City: CO
County: Mineral
Type: Whitewater Take Out
Location: 37.76857800, -106.79715200
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Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Run
II-III+
Put-in
Rio Grande - 04. Wagon Wheel Gap to South Fork
21 ft/mi
Current Conditions
Whitewater Runs on Rio Grande
23 runs (5 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. Wagon Wheel Gap to South Fork
11.4 mi
21 ft/mi
II-III
Take-out at this location
03. Creede to Wagon Wheel Gap
10.2 mi
II
Downstream from here (11.8 mi to put-in)
05. South Fork to Del Norte
20.9 mi
17 ft/mi
II-III
Upstream from here (8.8 mi from take-out)
02. Box Canyon to Creede
23.7 mi
24 ft/mi
III-IV
Upstream from here (23.7 mi from take-out)
01. Box Canyon (CO)
8.1 mi
38 ft/mi
These whitewater runs are on the same river but located more than 50 miles from this access site.
II-III+
636 mi away
7. Lower Canyons: La Linda to Dryden Crossing (83.5 miles)
84.3 mi
5 ft/mi
II
69 mi away
06. Alamosa to Lasauses
20.1 mi
15 ft/mi
I-II
80 mi away
07. Lasauses to Lobatos Bridge
20.0 mi
3 ft/mi
II-III
86 mi away
01. Lobatos Bridge(Colorado) to Lee Trail
24.0 mi
5 ft/mi
II
86 mi away
08. Lobatos Bridge to Lee Trail
21.0 mi
7 ft/mi
II-IV
98 mi away
02. Lee Trail to Chiflo Campground
9.9 mi
47 ft/mi
V
105 mi away
03. Chiflo Campground to Little Arsenic Trail
7.8 mi
69 ft/mi
II-III
109 mi away
04. Red River confluence to John Dunn Bridge
8.4 mi
12 ft/mi
III-IV
114 mi away
05. John Dunn Bridge to Taos Junction Bridge (Lower Taos Box)
15.0 mi
31 ft/mi
II
123 mi away
06. Taos Junction Bridge to Quartzite River Access
6.6 mi
III
124 mi away
07. Quartzite River Access to County Line River Access
4.4 mi
12 ft/mi
III
138 mi away
08. Otowi Bridge to Cochiti Reservoir
22.3 mi
II-III
602 mi away
1. Hoodoos: Redford to Colorado Canyon (15.75 miles)
16.0 mi
6 ft/mi
II+
612 mi away
2. Colorado Canyon: Rancherias Canyon to Lajitas (21 miles)
21.2 mi
6 ft/mi
II(III)
623 mi away
3. Santa Elena Canyon: Lajitas to Santa Elena Canyon River Access (20 miles)
20.6 mi
7 ft/mi
I-II
636 mi away
6. Rio Grande Village to La Linda (34.5 miles)
34.6 mi
4 ft/mi
I-II
649 mi away
5. San Vicente & Hot Springs Canyon: Solis Landing to Rio Grande Village (19 miles)
19.4 mi
II
654 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
This is a take-out access point on the Rio Grande in Mineral County, Colorado, located at coordinates 37.76857800, -106.79715200. As a take-out site, this location is designed for boaters to exit the river after running whitewater sections upstream. The Rio Grande in this region of Colorado is known for whitewater paddling opportunities, making take-out points essential for trip planning. This particular access serves the lower end of a whitewater run, allowing paddlers to safely remove their boats from the water.