Rio Grande, Colorado
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QUICK STATS AW Class:
III-IV
Length:
8
miles
Average Gradient: 38 fpm
Putin Location Coordinates: Latitude: 37.72908 Longitude: -107.23381 Takeout Location Coordinates: Latitude: 37.77448 Longitude: -107.14028
Paddling Rivers Near Rio Grande, Colorado:
Rio Grande, Hinsdale County , 3 miles away Class III-IV - 8 miles long (Rio Grande Reservoir to 12 miles above Creede)
Lake Fork Gunnison River, Hinsdale/Gunnison County , 18 miles away Class III - 3.6 miles long (Lake City Town Run)
Henson Creek, Hinsdale County , 21 miles away Class IV-V - 6.7 miles long (Above Nellie Creek to 1/2 mile from Lake City)
Piedra River, Hinsdale/ Archuleta County , 24 miles away Class II-IV - 12 miles long (Upper Piedra Campground to 1st Fork Bridge)
Wolf Creek, Mineral County , 27 miles away Class IV+ - 0.25 miles long (Downstream from Highway 160 Bridge)
Rio Grande, Mineral/Rio Grande County , 27 miles away Class II - 12 miles long (Wagon Wheel Gap to South Fork)
Vallecito Creek, La Plata County , 27 miles away Class V+ - 1 miles long (1 mile above Vallecito Campground)
Whitewater Outfitter - AAA Pagosa Outside, Archuleta County , 28 miles away Whitewater outfitter
Whitewater Outfitter - Pagosa Rafting Outfitters, Archuleta County , 28 miles away Whitewater outfitter
Whitewater Outfitter - Canyon REO, Archuleta County , 29 miles away Whitewater outfitter
San Juan River, Archuleta County , 29 miles away Class II-III - 13.4 miles long (Pagosa to Trujillo Road)
San Juan River, Archuleta County , 29 miles away Class II-III - 1 miles long (Pagosa Springs Town Run)
Hotels near Rio Grande, Colorado:
* Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different.
Campgrounds near Rio Grande, Colorado:
Road Canyon Campground, Hinsdale County , 0 miles away
Road Canyon, Lake City , 0 miles away
Crooked Creek, Lake City , 3 miles away
River Hill Campground, Hinsdale County , 3 miles away
Riverhill, -blank- , 3 miles away
Texas Creek, Creede , 4 miles away
Silver Thread, Lake City , 5 miles away
Public Lands Near Rio Grande, Colorado:
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO , 55 miles away
Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison - CO , 55 miles away
San Juan National Forest, Colorado , 21 miles away
Lakes Near Rio Grande, Colorado:
Ruby Lake, Hinsdale , 4 miles away
Seepage Lake, Mineral , 10 miles away
Williams Creek Reservoir, Hinsdale , 14 miles away
Lake San Cristobal, Hinsdale , 14 miles away
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