City: NM
County: Conejos
Type: Whitewater Put In
Location: 37.07812000, -105.75825700
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Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Run
II
Put-in
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 (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
Downstream from here Upstream from here
Downstream from here Upstream from here
II-III
Put-in at this location
01. Lobatos Bridge(Colorado) to Lee Trail
24.0 mi
5 ft/mi
II
Put-in at this location
08. Lobatos Bridge to Lee Trail
21.0 mi
7 ft/mi
I-II
Take-out at this location
07. Lasauses to Lobatos Bridge
20.0 mi
3 ft/mi
II-IV
Downstream from here (15.2 mi to put-in)
02. Lee Trail to Chiflo Campground
9.9 mi
47 ft/mi
V
Downstream from here (23.9 mi to put-in)
03. Chiflo Campground to Little Arsenic Trail
7.8 mi
69 ft/mi
II-III
Downstream from here (30.0 mi to put-in)
04. Red River confluence to John Dunn Bridge
8.4 mi
12 ft/mi
III-IV
Downstream from here (37.6 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 (15.8 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
51 mi away
06. Taos Junction Bridge to Quartzite River Access
6.6 mi
III
56 mi away
07. Quartzite River Access to County Line River Access
4.4 mi
12 ft/mi
II
59 mi away
05. South Fork to Del Norte
20.9 mi
17 ft/mi
II-III+
74 mi away
04. Wagon Wheel Gap to South Fork
11.4 mi
21 ft/mi
II-III
86 mi away
03. Creede to Wagon Wheel Gap
10.2 mi
III
87 mi away
08. Otowi Bridge to Cochiti Reservoir
22.3 mi
II-III
95 mi away
02. Box Canyon to Creede
23.7 mi
24 ft/mi
III-IV
107 mi away
01. Box Canyon (CO)
8.1 mi
38 ft/mi
II-III
538 mi away
1. Hoodoos: Redford to Colorado Canyon (15.75 miles)
16.0 mi
6 ft/mi
II+
547 mi away
2. Colorado Canyon: Rancherias Canyon to Lajitas (21 miles)
21.2 mi
6 ft/mi
II(III)
556 mi away
3. Santa Elena Canyon: Lajitas to Santa Elena Canyon River Access (20 miles)
20.6 mi
7 ft/mi
II-III+
560 mi away
7. Lower Canyons: La Linda to Dryden Crossing (83.5 miles)
84.3 mi
5 ft/mi
I-II
564 mi away
6. Rio Grande Village to La Linda (34.5 miles)
34.6 mi
4 ft/mi
I-II
578 mi away
5. San Vicente & Hot Springs Canyon: Solis Landing to Rio Grande Village (19 miles)
19.4 mi
II
584 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
Put In is a whitewater access point on the Rio Grande located in Conejos County, New Mexico. This site serves as a put-in location for paddlers looking to access the river for whitewater activities. The Rio Grande in this region offers whitewater paddling opportunities suitable for various skill levels depending on water flow and seasonal conditions. Being a designated put-in point, this access site provides a location where paddlers can launch their boats into the river for downstream travel.