City: TX
County: Brewster
Type: Whitewater Take Out
Location: 29.04430000, -103.10600000
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Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Run
II
Take-out
Rio Grande - 4. Mariscal Canyon: Talley to Solis Landing (10 miles)
12 ft/mi
Current Conditions
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• 200.00-5000.00 cfs
Rio Grande at Rio Grande Village, Big Bnd NP, TX
Whitewater Runs on Rio Grande
23 runs (6 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
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Take-out at this location
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I-II
Put-in at this location
5. San Vicente & Hot Springs Canyon: Solis Landing to Rio Grande Village (19 miles)
19.4 mi
II
Take-out at this location
4. Mariscal Canyon: Talley to Solis Landing (10 miles)
10.2 mi
12 ft/mi
I-II
Downstream from here (13.7 mi to put-in)
6. Rio Grande Village to La Linda (34.5 miles)
34.6 mi
4 ft/mi
II-III+
Downstream from here (34.2 mi to put-in)
7. Lower Canyons: La Linda to Dryden Crossing (83.5 miles)
84.3 mi
5 ft/mi
II(III)
Upstream from here (34.9 mi from take-out)
3. Santa Elena Canyon: Lajitas to Santa Elena Canyon River Access (20 miles)
20.6 mi
7 ft/mi
II+
Upstream from here (49.1 mi from take-out)
2. Colorado Canyon: Rancherias Canyon to Lajitas (21 miles)
21.2 mi
6 ft/mi
These whitewater runs are on the same river but located more than 50 miles from this access site.
II-III
69 mi away
1. Hoodoos: Redford to Colorado Canyon (15.75 miles)
16.0 mi
6 ft/mi
III
507 mi away
08. Otowi Bridge to Cochiti Reservoir
22.3 mi
II
532 mi away
06. Taos Junction Bridge to Quartzite River Access
6.6 mi
III
531 mi away
07. Quartzite River Access to County Line River Access
4.4 mi
12 ft/mi
III-IV
535 mi away
05. John Dunn Bridge to Taos Junction Bridge (Lower Taos Box)
15.0 mi
31 ft/mi
II-III
547 mi away
04. Red River confluence to John Dunn Bridge
8.4 mi
12 ft/mi
V
554 mi away
03. Chiflo Campground to Little Arsenic Trail
7.8 mi
69 ft/mi
II-IV
560 mi away
02. Lee Trail to Chiflo Campground
9.9 mi
47 ft/mi
II-III
569 mi away
01. Lobatos Bridge(Colorado) to Lee Trail
24.0 mi
5 ft/mi
II
569 mi away
08. Lobatos Bridge to Lee Trail
21.0 mi
7 ft/mi
I-II
584 mi away
07. Lasauses to Lobatos Bridge
20.0 mi
3 ft/mi
II
598 mi away
06. Alamosa to Lasauses
20.1 mi
15 ft/mi
II
637 mi away
05. South Fork to Del Norte
20.9 mi
17 ft/mi
II-III+
644 mi away
04. Wagon Wheel Gap to South Fork
11.4 mi
21 ft/mi
II-III
654 mi away
03. Creede to Wagon Wheel Gap
10.2 mi
II-III
660 mi away
02. Box Canyon to Creede
23.7 mi
24 ft/mi
III-IV
664 mi away
01. Box Canyon (CO)
8.1 mi
38 ft/mi
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
About This Access Site
This take-out point on the Rio Grande in Brewster County serves as an exit for paddlers completing whitewater runs in the Big Bend area. The Rio Grande in this region features dynamic whitewater conditions with various rapid sections and is a popular destination for kayakers and canoeists seeking a remote paddling experience. The take-out location provides access to one of Texas's premier whitewater rivers, where paddlers can end their journey before the water transitions to different conditions downstream.