City: NM
County: Taos
Type: Whitewater Take Out
Location: 36.26554500, -105.79519000
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Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Run
III
Put-in
Rio Grande - 07. Quartzite River Access to County Line River Access
12 ft/mi
Current Conditions
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• 200.00-3000.00 cfs
Rio Grande below Taos Junction Bridge near Taos, NM
Whitewater Runs on Rio Grande
23 runs (9 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
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Take-out at this location
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III
Put-in at this location
07. Quartzite River Access to County Line River Access
4.4 mi
12 ft/mi
II
Take-out at this location
06. Taos Junction Bridge to Quartzite River Access
6.6 mi
III
Downstream from here (36.0 mi to put-in)
08. Otowi Bridge to Cochiti Reservoir
22.3 mi
III-IV
Upstream from here (6.5 mi from take-out)
05. John Dunn Bridge to Taos Junction Bridge (Lower Taos Box)
15.0 mi
31 ft/mi
II-III
Upstream from here (19.5 mi from take-out)
04. Red River confluence to John Dunn Bridge
8.4 mi
12 ft/mi
V
Upstream from here (27.3 mi from take-out)
03. Chiflo Campground to Little Arsenic Trail
7.8 mi
69 ft/mi
II-IV
Upstream from here (33.7 mi from take-out)
02. Lee Trail to Chiflo Campground
9.9 mi
47 ft/mi
II-III
Upstream from here (41.8 mi from take-out)
01. Lobatos Bridge(Colorado) to Lee Trail
24.0 mi
5 ft/mi
II
Upstream from here (41.7 mi from take-out)
08. Lobatos Bridge to Lee Trail
21.0 mi
7 ft/mi
These whitewater runs are on the same river but located more than 50 miles from this access site.
II-III+
512 mi away
7. Lower Canyons: La Linda to Dryden Crossing (83.5 miles)
84.3 mi
5 ft/mi
I-II
56 mi away
07. Lasauses to Lobatos Bridge
20.0 mi
3 ft/mi
II
72 mi away
06. Alamosa to Lasauses
20.1 mi
15 ft/mi
II
105 mi away
05. South Fork to Del Norte
20.9 mi
17 ft/mi
II-III+
114 mi away
04. Wagon Wheel Gap to South Fork
11.4 mi
21 ft/mi
II-III
125 mi away
03. Creede to Wagon Wheel Gap
10.2 mi
II-III
132 mi away
02. Box Canyon to Creede
23.7 mi
24 ft/mi
III-IV
139 mi away
01. Box Canyon (CO)
8.1 mi
38 ft/mi
II-III
484 mi away
1. Hoodoos: Redford to Colorado Canyon (15.75 miles)
16.0 mi
6 ft/mi
II+
493 mi away
2. Colorado Canyon: Rancherias Canyon to Lajitas (21 miles)
21.2 mi
6 ft/mi
II(III)
503 mi away
3. Santa Elena Canyon: Lajitas to Santa Elena Canyon River Access (20 miles)
20.6 mi
7 ft/mi
I-II
513 mi away
6. Rio Grande Village to La Linda (34.5 miles)
34.6 mi
4 ft/mi
I-II
527 mi away
5. San Vicente & Hot Springs Canyon: Solis Landing to Rio Grande Village (19 miles)
19.4 mi
II
532 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
Quartzite River Access is a whitewater take-out point on the Rio Grande in Taos County, New Mexico. This location serves as an exit point for paddlers completing whitewater runs on the Rio Grande, which is known for its dynamic currents and scenic canyon sections. The take-out access facilitates the end of kayak and canoe trips in this popular whitewater paddling region.