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• Trail · North Central NM

  Rio Chama Wild and Scenic River

  The Rio Chama is a major tributary of the Río Grande flowing through a multi-colored sandstone canyon in northern New Mexico, in Rio Arriba County. The Congressionally designated 24.6-mile Wild and Scenic River section features canyon walls rising up to 1,500 feet, towering cliffs, and heavily wooded side canyons. Co-managed by the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service, it is a premier destination for boating, fishing, hiking, and camping. Boating requires advanced skill due to dangerous rapids and cold water conditions.

  24.6 mi · Strenuous · Hiking · Fee

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• Trail · North Central NM

  Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River

  The Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River designates a 68.2-mile corridor in northern New Mexico (Taos and Rio Arriba Counties) where the river flows through an 800-foot-deep gorge within the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management (Taos Field Office), it was designated on October 2, 1968, as one of the first eight rivers in the National Wild and Scenic River System. The river supports diverse wildlife including bighorn sheep, river otters, and Rio Grande cutthroat trout. Visitors can enjoy hiking, fishing, whitewater boating, kayaking, wildlife viewing, birding, photography, picnicking, dispersed camping, and stargazing across two developed recreation areas (Wild Rivers and Orilla Verde).