Rio Grande River Blog
Pecos River Cowles Ponds Trout Fly Fishing Public Access
Trout Fly Fishing on the Pecos River Some of the best trout fishing abounds within the Pecos River. The river access starts ¼ mile north of the Pecos Place. At an elevation of approximately 7500 feet, summer temperatures vary from 40 to 70 degrees with warm days and...
Rio Pecos Terrero Bridge Trout Fly Fishing Public Access
Pecos River Trout Fly Fishing Tererro is an unincorporated community located in San Miguel County, New Mexico. The community is located on New Mexico State Road 63 11.6 miles north of Pecos, NM. Tererro has a post office and General Store. A convenience store, 14...
Pecos River Upper Dalton Trout Fishing Public Fishing Access
Pecos River trout fly fishing public access. Known locally as the Rio Pecos. Six miles north of Pecos, New Mexico on NM highway 63. Fishing, picnicking, hiking, camping and backpacking. The Pecos River originates in 20 miles northeast of Santa Fe, New Mexico and flows...
El Vado Lake State Park July 14, 2020
2,100-acre to 3,200-acre lake in a spectacular setting on the Chama River at an altitude of close to 7,000 feet. Maximum depth is about 170 feet when full. Boaters can camp out overlooking the lake and at a number of scenic primitive sites on both the north penninsula...
Cerrito Recreation Area Abiquiu Lake – Abiquiu New Mexico
Abiquiu Lake is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District’s northern most flood control reservoir in the state of New Mexico. Abiquiu Lake sits placidly between the rugged Sangre de Cristo and San Juan Mountain ranges of northern New Mexico. At an...
Bighorn Sheep on Mesa Above Rio Pueblo de Taos Rio Grande Confluence
Rio Grande Gorge, where a few dozen Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep released in 2006-2007 have multiplied to a population of 280 in 10 years. Bighorn sheep were absent from the gorge until 2006, when the Taos Pueblo released 23 onto the landscape. The Department of New...
2 Flipped Out at Rio Grande Gorge Whitewater Rafting Race Course Big Rock
Quick action by professional river guide quickly retrieved 2 rafters flipped overboard at Big Rock! Class I to Class III rapids (easy to moderately challenging) with names like: Big Rock, the Narrows, and Souse Hole. We’ll serve refreshments and snacks at the end of...
Rio Grande Gorge Whitewater Rafting Big Rock Section Race Course
Class I to Class III rapids (easy to moderately challenging) with names like: Big Rock, the Narrows, and Souse Hole. We’ll serve refreshments and snacks at the end of the trip and then return you to your vehicle and dry clothes! March through June are typically high...
Big Rock Race Course Whitewater Rafting Rio Grande Gorge
The gorge has Class II to Class V white water rapids that are managed for recreation by The U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The BLM maintains two developed recreation areas along the river that include hiking, biking and other recreational opportunities. In New...
Rio Grande Gorge Whitewater Rafting Race Course Big Rock
Class I to Class III rapids (easy to moderately challenging) with names like: Big Rock, the Narrows, and Souse Hole. We’ll serve refreshments and snacks at the end of the trip and then return you to your vehicle and dry clothes! March through June are typically high...
Rio Grande Gorge Whitewater Rafting Race Course
Class I to Class III rapids (easy to moderately challenging) with names like: Big Rock, the Narrows, and Souse Hole. We’ll serve refreshments and snacks at the end of the trip and then return you to your vehicle and dry clothes! March through June are typically high...
Rio Grande Gorge Whitewater Rafting at Orilla Verde National Recreation Area
March through June are typically high water months. The Race Course flows all summer long with the waves becoming technical maneuvers, around boulders, over drops and through tight squeezes. It's great family fun on a hot summer day rafting the cool waters of the Rio...
Rio Grande Gorge – Taos Junction
Approximately 15 miles south of Taos, New Mexico the Taos Junction is the nexus of the Rio Pueblo de Taos and Rio Grande. The Rio Grande Gorge Visitor's Center is located in Pilar, NM, at the intersection of NM 570 and NM 68 the Visitor Center provides information...
Hiking Lamy Overlook Trail Santa Fe New Mexico Part 3
Eldorado at Santa Fe 1 mile private trail to Lamy Overlook, a panoramic vista of historic Lamy, New Mexico and the Galesteo Basin, ancestral home to the Tano, East Rio Grande Keresan, Pecos and Tewa native Americans. Lamy depot was built for the Atchison, Topeka and...
Hiking Lamy Overlook Trail Santa Fe New Mexico Part 2
Eldorado at Santa Fe 1 mile private trail to Lamy Overlook, a panoramic vista of historic Lamy, New Mexico and the Galesteo Basin, ancestral home to the Tano, East Rio Grande Keresan, Pecos and Tewa native Americans. Lamy depot was built for the Atchison, Topeka and...
Hiking Lamy Overlook Trail Santa Fe New Mexico Part 1
Eldorado at Santa Fe 1 mile private trail to Lamy Overlook, a panoramic vista of historic Lamy, New Mexico and the Galesteo Basin, ancestral home to the Tano.East Rio Grande Keresan, Pecos and Tewa native American tribes. Lamy depot was built for the Atchison, Topeka...
Rio Pecos Cowles Ponds Trout Fishing Public Access
Cowles Ponds are right next to the Pecos River and are surrounded by coniferous forests and grassy meadows. There are 2 ponds, a larger one, which was dredged and deepened in 2011, and is available to all anglers with a current NM fishing license, and a smaller pond...
Rio Pecos Terrero Bridge Trout Fly Fishing Public Access
Rio Pecos Fly Fishing 05-23-2019 Tererro is an unincorporated community located in San Miguel County, New Mexico. The community is located on New Mexico State Road 63 11.6 miles north of Pecos, NM. Tererro has a post office and General Store. A convenience store, 14...
Rio Pecos Fly Fishing Upper Dalton Public Fishing Access
Rio Pecos Fly Fishing Rio Pecos trout fly fishing public access. Six miles north of Pecos, New Mexico on NM highway 63. Fishing, picnicking, hiking, camping and backpacking. The Rio Pecos originates in 20 miles northeast of Santa Fe, New Mexico and flows into Texas,...
New Mexico Camping and Hiking The Wild Rivers Recreation Area – Questa, NM
Looking for a great trail in Wild Rivers Recreation Area, New Mexico? Wild Rivers has 6 great hiking trails, river trails, walking trails and more, with hand-curated trail maps and driving directions as well as detailed reviews and photos from hikers, campers, and...
Cutthroat trout featured on new license plate
Cutthroat trout featured on new license plate SANTA FE – A new Share with Wildlife program license plate available to the public features a Rio Grande cutthroat trout, New Mexico’s state fish. “Anglers and everyone who enjoys our state’s fish and aquatic habitats will...



















