Access Site
CO
Take Out below #5
Arkansas River • Riverside Ditch
Source: american_whitewater Updated 3 months ago
City: CO
County: Chaffee
Type: Whitewater Access
Location: 38.95529900, -106.19400000
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Whitewater Run
IV
Arkansas - 02. Numbers Launch to Railroad Bridge Launch
6.4 mi • 71 ft/mi
Current Conditions
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• 300.00-3500.00 cfs
Arkansas River below Granite, CO
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• 200.00-3500.00 cfs
Arkansas River near Nathrop, CO
Whitewater Runs on Arkansas River
16 runs (8 nearby)Difficulty Classes
I Easy
II Novice
III Intermediate
IV Advanced
V Expert/Extreme
VI Unrunnable
Position relative to this access site:
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IV
This location is on this run
02. Numbers Launch to Railroad Bridge Launch
6.4 mi
71 ft/mi
III
Downstream from here (2.7 mi to put-in)
03. Railroad Bridge Launch to Buena Vista
6.7 mi
44 ft/mi
III
Downstream from here (9.0 mi to put-in)
04. Buena Vista to Fisherman's Bridge
6.7 mi
III
Downstream from here (14.7 mi to put-in)
05. Fisherman's Bridge access to Stone Bridge access
13.0 mi
31 ft/mi
II-III
Downstream from here (25.4 mi to put-in)
06. Stone Bridge to Salida
9.5 mi
II(III)
Downstream from here (32.1 mi to put-in)
07. Salida to Rincon
10.0 mi
II-III
Downstream from here (40.3 mi to put-in)
08. Rincon to Pinnacle Rock
19.5 mi
IV-V
Upstream from here (3.3 mi from take-out)
01. Granite to Numbers Launch Site
5.1 mi
58 ft/mi
These whitewater runs are on the same river but located more than 50 miles from this access site.
III
55 mi away
09. Pinnacle Rock Launch to Parkdale Launch
17.2 mi
33 ft/mi
III-IV(V)
64 mi away
10. Parkdale Launch to Canon City (Royal Gorge)
10.0 mi
46 ft/mi
I-II
75 mi away
11. Centennial Park to Mackenzie Takeout
4.0 mi
I
79 mi away
12. MacKenzie Bridge to Florence River Park
6.8 mi
I
87 mi away
13. Florence to Pueblo Reservoir
18.0 mi
I
112 mi away
14. State Park to Play Park
7.3 mi
II+
118 mi away
15. W 4th Ave Bridge to S Union Ave Bridge
0.5 mi
III
731 mi away
Tulsa Wave (PnP)
0.1 mi
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
About This Access Site
Take Out below #5 is a whitewater access point on the Arkansas River in Chaffee County, Colorado, located near the town of Buena Vista. This takeout is positioned below rapid #5, making it a convenient exit point for paddlers running the popular upper Arkansas section. The site provides access to one of Colorado's most frequently paddled whitewater stretches, which attracts kayakers and canoeists of varying skill levels throughout the boating season.
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