john wesley powell river history museum

There's more than John Wesley Powell in this museum. It's sort of a cultural museum of the area. It's a great stop!

Staff was helpful and answered questions. Information was abundant, with story about the nearly disastrous dry land part of trip. Due to mirage or whatever, the group almost lost their lives trying to hike across the dry desert. Grand Canyon trip and documentation was outstanding achievement for a man (immense determination) with one arm, limited provisions, never fully aware of what lurked ahead, rowing wooden boats. Shows that all men are Not created equal.

This is a very nice little museum that provides a good history lesson on John Wesley Powell’s expeditions down the Green and Colorado Rivers as well as the local history of Green River. The 20-minute introductory video gave a good overview of Powell’s first expedition down the Green River from Wyoming to the confluence with the Colorado and on through the Grand Canyon. Quite the feat! The museum also houses the hall of fame for river runners and explorers, but I did not find that too interesting. There were also a few dinosaurs in the lower level. It was certainly worth the time we spent there (maybe an hour). I think I enjoyed the placards outside the building just as much as the museum itself (more general history of the area and Green River). I would not say this is a “must see” but if you have an hour available then it would certainly be time well spent. The admission fee seemed a little high for what there is in the museum, but these small operations do need funds to stay open.

We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to the JW Powell River History Museum. Did not expect a lot going in but spent way more time than we thought we would. It has a little bit of every thing - Colorado River history, the travels of John Wesley Powell and his group, dinosaurs in the basement, and wonderful art. Recommend you take the time to visit.

We stopped by the Powell museum in the early evening. While we really enjoyed the parts we saw (including an exclusive viewing of the film for just the two of us), we were disappointed that both the art gallery and the dinosaur exhibit were closed due to separate functions. Brilliant idea to use the space for local meetings but it would have been considerate to have a discount on admission since we could only see half the museum. The woman at the front was incredibly friendly and provided us with maps and brochures for other attractions that we expressed interest in.

This was a great museum depicting the exploits of John Wesley Powell's expedition's to explore the Colorado river. Lots of artifacts and displays to provide a educational experience. There also is a very reasonable admission fee.

Great place full of interesting facts and photos.Well worth a visit . The film show is really good and the staff were very helpful and knowledgeable.

If you're interested in history, particularly the history of river exploration in the southwest USA, then you need to know about J W Powell. This is the definitive place to learn it all. Authentic artifacts and displays bring it to life and provide a full,educational experience.

If you are in Green River, especially if you are going rafting, this is a worthwhile stop. The short video about John Wesley Powell's trip down the Green/Colorado Rivers is excellent, a must-see if you are rafting, and the exhibits are good. Also, the gift shop has an EXCELLENT selection of books about the area. Worth a stop!

It had a great infomative movie about J.W. Powell about him and his team exploring the green and Colorado Rivers. It was a pleasant hour at the museum.

There are really interesting artifacts and tidbits here. We happened to discover here references to Range Creek, a protected (now owned by Utah Museum of Natl. History) pictograph and Fremont village site. It is really hard to get to, but well worthwhile. So on a previous trip, we found (here) a reason to come back and "dig" deeper. So cool.

The short video at the beginning of the museum was very informative and the displays and artifacts were awesome . Would recommend you take the time to visit. Also a great gift store.

This town doesn't have much. But this is an asset to the area. I dropped by because I attended JWPJHS and wanted to know more about the man. I don't think it was worth the admission price and I think they would help build the town if it were a free museum dragging in traffic from the interstate.Also, I was there in the morning, and even though they were supposed to be open they were locked tight until an hour late.

Big museum for a small town. Local off road maps available there. Staff is courteous and friendly. Very clean and meticulous.

This interesting place along the banks of the Green River, tells the story of explorer John Wesley Powell (a one-armed former Civil War officer), who was among the very first to "shoot the rapids" in a chair on a raft, and to explore the area. His story (History) is told in well done exhibits about JWP, and by artistically dramatic paintings, and artifacts of his adventures, and the Native American culture and eventual settling of the area in the late 1800's.A docent is on hand to provide information and take your admission fees, but (s)he will let you in to their Gift Shop for free. Nice souvenirs are available at reasonable prices....some of which are original works of art and Native American culture, displayed in showcases, at considerably higher prices. Try negotiating, and they offer sales from time to time on selected items. Nice people offer some information on the artists.Recommend you also avail yourself of the tourist information area in this place...lots of attraction brochures and local/state maps.....particularly get directions to the CRYSTAL GEYSER. (A very unique Green River area attraction 12 miles out in the desert, which I have reviewed previously on Trip Advisor, and one of only 6 COLD WATER GEYSERS IN THE WORLD!).Finally, while at the John Wesley Powell museum I recommend using their handicapped accessible concrete fortress style rest rooms, located at the south side of the parking lot, away from the museum's main entrance ..... because the restrooms in this area are few and far between and these JWPRHM restrooms could withstand a tornado or maybe even a nuclear blast!!!(Former cold war and nuclear missile supplies were kept in this Green River, UT, area...now off limits)!