City: NM
County: Taos
Type: Whitewater Put In
Location: 36.64800000, -105.69300000
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Location
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Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Run
II-III
Put-in
Rio Grande - 04. Red River confluence to John Dunn Bridge
12 ft/mi
Current Conditions
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• 300.00-3000.00 cfs
Rio Grande near Cerro, NM
Whitewater Runs on Rio Grande
23 runs (10 nearby)Difficulty Classes
I Easy
II Novice
III Intermediate
IV Advanced
V Expert/Extreme
VI Unrunnable
Position relative to this access site:
Put-in at this location
This location is on the run
Take-out at this location
Downstream from here Upstream from here
Downstream from here Upstream from here
II-III
Put-in at this location
04. Red River confluence to John Dunn Bridge
8.4 mi
12 ft/mi
V
Take-out at this location
03. Chiflo Campground to Little Arsenic Trail
7.8 mi
69 ft/mi
III-IV
Downstream from here (7.9 mi to put-in)
05. John Dunn Bridge to Taos Junction Bridge (Lower Taos Box)
15.0 mi
31 ft/mi
II
Downstream from here (21.8 mi to put-in)
06. Taos Junction Bridge to Quartzite River Access
6.6 mi
III
Downstream from here (27.3 mi to put-in)
07. Quartzite River Access to County Line River Access
4.4 mi
12 ft/mi
II-IV
Upstream from here (6.4 mi from take-out)
02. Lee Trail to Chiflo Campground
9.9 mi
47 ft/mi
II-III
Upstream from here (14.9 mi from take-out)
01. Lobatos Bridge(Colorado) to Lee Trail
24.0 mi
5 ft/mi
II
Upstream from here (14.9 mi from take-out)
08. Lobatos Bridge to Lee Trail
21.0 mi
7 ft/mi
I-II
Upstream from here (30.0 mi from take-out)
07. Lasauses to Lobatos Bridge
20.0 mi
3 ft/mi
II
Upstream from here (45.6 mi from take-out)
06. Alamosa to Lasauses
20.1 mi
15 ft/mi
These whitewater runs are on the same river but located more than 50 miles from this access site.
III
62 mi away
08. Otowi Bridge to Cochiti Reservoir
22.3 mi
II
85 mi away
05. South Fork to Del Norte
20.9 mi
17 ft/mi
II-III+
97 mi away
04. Wagon Wheel Gap to South Fork
11.4 mi
21 ft/mi
II-III
109 mi away
03. Creede to Wagon Wheel Gap
10.2 mi
II-III
117 mi away
02. Box Canyon to Creede
23.7 mi
24 ft/mi
III-IV
127 mi away
01. Box Canyon (CO)
8.1 mi
38 ft/mi
II-III
508 mi away
1. Hoodoos: Redford to Colorado Canyon (15.75 miles)
16.0 mi
6 ft/mi
II+
517 mi away
2. Colorado Canyon: Rancherias Canyon to Lajitas (21 miles)
21.2 mi
6 ft/mi
II(III)
526 mi away
3. Santa Elena Canyon: Lajitas to Santa Elena Canyon River Access (20 miles)
20.6 mi
7 ft/mi
II-III+
532 mi away
7. Lower Canyons: La Linda to Dryden Crossing (83.5 miles)
84.3 mi
5 ft/mi
I-II
535 mi away
6. Rio Grande Village to La Linda (34.5 miles)
34.6 mi
4 ft/mi
I-II
549 mi away
5. San Vicente & Hot Springs Canyon: Solis Landing to Rio Grande Village (19 miles)
19.4 mi
II
554 mi away
4. Mariscal Canyon: Talley to Solis Landing (10 miles)
10.2 mi
12 ft/mi
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
About This Access Site
Put In is a whitewater access point on the Rio Grande in Taos County, New Mexico. This location serves as a put-in spot for paddlers looking to run whitewater sections of the Rio Grande. The site is positioned at approximately 36.648 degrees north latitude and 105.693 degrees west longitude. As a whitewater-specific access point, this location is primarily suited for kayakers and canoeists with experience handling moving water and rapids. Paddlers should be aware that conditions on the Rio Grande can vary significantly based on seasonal water flow, snowmelt, and dam releases, which are common management practices on this river.