City: South Fork, CO
County: Mineral County
Type: Boat Ramp
Location: 37.72780573, -106.71525311
Air Temp: --
Location
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Nearby Gauge Conditions
San Juan River at Pagosa Springs, CO
22.3 mi away
Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Runs on Rio Grande
23 runs (5 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-III+
This location is on this run
04. Wagon Wheel Gap to South Fork
11.4 mi
21 ft/mi
II
Downstream from here (5.5 mi to put-in)
05. South Fork to Del Norte
20.9 mi
17 ft/mi
II-III
Upstream from here (6.3 mi from take-out)
03. Creede to Wagon Wheel Gap
10.2 mi
II-III
Upstream from here (15.1 mi from take-out)
02. Box Canyon to Creede
23.7 mi
24 ft/mi
III-IV
Upstream from here (29.5 mi from take-out)
01. Box Canyon (CO)
8.1 mi
38 ft/mi
These whitewater runs are on the same river but located more than 50 miles from this access site.
III
119 mi away
07. Quartzite River Access to County Line River Access
4.4 mi
12 ft/mi
II-III+
631 mi away
7. Lower Canyons: La Linda to Dryden Crossing (83.5 miles)
84.3 mi
5 ft/mi
II
62 mi away
06. Alamosa to Lasauses
20.1 mi
15 ft/mi
I-II
73 mi away
07. Lasauses to Lobatos Bridge
20.0 mi
3 ft/mi
II-III
80 mi away
01. Lobatos Bridge(Colorado) to Lee Trail
24.0 mi
5 ft/mi
II
80 mi away
08. Lobatos Bridge to Lee Trail
21.0 mi
7 ft/mi
II-IV
92 mi away
02. Lee Trail to Chiflo Campground
9.9 mi
47 ft/mi
V
99 mi away
03. Chiflo Campground to Little Arsenic Trail
7.8 mi
69 ft/mi
II-III
103 mi away
04. Red River confluence to John Dunn Bridge
8.4 mi
12 ft/mi
III-IV
108 mi away
05. John Dunn Bridge to Taos Junction Bridge (Lower Taos Box)
15.0 mi
31 ft/mi
II
118 mi away
06. Taos Junction Bridge to Quartzite River Access
6.6 mi
III
134 mi away
08. Otowi Bridge to Cochiti Reservoir
22.3 mi
II-III
598 mi away
1. Hoodoos: Redford to Colorado Canyon (15.75 miles)
16.0 mi
6 ft/mi
II+
607 mi away
2. Colorado Canyon: Rancherias Canyon to Lajitas (21 miles)
21.2 mi
6 ft/mi
II(III)
618 mi away
3. Santa Elena Canyon: Lajitas to Santa Elena Canyon River Access (20 miles)
20.6 mi
7 ft/mi
I-II
631 mi away
6. Rio Grande Village to La Linda (34.5 miles)
34.6 mi
4 ft/mi
I-II
644 mi away
5. San Vicente & Hot Springs Canyon: Solis Landing to Rio Grande Village (19 miles)
19.4 mi
II
649 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
Coller State Wildlife Area provides access to the Rio Grande in the South Fork area of Mineral County, Colorado. This is a scenic section of the Rio Grande in the San Juan Mountains region, offering opportunities for paddling and fishing. The site serves as a launch point for boaters looking to access this portion of the river, which flows through alpine and forested terrain typical of southwestern Colorado.