Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 200.0 – 3,000.0 CFS
Low boatable.
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Description
This legal border crossing allows Big Bend National Park visitors to take a rowboat across the Rio Grande and visit the Mexican border village of Boquillas del Carmen. The crossing was closed after 9/11 but reopened in April of 2013. It is popularized in the Robert Earl Keen song "Gringo Honeymoon." No paddler access.
Location
Other Rapids on This Run (13)
Rapid
N/A
Rio Grande Village River Access
Rapid
N/A
Boquillas del Carmen
Rapid
N/A
Boquillas Canyon Overlook
Rapid
N/A
Boquillas Canyon Entrance
Rapid
N/A
End of Boquillas Canyon Trail
Rapid
N/A
Marufo Vega Trail
Rapid
N/A
Mouth of Boquillas Canyon
Rapid
N/A
Heath Creek Confluence
Rapid
N/A
Exit Big Bend National Park
Rapid
N/A
Stillwell Crossing
Rapid
II
Arroyo del Veinte
Rapid
N/A
Gerstacker Bridge
Rapid
N/A
Heath Canyon Ranch Access at La Linda
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6. Rio Grande Village to La Linda (34.5 miles)
Rio Grande
I-II
34.6 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
American Whitewater