City: NM
County: Taos
Type: Whitewater Take Out
Location: 36.86400000, -105.70500000
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Location
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Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Run
II-IV
Put-in
Rio Grande - 02. Lee Trail to Chiflo Campground
47 ft/mi
Current Conditions
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• 500.00-3000.00 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-IV
Put-in at this location
02. Lee Trail to Chiflo Campground
9.9 mi
47 ft/mi
II-III
Take-out at this location
01. Lobatos Bridge(Colorado) to Lee Trail
24.0 mi
5 ft/mi
II
Take-out at this location
08. Lobatos Bridge to Lee Trail
21.0 mi
7 ft/mi
V
Downstream from here (8.7 mi to put-in)
03. Chiflo Campground to Little Arsenic Trail
7.8 mi
69 ft/mi
II-III
Downstream from here (14.9 mi to put-in)
04. Red River confluence to John Dunn Bridge
8.4 mi
12 ft/mi
III-IV
Downstream from here (22.7 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 (36.5 mi to put-in)
06. Taos Junction Bridge to Quartzite River Access
6.6 mi
III
Downstream from here (41.7 mi to put-in)
07. Quartzite River Access to County Line River Access
4.4 mi
12 ft/mi
I-II
Upstream from here (15.2 mi from take-out)
07. Lasauses to Lobatos Bridge
20.0 mi
3 ft/mi
II
Upstream from here (30.6 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.
II
72 mi away
05. South Fork to Del Norte
20.9 mi
17 ft/mi
III
75 mi away
08. Otowi Bridge to Cochiti Reservoir
22.3 mi
II-III+
86 mi away
04. Wagon Wheel Gap to South Fork
11.4 mi
21 ft/mi
II-III
98 mi away
03. Creede to Wagon Wheel Gap
10.2 mi
II-III
106 mi away
02. Box Canyon to Creede
23.7 mi
24 ft/mi
III-IV
117 mi away
01. Box Canyon (CO)
8.1 mi
38 ft/mi
II-III
523 mi away
1. Hoodoos: Redford to Colorado Canyon (15.75 miles)
16.0 mi
6 ft/mi
II+
532 mi away
2. Colorado Canyon: Rancherias Canyon to Lajitas (21 miles)
21.2 mi
6 ft/mi
II(III)
541 mi away
3. Santa Elena Canyon: Lajitas to Santa Elena Canyon River Access (20 miles)
20.6 mi
7 ft/mi
II-III+
545 mi away
7. Lower Canyons: La Linda to Dryden Crossing (83.5 miles)
84.3 mi
5 ft/mi
I-II
549 mi away
6. Rio Grande Village to La Linda (34.5 miles)
34.6 mi
4 ft/mi
I-II
563 mi away
5. San Vicente & Hot Springs Canyon: Solis Landing to Rio Grande Village (19 miles)
19.4 mi
II
569 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 Taos County, New Mexico, located at the coordinates 36.86400000, -105.70500000. As a take-out site, this location is designed for paddlers to exit the river after completing a whitewater run. The Rio Grande in the Taos area is known for its whitewater sections that attract kayakers and canoeists seeking varying levels of difficulty. Take-out points are essential components of river trips, allowing boaters to safely remove their vessels from the water and conclude their paddling experience.