City: NM
County: Taos
Type: Whitewater Take Out
Location: 36.81333900, -105.69663000
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Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Run
II
Take-out
Rio Grande - 08. Lobatos Bridge to Lee Trail
7 ft/mi
Current Conditions
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Rio Grande near Lobatos, CO
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
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II-IV
This location is on this run
02. Lee Trail to Chiflo Campground
9.9 mi
47 ft/mi
V
Downstream from here (5.1 mi to put-in)
03. Chiflo Campground to Little Arsenic Trail
7.8 mi
69 ft/mi
II-III
Downstream from here (11.4 mi to put-in)
04. Red River confluence to John Dunn Bridge
8.4 mi
12 ft/mi
III-IV
Downstream from here (19.2 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 (33.1 mi to put-in)
06. Taos Junction Bridge to Quartzite River Access
6.6 mi
III
Downstream from here (38.4 mi to put-in)
07. Quartzite River Access to County Line River Access
4.4 mi
12 ft/mi
II-III
Upstream from here (3.5 mi from take-out)
01. Lobatos Bridge(Colorado) to Lee Trail
24.0 mi
5 ft/mi
II
Upstream from here (3.5 mi from take-out)
08. Lobatos Bridge to Lee Trail
21.0 mi
7 ft/mi
I-II
Upstream from here (18.8 mi from take-out)
07. Lasauses to Lobatos Bridge
20.0 mi
3 ft/mi
II
Upstream from here (34.2 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
72 mi away
08. Otowi Bridge to Cochiti Reservoir
22.3 mi
II
75 mi away
05. South Fork to Del Norte
20.9 mi
17 ft/mi
II-III+
89 mi away
04. Wagon Wheel Gap to South Fork
11.4 mi
21 ft/mi
II-III
101 mi away
03. Creede to Wagon Wheel Gap
10.2 mi
II-III
109 mi away
02. Box Canyon to Creede
23.7 mi
24 ft/mi
III-IV
120 mi away
01. Box Canyon (CO)
8.1 mi
38 ft/mi
II-III
519 mi away
1. Hoodoos: Redford to Colorado Canyon (15.75 miles)
16.0 mi
6 ft/mi
II+
528 mi away
2. Colorado Canyon: Rancherias Canyon to Lajitas (21 miles)
21.2 mi
6 ft/mi
II(III)
537 mi away
3. Santa Elena Canyon: Lajitas to Santa Elena Canyon River Access (20 miles)
20.6 mi
7 ft/mi
II-III+
542 mi away
7. Lower Canyons: La Linda to Dryden Crossing (83.5 miles)
84.3 mi
5 ft/mi
I-II
545 mi away
6. Rio Grande Village to La Linda (34.5 miles)
34.6 mi
4 ft/mi
I-II
560 mi away
5. San Vicente & Hot Springs Canyon: Solis Landing to Rio Grande Village (19 miles)
19.4 mi
II
565 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 point on the Rio Grande in Taos County, New Mexico, designed for boaters finishing whitewater runs on this popular river. The Rio Grande through the Taos area is known for its dynamic whitewater sections with varying difficulty levels depending on water flow and the specific section being run. As a take-out location, this site serves as the endpoint for kayakers, canoeists, and other small watercraft users completing their river journey. The coordinates place this access point in the scenic northern New Mexico region where the Rio Grande offers both challenging rapids and scenic canyon sections.
Amenities
parking
restrooms