Colorado Canyon
Rio Grande • CO, NM, TX
Length
9.0 mi
Difficulty
Class II-III
Shuttle
9 mi / 20 min
🪪 Permit required
— Big Bend Ranch State Park (TPWD)
— Apply ↗
The highest-gradient stretch of Rio Grande in Big Bend, in Big Bend
Ranch State Park. Class II-III through a dark volcanic canyon — Quarter
Mile Rapid is the highlight — with riverside camps. A TPWD river permit
is required.
✓ Real river route loaded