New Mexico whitewater - Rio de los Pinos, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, unknown County

Osier Colorado to Campground Close to San Miguel New Mexico section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.

 

CLASS V+     8.8 miles
  The scenic beauty of unknown County and the water flowing gracefully down Rio de los Pinos beats anything. No matter if you're whitewater rafting or kayaking around here you won't find a large number of other places. This river system has a few good paddling stretches and the Osier Colorado to Campground Close to San Miguel New Mexico section is one of them. The Osier Colorado to Campground Close to San Miguel New Mexico stretch of Rio de los Pinos in unknown County is 8.8 miles long and has been rated as a class V+ section by American Whitewater. The
    nearby hotels are a bit away from the river, but you'd better reserve in advance because these hotels fill up quick. Whitewater paddling here in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains is a great experience. Great exercise and just hanging out with mother nature will have you coming back
for more. This stretch is mid length, you can easily run it on an afternoon. The average whitewater rafting or kayaking river tends to be a bit easier to master in this state than those in other states, so if you're not from around here don't forget that many runs in this state are very easy. The campgrounds here at Rio de los Pinos are pretty good.

Briefly about the general area:
Summertime highs at Rio de los Pinos frequently tend to be in the 60's. Through the moonlight hours it's ordinarily in the 40's. The wintertime brings highs down
 
to the 30's with winter lows in the 0's overnight here at Rio de los Pinos. Rio de los Pinos frequently gets a large amount of rainfall; the wettest month of the year is usually March, that's the one that snows the most while June is typically the driest month.
A magnificent location to pop by close to Rio de los Pinos is Toltec Gorge.

Rio de los Pinos, Osier Colorado to Campground Close to San Miguel New Mexico road map
Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.

QUICK STATS
AW Class: V+
Length: 8.8 miles
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.0007
Longitude: -106.33291

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 36.9659
Longitude: -106.24801

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Current weather conditions at Rio de los Pinos, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, New Mexico
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Local climate location: WOLF CREEK PASS 20 miles away


RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS

There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river.

Branding Iron Motel, Chama
21 miles away
The Branding Iron is centrally located in the scenic Chama Valley just 3/4 mile from the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railway. Each of our spacious immaculate guest rooms offers in-room coffee service- ...

Narrow Gauge RR Inn, Antonito
21 miles away
Welcome to the Narrow Gauge Rail Road Inn. We are located at 5200 State Highway 285, Antonita, CO 81120. We have free wireless high speed internet and Direct TV....

Best Western Movie Manor, Monte Vista
34 miles away
Welcome to Kelloff's Best Western Movie Manor, a unique concept in motel accommodations. Most rooms face our Giant Outdoor Movie Screen so that you can enjoy watching the latest movies, complete with ...



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OUTDOORS
These outdoors activities are available near Rio de los Pinos.
 Whitewater Near Rio de los Pinos:
Rio de los Pinos, Rio Arriba County , 9 miles away, Class II-III - 12 miles long (Atencio Canyon to Los Pinos)
San Antonio River, Rio Arriba County , 11 miles away, Class II-III - 20 miles long (Lagunitas to Los Pinos)
Rio Brazos, Rio Arriba Co. County , 13 miles away, Class V+ - 14.5 miles long (above Corkins Lodge)
Conejos River, Conejos County , 20 miles away, Class II-IV - 6.4 miles long (Platoro Reservoir to South Fork Conejos)
Rio de los Brazos, Rio Arriba County , 21 miles away, Class I-III - 9 miles long (Corkins Lodge to confluence with Rio Chama)
Rio Chama, Rio Arriba County , 22 miles away, Class I-II - 15 miles long (Chama to Los Ojos)
 Ski Areas Near Rio de los Pinos:
Wolf Creek, Colorado , 44 miles away, 1604 vertical feet
Pajarito Mountain, New Mexico , 60 miles away, 1410 vertical feet
Taos, New Mexico , 62 miles away, 2612 vertical feet
Red River, New Mexico , 63 miles away, 1600 vertical feet
Sipapu, New Mexico , 69 miles away, 1055 vertical feet
Ski Santa Fe, New Mexico , 74 miles away, 1725 vertical feet
Angel Fire, New Mexico , 78 miles away, 2077 vertical feet
Monarch, Colorado , 84 miles away, 1162 vertical feet
Sandia Peak, New Mexico , 98 miles away, 1700 vertical feet
 Hotels Near Rio de los Pinos:
Branding Iron Motel, Chama , 21 miles away
Narrow Gauge RR Inn, Antonito , 21 miles away
Best Western Movie Manor, Monte Vista , 34 miles away
Budget Host Monte Villa Inn Monte Vista, Monte Vista , 34 miles away
Comfort Inn Alamosa, Alamosa , 38 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Rio de los Pinos:
Upper Lagunitas Campground, Rio Arriba County, 6 miles away
Lower Lagunitas Campground, Rio Arriba County, 6 miles away
Mogote Campground, Conejos County, 6 miles away
 Trails Near Rio de los Pinos:
Spruce Hole Trail, Conejos County , 8 miles away
Posos Trail, Conejos County , 11 miles away
La Manga Stock Driveway, Conejos County , 11 miles away
Red Lake Trail, Conejos County , 11 miles away
Notch Trail, Conejos County , 13 miles away
 National Parks Near Rio de los Pinos:
Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Mosca - CO , 55 miles away
Bandelier National Monument, Los Alamos - NM , 61 miles away

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