Animas River, Colorado <<< Back to Animas River main page QUICK STATS AW Class: II-III Length: 12 miles    Putin Location Coordinates: Latitude: 37.23646 Longitude: -107.86735 Takeout Location Coordinates: Latitude: 36.99982 Longitude: -107.86503 Paddling Rivers Near Animas River, Colorado:    Animas River, La Plata County, 7 miles away       Class II-III - 12 miles long (Purple Cliffs to State line)    Whitewater Outfitter - 4 Corners Whitewater, La Plata County, 7 miles away       Whitewater outfitter    Whitewater Outfitter - Outlaw Rivers & Jeep Tours, La Plata County, 9 miles away       Whitewater outfitter    Whitewater Outfitter - Durango Rafting, La Plata County, 9 miles away       Whitewater outfitter    Whitewater Outfitter - Flexible Flyers Rafting, La Plata County, 10 miles away       Whitewater outfitter    Animas River, La Plata County, 10 miles away       Class III - 6.5 miles long (32nd St. Park to Purple Cliffs)    Animas River, San Juan County, 10 miles away       Class I-II - 25 miles long (Cedar Hill to Farmington City Park)    Animas River, San Juan/ La Plata County, 23 miles away       Class IV-V - 2.6 miles long (Tacoma to Rockwood Rail Yard)    Canyon Creek, La Plata County, 23 miles away       Class V+ - 3 miles long (to Animas River)    San Juan River, San Juan County, 24 miles away       Class II - 50 miles long (Navajo Dam to Four Corners)    Hermosa Creek, La Plata County, 28 miles away       Class IV-V - 24 miles long (Hermosa Park to US 550)    Animas River, San Juan County, 30 miles away       Class II+ - 0.01 miles long (Farmington Whitewater Park) Hotels near Animas River, Colorado: La Quinta Inn & Suites Durango, Durango 6.7 miles away Homewood Suites By Hilton Durango CO, Durango 6.7 miles away Super 8 Durango, Durango 7 miles away Comfort Inn & Suites Durango, Durango 7.3 miles away Best Western Plus Rio Grande Inn, Durango 8.3 miles away DoubleTree By Hilton Durango, Durango 8.4 miles away The General Palmer Hotel, Durango 8.4 miles away Historic Strater Hotel, Durango 8.5 miles away Fairfield Inn & Suites Durango, Durango 8.5 miles away Residence Inn Durango, Durango 8.6 miles away Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites DURANGO CENTRAL, Durango 8.6 miles away Best Western Durango Inn & Suites, Durango 8.6 miles away * Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different. Campgrounds near Animas River, Colorado:    Durango East KOA, Durango, 8 miles away    K O A Kampgrounds, Durango, 8 miles away    Cotton wood RV Park, Durango, 9 miles away    La Plata County Fairgrounds, Durango, 10 miles away    United Campgrounds Of Durango, Durango, 11 miles away    Lightner Creek Campground, Durango, 11 miles away    Junction Creek, Durango, 13 miles away Public Lands Near Animas River, Colorado:    Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec - NM, 18 miles away    Mesa Verde National Park, Mesa Verde National Park - CO, 40 miles away    Yucca House National Monument, Mesa Verde National Park - CO, 40 miles away    Navajo State Park, Colorado, 22 miles away    Navajo Lake State Park, New Mexico, 26 miles away    Mancos State Park, Colorado, 32 miles away    San Juan National Forest, Colorado, 39 miles away Lakes Near Animas River, Colorado:    Pastorius Reservoir, La Plata , 6 miles away    Mormon Reservoir, La Plata , 19 miles away Current weather conditions and forecast for Animas River, Colorado   All Colorado Whitewater Complete list of all the whitewater paddling spots in Colorado. Books about whitewater paddling on Animas River, Colorado List of books from Amazon.com that cover whitewater paddling on Animas River, 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 Animas River. Find info on campgrounds, marinas, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater, golf courses and more.