Salida To Rincon


This is a good beginner to intermediate run.  This section of the Ark' is tamer compared to some of its upstream or downstream neighbor sections.  There are lots of put in and take out options as Highway 50 parallels the river.

Suggested river levels for paddling this section of the Arkansas River are between a bare minimum of 450cfs and a high of 3,000cfs. River conditions sourced from USGS 07087050, the Arkansas River Below Granite Remember only watercraft are permitted at Salida to Rincon.

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Area Hydrology

Gauge Streamflow Stage
Carnero Creek Near La Garita
USGS 08230500 		18 cfs 2.4 ft
Missouri Creek Near Gold Park
USGS 09063900 		1 cfs 1.4 ft
Homestake Creek At Gold Park
USGS 09064000 		5 cfs 4.0 ft
Eagle River Near Minturn
USGS 09064600 		67 cfs 3.1 ft
San Francisco C At Upper Sta
USGS 08220900 		3 cfs 0.4 ft
Blue River At Blue River
USGS 09046490 		9 cfs 0.6 ft
Cotton Creek Near Mineral Hot Springs
USGS 08226700 		6 cfs 3.0 ft
S Platte R Ab 11-Mile Canyon Re
USGS 06695000 		168 cfs 1.4 ft
Taylor River Below Taylor Park Reservoir
USGS 09109000 		89 cfs 3.5 ft
North Crestone Creek Near Crestone
USGS 08227500 		8 cfs 0.9 ft
Snotel Site Snowpack 24hr Change
Sargents Mesa
SNOTEL 1128 		39" -1"
Niwot
SNOTEL 663 		33" -1"
Kiln
SNOTEL 556 		25" -2"
Mccoy Park
SNOTEL 1040 		22" -3"
Columbine
SNOTEL 408 		39" -2"
Park Cone
SNOTEL 680 		27" -1"
Echo Lake
SNOTEL 936 		28" -1"
tabernash 2.7 nw, co
SNOTEL CO-GR-68 		2.18" -0.74"
Fool Creek
SNOTEL 1186 		50" -2"
Hayden Pass
SNOTEL 1102 		36" -2"
Stillwater Creek
SNOTEL 793 		1" -1"
rollinsville 1.1 ssw, co
SNOTEL CO-GL-17 		10.42" -1.24"
Summit Ranch
SNOTEL 802 		19" -1"
Grizzly Peak
SNOTEL 505 		40" -2"
Nast Lake
SNOTEL 658 		11" -2"
Copper Mountain
SNOTEL 415 		32" -1"
Porphyry Creek
SNOTEL 701 		35" -2"
Fremont Pass
SNOTEL 485 		47" 0"
Beaver Ck Village
SNOTEL 1041 		18" -1"
Lake Eldora
SNOTEL 564 		30" -1"
Ute Creek
SNOTEL 1005 		33" -2"
Hopewell
SNOTEL 532 		34" -2"
vail 3.5 e, co
SNOTEL CO-EG-53 		20.25" -0.79"
Grayback
SNOTEL 1058 		12" -1"
Moon Pass
SNOTEL 1124 		20" 0"
High Lonesome
SNOTEL 1187 		46" -1"
Never Summer
SNOTEL 1031 		44" -1"
Phantom Valley
SNOTEL 688 		19" -2"
cabin creek
SNOTEL GCRC2 		13.79" -0.8"
Rough And Tumble
SNOTEL 939 		28" -1"
Cumbres Trestle
SNOTEL 431 		52" -2"
Elliot Ridge
SNOTEL 1120 		46" 0"
Buckskin Joe
SNOTEL 938 		28" 0"
ward 4.6 ne, co
SNOTEL CO-BO-202 		2.01" -1.14"
Hoosier Pass
SNOTEL 531 		39" -2"
Independence Pass
SNOTEL 542 		39" -1"
Jackwhacker Gulch
SNOTEL 935 		33" -1"
climax coop
SNOTEL CLXC2 		34.33" -0.77"
frisco 0.5 n, co
SNOTEL CO-SU-4 		2.52" -1.29"
Sawtooth
SNOTEL 1251 		55" -1"
Jones Pass
SNOTEL 970 		38" -2"
Middle Fork Camp
SNOTEL 1014 		21" -2"
Cochetopa Pass
SNOTEL 1059 		9" -2"
fairplay 2.7 wnw, co
SNOTEL CO-PK-15 		18.93" -0.64"
Willow Creek Pass
SNOTEL 869 		38" 1"
Vail Mountain
SNOTEL 842 		31" -1"
Wild Basin
SNOTEL 1042 		39" 2"
Berthoud Summit
SNOTEL 335 		54" -2"
South Colony
SNOTEL 773 		53" -2"
Arapaho Ridge
SNOTEL 1030 		54" -1"
silverthorne 2.1 wsw, co
SNOTEL CO-SU-6 		13.77" -0.87"
Saint Elmo
SNOTEL 1100 		25" -1"
Lily Pond
SNOTEL 580 		28" -2"
Ivanhoe
SNOTEL 547 		46" 0"
Brumley
SNOTEL 369 		35" -1"
Buffalo Park
SNOTEL 913 		34" -1"
San Antonio Sink
SNOTEL 1172 		2" -2"
Bear Lake
SNOTEL 322 		44" -1"
pitkin 1.1 sw, co
SNOTEL CO-GN-59 		2.17" -1.29"
Loveland Basin
SNOTEL 602 		53" 0"

Outdoor Recreation

Ski Area Snowpack Air Temperature 5 Day Forecast
Ski Cooper 28" 42° 9.32"
River Run Streamflow Length Class
Browns Canyon (Fisherman's Bridge to Stone Bridge) 233.0cfs 13.0 Mi III to IV-
Pine Creek (Granite to Numbers) 233.0cfs 6.0 Mi III+ to V-
Salida Town Run (Stone Bridge to Salida WW Park) 233.0cfs 12.0 Mi II to III
Numbers 233.0cfs 4.9 Mi III+ to IV+
Salida Whitewater Park 233.0cfs None Mi III- to III+
Buena Vista Whitewater Park 233.0cfs 1.0 Mi II+ to III+
Milk Run 233.0cfs 4.0 Mi II+ to III-
Fractions 233.0cfs 7.0 Mi III to III+
Salida to Rincon 233.0cfs 10.0 Mi II+ to III