon, upper | V- | 11km/3:00 | no |
| Copán, upper sections | IV | up to 24km/5:00 | no | |
| Copán, middle1 | II | 11km/2:00 | no | |
| Copán, lower1 | IV | 10km/1:30 | no | |
| Copán, border run | III | 14km/3:00 | yes | |
| WEST | Lempa, top | III | up to 29km/4:30 | no |
| (listed northwest to southeast) | Jicatuyo1 | IV+ | up to 75km/16:00 | portage |
| season: Jun-Jul, Aug-Oct, Nov | Higuito1 | IV- | 22km/3:00 | yes |
| Grande, lower | V- | 14km/2:30 | no | |
| Grande, upper | III | 26km/4:30 | no | |
| Blanca | IV | 20km/3:30 | no | |
| Jalagua | IV- | 15km/3:00 | no | |
| Mejocote, lower | III+ | 19km/3:00 | yes | |
| Mejocote, middle | IV+ | 12km/3:30 | no | |
| Mejocote, upper | IV+ | 14km/3:00 | no | |
| Jagua | III+ | 5km/1:15 | no | |
| Cocire | IV | 13km/3:00 | no | |
| La Iguala | IV | 25km/8:00 | no | |
| Mocal, upper | V | 17km/12:00 | no | |
| Mocal | V | 56km/25:00 | no | |
| Negro, middle | V | 10km/4:00 | no | |
| Negro, lower | IV | 22km/6:30 | no | |
| SOUTH | Rancho Grande | IV+ | 14km/6:00 | no |
| (listed west to east) | San Juan | IV+ | up to 25km/6:00 | no |
| season: Jun, Jul-Oct | Reitoca | V | 15km/5:00 | no |
| Verdugo | IV | 10km/3:30 | no | |
| Tepemechines | IV | 13km/3:00 | no | |
| Texíguat | V- | 37km/6:00 | no | |
| Yaguera | IV | 22km/4:00 | no |
1these rivers are described in the book Honduras: The Undiscovered Country by Andrew Hibbard.
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