Denver & Rio Grande Western Abandoned Railroad

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Colorado

Denver & Rio Grande Western Abandoned Railroad

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Inside Curecanti National Recreation Area
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Managing agency: Bureau of Reclamation

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Denver & Rio Grande Western Abandoned Railroad is a paddling stretch in Colorado. Land along it is managed by the Bureau of Reclamation.

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Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Blue Creek

~20 min drive

Blue Creek is a 3.5-mile paddling stretch near Cimarron, Colorado. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 55 cfs and a gradient of about 286.5 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

Bay of Chickens

~2 min drive

Bay of Chickens is a boat launch in Colorado.

Stevens Creek Campground

~10 min drive

A worthwhile stop near Colorado.

One Mile

~51 min drive

A worthwhile stop near Colorado.

Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Cebolla Creek

~40 min drive

Cebolla Creek is a 37-mile paddling stretch near Lake City, Colorado. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 127 cfs and a gradient of about 67.0 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

Elk Creek

~4 min drive

Elk Creek is a boat launch in Colorado.

Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Cochetopa Creek

~48 min drive

Cochetopa Creek is a 61-mile paddling stretch near Gunnison, Colorado. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 80 cfs and a gradient of about 65.7 feet per mile.

Dillon Pinnacles

~5 min drive

Dillon Pinnacles is a boat launch in Colorado.

Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Smith Fork

~51 min drive

Smith Fork is a 27-mile paddling stretch near Crawford, Colorado. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 53 cfs and a gradient of about 82.3 feet per mile.

North Willow

~9 min drive

North Willow is a boat launch in Colorado.

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