Colorado whitewater - Purgatoire River, Las Animas/ Otero County
Las Animas/ Otero
county,
US 350 to Highway 109 section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS I-V 104 miles
The wonderful Colorado scenery and the beautiful way the water current moves down the stream make the trip here worthwhile. The US 350 to Highway 109 section of Purgatoire River is 104 miles long and is a class I-V section of whitewater according to American Whitewater. A stretch this long is of course too much for a one day trip, so better bring your camping gear along. A good workout and a chance to spend some time outdoors have a lot of people coming here. There's camping available near Purgatoire River. This is the only paddling section along Purgatoire
River.
Briefly about the general area: Through the warm days of summer at Purgatoire River highs are ordinarily in the 90's. All through the moonlight hours it's commonly in the 50's. For the period of the winter highs are generally in the 40's while Purgatoire River
overnight low temperatures through the winter are in the 10's. Purgatoire River gets very little rain; July is when you get the most rain here, and the driest month is January.
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