Access Site
CO
Coal Ridge Park
Alkali Creek • Colorado River • Mings Chenoweth and Wolverton Ditch • Tompkins Ditch • Ware and Hinds Ditch
Source: american_whitewater Updated 3 months ago
City: New Castle, CO
County: Garfield
Type: Whitewater Take Out
Location: 39.56941000, -107.52604100
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Location
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Nearby Gauge Conditions
Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Run
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Put-in
Colorado - 11. New Castle to Cameo
Current Conditions
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• - cfs
Elk Creek at New Castle, Co.
Whitewater Runs on Colorado River
20 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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Put-in at this location
11. New Castle to Cameo
61.9 mi
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Take-out at this location
10. South Canyon to New Castle
6.7 mi
15 ft/mi
II(III)
Upstream from here (7.6 mi from take-out)
09. Two Rivers to South Canyon
5.3 mi
15 ft/mi
II+(III)
Upstream from here (13.3 mi from take-out)
08. Grizzly Creek to Two Rivers Park
5.9 mi
19 ft/mi
III-IV
Upstream from here (19.0 mi from take-out)
07. Shoshone Power Plant, Exit 123 (I-70) to Grizzly Creek, Exit 121 (I-70)
1.7 mi
39 ft/mi
IV-V(V+)
Upstream from here (20.6 mi from take-out)
06. Hanging Lake Exit 125 (I-70) to Shoshone Power Plant Exit 123 (I-70)
2.5 mi
83 ft/mi
II(III)
Upstream from here (32.4 mi from take-out)
05. Burns to Dotsero
24.9 mi
II(III)
Upstream from here (48.8 mi from take-out)
04. State Bridge to Burns
20.6 mi
These whitewater runs are on the same river but located more than 50 miles from this access site.
III
57 mi away
12. Big Sur
1.2 mi
15 ft/mi
III
64 mi away
03. Pumphouse campground to State Bridge
15.0 mi
15 ft/mi
I
66 mi away
13. Grand Junction Town
31.6 mi
8 ft/mi
IV-V
75 mi away
02. Gore Canyon
9.7 mi
35 ft/mi
II
93 mi away
14. Loma launch to Westwater launch
24.9 mi
7 ft/mi
IV
102 mi away
01. Hot Sulphur Springs to Hwy 40 bridge
2.7 mi
42 ft/mi
III-IV
114 mi away
15. Westwater to Rose Ranch (Westwater Canyon)
17.6 mi
9 ft/mi
I-III
126 mi away
16. Cisco (Rose Ranch) to Moab
46.7 mi
5 ft/mi
II
156 mi away
17. Moab to Green River Confluence
65.0 mi
IV-V
189 mi away
18. Colorado/Green Confluence to Hite Marina (Cataract Canyon)
48.6 mi
16 ft/mi
III-IV
337 mi away
19. Lee's Ferry to Lake Mead
300.0 mi
9 ft/mi
I
555 mi away
20. Black Canyon
26.0 mi
1 ft/mi
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
About This Access Site
The New Castle take-out on the Colorado River in Garfield County provides access for boaters completing whitewater runs in this section of northern Colorado. As a take-out point, this site is designed for the conclusion of river trips rather than launching, making it an essential take-out location for paddlers running the Colorado River through this area. The take-out serves kayakers and canoeists navigating the whitewater sections upstream. Being located in New Castle, the site offers access to one of Colorado's major river corridors in the western slope region.
Amenities
parking
restrooms