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The Pecos River originates high up in the Pecos Wilderness Area of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains just north of Santa Fe, NM. A handful of tiny streams loaded with small browns, cut-bows and cutthroats flow into the Pecos above Cowles. Below Cowles the stream becomes a small-medium river ranging between 10-25 feet wide as […]
The Rio Pecos is perhaps the most central location for anglers seeking the greatest array of fishing opportunities. The very best rainbow and brown trout fishing on the Rio Pecos is found between Terrero and Cowles. The section just above Terrero is best fished by beginning at the Terrero General Store (parking across the river […]
The first dozen miles of the Cimarron River (from Eagle Nest Lake to Ute Park, New Mexico) are known for fine trout fishing. Stocked trout include rainbow and brown. The river is maintained by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish at a trout density of approximately 3,000 fish per mile, although water flow […]
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 Mexico Game and Fish followed with the release of […]
One of the most popular trout fishing streams in the New Mexico. Paralleled by highway 518 along its entire length. Headwaters above Tres Ritos (Angostura and Alamitos Creek). Many campgrounds. Heavy thunderstorms overnight clouded the water for this video. New Mexico Hwy 518 runs from Taos, New Mexico South to Las Vegas, New Mexico. Numerous […]
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 the trip and then return you to your vehicle and dry […]
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 water months. The Race Course flows all summer […]
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 Mexico, The Rio Grande has two main sections for rafting near Taos: […]
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 water months. The Race Course flows all summer […]
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 water months. The Race Course flows all summer […]
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 Grande. This Rio Grande rafting trip traverses the calm oxbows […]
Big Tesuque Creek is a walk in campground not conducive to trailer or RV campoing. There are 10 units, Picnic tables and grills, and Vaulted toilets in the parking lot. There is no potable water and no Campground Host. The entire area is very scenic, and NM 475 is also designated as the Santa Fe […]
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 about the recreation experiences to be had […]
Known world-wide as simply “the Santa Fe,” the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway came into its namesake city in 1880. The 120 year-old spur from Lamy to Santa Fe, the vintage railcars, and the charming California mission-style depot at 410 S. Guadalupe St., combine to make a charming slice of history. Every year, tens […]
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 Santa Fe Railway (commonly known as the “Santa Fe”) […]
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 Santa Fe Railway (commonly known as the “Santa Fe”) […]
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 and Santa Fe Railway (commonly known as the “Santa Fe”) […]
Lamy depot was built for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (commonly known as the “Santa Fe”) and opened to passengers in 1909. It replaced a two-story wood frame structure erected in 1881. When the new passenger station opened, the original was converted into a freight depot and served this purpose into the 1940s. […]
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 open only to those 12 years of […]
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 miles up the Pecos Canyon from the town of Pecos […]
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