Colorado whitewater - Dolores River, Montezuma/Dolores County
Montezuma/Dolores
county,
Bedrock to Gateway section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS II+ 44 miles
The beautiful scenery of Montezuma/Dolores County and the cool fresh water have people coming here. The Bedrock to Gateway section of Dolores River is 44 miles long and it is classified as a class II+ section by American Whitewater. If you've been whitewater rafting and kayaking outside this state you might find the rivers here a bit more challenging, so better not forget that a large number of rivers in this state are not easy. Great exercise and spending some quality time in nature have a lot of people coming here. This is not the only paddling stretch
in this river system, there are others too. There are campgrounds quite near the river where you can camp. No matter if you're whitewater rafting or kayaking around here you won't find a large number of other places. There aren’t any hotels right nearby but if you're willing to
drive a short distance then no problem and if you make reservations in advance you're all set. Now this is a pretty long section, so better bring your camping gear along.
Briefly about the general area: Don't leave Dolores River without first going for a hike along the Radium Trail. Around Dolores River you don’t get a lot of rain; all through August this area sees the most rain while June is usually the driest month. For the period of the warm days of summer here at Dolores River, high temperatures mostly get into the 90's. Once the sun
is down it dips down to the 60's. Through the winter highs are ordinarily in the 40's while Dolores River nighttime low temperatures through the winter are in the 10's.
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