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Whitewater Run

I-II Take-out Rio Grande - 6. Rio Grande Village to La Linda (34.5 miles)

4 ft/mi

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Current Conditions

-- • 200.00-3000.00 cfs

Rio Grande at Rio Grande Village, Big Bnd NP, TX

Whitewater Runs on Rio Grande

23 runs (4 nearby)

Difficulty Classes

I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable

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II-III+ Put-in at this location 7. Lower Canyons: La Linda to Dryden Crossing (83.5 miles)

84.3 mi 5 ft/mi

I-II Take-out at this location 6. Rio Grande Village to La Linda (34.5 miles)

34.6 mi 4 ft/mi

I-II Upstream from here (20.9 mi from take-out) 5. San Vicente & Hot Springs Canyon: Solis Landing to Rio Grande Village (19 miles)

19.4 mi

II Upstream from here (34.1 mi from take-out) 4. Mariscal Canyon: Talley to Solis Landing (10 miles)

10.2 mi 12 ft/mi

These whitewater runs are on the same river but located more than 50 miles from this access site.

II(III) 57 mi away 3. Santa Elena Canyon: Lajitas to Santa Elena Canyon River Access (20 miles)

20.6 mi 7 ft/mi

II+ 67 mi away 2. Colorado Canyon: Rancherias Canyon to Lajitas (21 miles)

21.2 mi 6 ft/mi

II-III 85 mi away 1. Hoodoos: Redford to Colorado Canyon (15.75 miles)

16.0 mi 6 ft/mi

III 491 mi away 08. Otowi Bridge to Cochiti Reservoir

22.3 mi

II 513 mi away 06. Taos Junction Bridge to Quartzite River Access

6.6 mi

III 513 mi away 07. Quartzite River Access to County Line River Access

4.4 mi 12 ft/mi

III-IV 516 mi away 05. John Dunn Bridge to Taos Junction Bridge (Lower Taos Box)

15.0 mi 31 ft/mi

II-III 528 mi away 04. Red River confluence to John Dunn Bridge

8.4 mi 12 ft/mi

V 535 mi away 03. Chiflo Campground to Little Arsenic Trail

7.8 mi 69 ft/mi

II-IV 540 mi away 02. Lee Trail to Chiflo Campground

9.9 mi 47 ft/mi

II-III 549 mi away 01. Lobatos Bridge(Colorado) to Lee Trail

24.0 mi 5 ft/mi

II 549 mi away 08. Lobatos Bridge to Lee Trail

21.0 mi 7 ft/mi

I-II 564 mi away 07. Lasauses to Lobatos Bridge

20.0 mi 3 ft/mi

II 578 mi away 06. Alamosa to Lasauses

20.1 mi 15 ft/mi

II 618 mi away 05. South Fork to Del Norte

20.9 mi 17 ft/mi

II-III+ 626 mi away 04. Wagon Wheel Gap to South Fork

11.4 mi 21 ft/mi

II-III 636 mi away 03. Creede to Wagon Wheel Gap

10.2 mi

II-III 643 mi away 02. Box Canyon to Creede

23.7 mi 24 ft/mi

III-IV 647 mi away 01. Box Canyon (CO)

8.1 mi 38 ft/mi

Whitewater data from American Whitewater

About This Access Site

Heath Canyon Ranch Access at La Linda is a take-out point on the Rio Grande in Brewster County, Texas, serving paddlers completing whitewater runs in this remote stretch of the river. This location provides access to one of Texas's premier whitewater paddling destinations, where the Rio Grande flows through dramatic desert canyons. The take-out at La Linda allows boaters to exit after running whitewater sections upstream, making it an essential endpoint for multi-day or day paddling trips in the Big Bend region.

Heath Canyon Ranch Access at La Linda