Colorado whitewater - Hermosa Creek, La Plata County
La Plata
county,
Hermosa Park to US 550 section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS IV-V 24 miles
The nature scenery of Colorado and the cool fresh water attract people from near and far. This section of Hermosa Creek in Colorado is 24 miles long and is a class IV-V section of whitewater according to American Whitewater. There are nice comfortable hotels here, and if you make reservations in advance you're all set. For all you camping people there are campgrounds nearby. If you hurry you can run this section in a day but why not make it an overnighter, so go ahead and pack your camp stove. The average Colorado whitewater rafting or kayaking river
tends to be a bit harder to master than those in other states, so keep in mind that many of the rivers here are not very forgiving. Since you're on this site you are probably into whitewater rafting or kayaking, either way this is an area with plenty of rivers for that. A bit of
exercise and a chance to spend some time outdoors are great reasons to come. The put-in location is a short drive from Durango, as you can see on the road map further down. The Hermosa Park to US 550 stretch is the only paddling stretch along Hermosa Creek.
Briefly about the general area: Hermosa Creek gets a normal amount of rain; of all the months in a year August is the one with the most rain, and the driest month of the year is June. During the long summer days, highs mostly are in the 70's at Hermosa Creek. All through the dark hours of
summer temperatures descend down into the 30's. Daytime highs all through the winter are in the 30's, and overnight lows in the 0's for Hermosa Creek. Near Hermosa Creek you locate nice places like Stag Draw.
5 miles away
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