Rio Grande, Colorado <<< Back to Rio Grande main page QUICK STATS AW Class: II Length: 12 miles    Putin Location Coordinates: Latitude: 37.7689 Longitude: -106.79631 Takeout Location Coordinates: Latitude: 37.6758 Longitude: -106.65191 Paddling Rivers Near Rio Grande, Colorado:    Rio Grande, Mineral/Rio GrandeCounty, 6 miles away       Class II - 12 miles long (Wagon Wheel Gap to South Fork)    Wolf Creek, MineralCounty, 18 miles away       Class IV+ - 0.25 miles long (Downstream from Highway 160 Bridge)    San Juan River - East Fork, ArchuletaCounty, 21 miles away       Class III-IV - 4 miles long (East Fork to 160 Bridge)    Conejos River, ConejosCounty, 29 miles away       Class II-IV - 6.4 miles long (Platoro Reservoir to South Fork Conejos) Hotels near Rio Grande, Colorado: Allington Inn and Suites, South Fork 6.3 miles away The Spruce Lodge, South Fork 7.4 miles away AppleLodge Bed & Breakfast, Del Norte 25.8 miles away High Country Lodge, Pagosa Springs 28.4 miles away OakRidge Lodge, Pagosa Springs 31.8 miles away Wyndham VR Pagosa, Pagosa Springs 34.5 miles away Econo Lodge Pagosa Springs, Pagosa Springs 35.7 miles away Best Western Movie Manor, Monte Vista 37.1 miles away Branding Iron Motel, Chama 46.3 miles away Best Western Jicarilla Inn & Casino, Dulce 46.7 miles away Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Gunnison, Gunnison 46.9 miles away Super 8 Gunnison/Crested Butte Area, Gunnison 47 miles away * Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different. Campgrounds near Rio Grande, Colorado:    Palisade Campground, Mineral County, 3 miles away    Aspen Ridge Cabins and RV Park, South Fork, 6 miles away    Grandview Cabins, South Fork, 6 miles away    Chinook Lodge & Smoke House, South Fork, 6 miles away    Riverbend Resort, South Fork, 6 miles away    Ute Bluff Lodge, South Fork, 6 miles away    Goodnight's Lonesome Dove Campground, South Fork, 6 miles away Public Lands Near Rio Grande, Colorado:    Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO, 41 miles away    Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison - CO, 41 miles away Lakes Near Rio Grande, Colorado:    Lost Lake, Rio Grande , 11 miles away Current weather conditions at Rio Grande, Colorado Local climate location: HERMIT 28 miles away   Wind River Range Whitewater Complete list of all the whitewater kayaking and rafting spots in the Wind River Range. Wind River Range Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the Wind River Range. All Colorado Whitewater Complete list of all the whitewater paddling spots in Colorado. Books about whitewater paddling on Rio Grande, Colorado List of books from Amazon.com that cover whitewater paddling on Rio Grande, Colorado. Find a whitewater outfitter in Colorado Whitewater Basics If you're new to whitewater paddling please take a look at this basic whitewater info. Outdoors Recreation Near Durango, Colorado Outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Durango, Colorado, the metro area neareast to Rio Grande. Find info on campgrounds, marinas, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater, golf courses and more.