City: CO
County: Costilla
Type: Whitewater Access
Location: 37.18124500, -105.73001900
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Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Run
I-II
Rio Grande - 07. Lasauses to Lobatos Bridge
3 ft/mi
Current Conditions
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Rio Grande near Lobatos, CO
Whitewater Runs on Rio Grande
23 runs (8 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
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I-II
This location is on this run
07. Lasauses to Lobatos Bridge
20.0 mi
3 ft/mi
II-III
Downstream from here (7.3 mi to put-in)
01. Lobatos Bridge(Colorado) to Lee Trail
24.0 mi
5 ft/mi
II
Downstream from here (7.3 mi to put-in)
08. Lobatos Bridge to Lee Trail
21.0 mi
7 ft/mi
II-IV
Downstream from here (22.0 mi to put-in)
02. Lee Trail to Chiflo Campground
9.9 mi
47 ft/mi
V
Downstream from here (30.6 mi to put-in)
03. Chiflo Campground to Little Arsenic Trail
7.8 mi
69 ft/mi
II-III
Downstream from here (36.9 mi to put-in)
04. Red River confluence to John Dunn Bridge
8.4 mi
12 ft/mi
III-IV
Downstream from here (44.6 mi to put-in)
05. John Dunn Bridge to Taos Junction Bridge (Lower Taos Box)
15.0 mi
31 ft/mi
II
Upstream from here (8.7 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
55 mi away
05. South Fork to Del Norte
20.9 mi
17 ft/mi
II
58 mi away
06. Taos Junction Bridge to Quartzite River Access
6.6 mi
III
63 mi away
07. Quartzite River Access to County Line River Access
4.4 mi
12 ft/mi
II-III+
72 mi away
04. Wagon Wheel Gap to South Fork
11.4 mi
21 ft/mi
II-III
84 mi away
03. Creede to Wagon Wheel Gap
10.2 mi
II-III
93 mi away
02. Box Canyon to Creede
23.7 mi
24 ft/mi
III
95 mi away
08. Otowi Bridge to Cochiti Reservoir
22.3 mi
III-IV
106 mi away
01. Box Canyon (CO)
8.1 mi
38 ft/mi
II-III
545 mi away
1. Hoodoos: Redford to Colorado Canyon (15.75 miles)
16.0 mi
6 ft/mi
II+
554 mi away
2. Colorado Canyon: Rancherias Canyon to Lajitas (21 miles)
21.2 mi
6 ft/mi
II(III)
563 mi away
3. Santa Elena Canyon: Lajitas to Santa Elena Canyon River Access (20 miles)
20.6 mi
7 ft/mi
II-III+
566 mi away
7. Lower Canyons: La Linda to Dryden Crossing (83.5 miles)
84.3 mi
5 ft/mi
I-II
570 mi away
6. Rio Grande Village to La Linda (34.5 miles)
34.6 mi
4 ft/mi
I-II
584 mi away
5. San Vicente & Hot Springs Canyon: Solis Landing to Rio Grande Village (19 miles)
19.4 mi
II
590 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
HWY 142 Bridge provides whitewater access to the Rio Grande in Costilla County, Colorado. This access point is located in a remote area of southern Colorado near the New Mexico border and serves paddlers looking to run whitewater sections of the Rio Grande. The access is situated at the highway bridge crossing, which can be convenient for spotting and take-out planning. Given the remote location and whitewater classification, this site is most suitable for intermediate to advanced paddlers familiar with moving water and current management.