City: NM
County: Taos
Type: Whitewater Take Out
Location: 36.74000000, -105.68200000
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Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Run
II-IV
Take-out
Rio Grande - 02. Lee Trail to Chiflo Campground
47 ft/mi
Current Conditions
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• 500.00-3000.00 cfs
Rio Grande near Cerro, NM
Whitewater Runs on Rio Grande
23 runs (10 nearby)Difficulty Classes
I Easy
II Novice
III Intermediate
IV Advanced
V Expert/Extreme
VI Unrunnable
Position relative to this access site:
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V
Put-in at this location
03. Chiflo Campground to Little Arsenic Trail
7.8 mi
69 ft/mi
II-IV
Take-out at this location
02. Lee Trail to Chiflo Campground
9.9 mi
47 ft/mi
II-III
Downstream from here (6.4 mi to put-in)
04. Red River confluence to John Dunn Bridge
8.4 mi
12 ft/mi
III-IV
Downstream from here (14.3 mi to put-in)
05. John Dunn Bridge to Taos Junction Bridge (Lower Taos Box)
15.0 mi
31 ft/mi
II
Downstream from here (28.1 mi to put-in)
06. Taos Junction Bridge to Quartzite River Access
6.6 mi
III
Downstream from here (33.6 mi to put-in)
07. Quartzite River Access to County Line River Access
4.4 mi
12 ft/mi
II-III
Upstream from here (8.7 mi from take-out)
01. Lobatos Bridge(Colorado) to Lee Trail
24.0 mi
5 ft/mi
II
Upstream from here (8.7 mi from take-out)
08. Lobatos Bridge to Lee Trail
21.0 mi
7 ft/mi
I-II
Upstream from here (23.9 mi from take-out)
07. Lasauses to Lobatos Bridge
20.0 mi
3 ft/mi
II
Upstream from here (39.3 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.
III
68 mi away
08. Otowi Bridge to Cochiti Reservoir
22.3 mi
II
80 mi away
05. South Fork to Del Norte
20.9 mi
17 ft/mi
II-III+
93 mi away
04. Wagon Wheel Gap to South Fork
11.4 mi
21 ft/mi
II-III
105 mi away
03. Creede to Wagon Wheel Gap
10.2 mi
II-III
113 mi away
02. Box Canyon to Creede
23.7 mi
24 ft/mi
III-IV
123 mi away
01. Box Canyon (CO)
8.1 mi
38 ft/mi
II-III
514 mi away
1. Hoodoos: Redford to Colorado Canyon (15.75 miles)
16.0 mi
6 ft/mi
II+
523 mi away
2. Colorado Canyon: Rancherias Canyon to Lajitas (21 miles)
21.2 mi
6 ft/mi
II(III)
532 mi away
3. Santa Elena Canyon: Lajitas to Santa Elena Canyon River Access (20 miles)
20.6 mi
7 ft/mi
II-III+
537 mi away
7. Lower Canyons: La Linda to Dryden Crossing (83.5 miles)
84.3 mi
5 ft/mi
I-II
540 mi away
6. Rio Grande Village to La Linda (34.5 miles)
34.6 mi
4 ft/mi
I-II
554 mi away
5. San Vicente & Hot Springs Canyon: Solis Landing to Rio Grande Village (19 miles)
19.4 mi
II
560 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
This take-out site on the Rio Grande in Taos County, New Mexico serves as an exit point for whitewater paddlers completing runs on this popular northern New Mexico river. The Rio Grande in the Taos area offers dynamic whitewater conditions with a moderate current and various rapids suitable for paddlers with intermediate to advanced skills. Take-outs on this section of river are critical access points given the remote nature of the canyon and limited road access along much of this stretch.