"I just wanted to thank everyone at Los Rios for the most fantastic trip!! Our 2-day Wild Rio Grande rafting trip exceeded all expectations! The scenery and views that we experienced were so awesome. The food, what can I say, I haven't eaten that good since I left home! The white water rafting was just a GREAT experience! You're a great company with some great whitewater guides, I will recommend you every time I get the chance!"
Cindy Hulme
Clifton, TX
"We can't get the Chama out of our minds ... It was without doubt one of the best holidays we have ever had and we cannot thank you enough for having organized it all so brilliantly. All our expectations and more were met - the sheer beauty of the river, the landscape of the wilderness, the sound of the water, camping under the stars (and a full moon to boot!), hiking up that beautiful canyon, not to mention the fantastic food we ate wherever we stopped - the steaks, the corn, the breakfast burritos, the succulently seared salmon - oh, it's been the stuff of our dreams ... The trip was UNFORGETTABLE!"
Christopher Sykes &
Isabella Bywater
Yorkshire, England
How To Find Us
You will be transported from the meeting point to the river and back again in a Los Rios vehicle. Please do not leave any valuables in your car or in our vehicle as we cannot be responsible for security.
The Los Rios Boathouse
4003 S. Highway 68, Ranchos de Taos
Meeting place for Taos Box, Middle Box and overnight trips
From the south, on Highway 68:
Driving north into Taos, pass Taos Drums on your left. Pass Camino de Golondrina on your right. Turn right on the next
dirt road signposted Old Highway 68, exactly at mile marker 40. Turn left into the first driveway.
From Taos and points north, Angel Fire, Red River, and Mora:
Come into Taos and go south on Highway 68. Pass the Ranchos de Taos post office and the famous San Francisco de Asis church on your left. The speed limit signs will go up: 40, 45, 50. Look on your left for the big Los Rios sign. Turn left on the next dirt road signposted Old Highway 68, exactly at mile marker 40. Turn left into the first driveway.
The Rio Grande Gorge Visitors Center
Hwy 68 between mile markers 28 and 29, Pilar
Meeting place for Racecourse, Orilla Verde, and Lower Gorge trips
From Taos and points north:
Take Highway 68 south towards Santa Fe. About 15 miles south of Taos you will find yourself going down a big long hill (the hill itself is over a mile long). The only major building on the left side of the highway is the Rio Grande Gorge Visitors Center. It is between mile markers 29 and 28.
From Santa Fe and points south:
Take Highway 84/285 north to Espanola and continue straight - you're now on Highway 68. (DO NOT make a left to stay on 84/285.) Soon you will find yourself driving beside the Rio Grande. After the villages of Embudo and Rinconada you will reach the village of Pilar. The Rio Grande Gorge Visitors Center is the only major building on the right side of the highway. It is between mile markers 28 and 29.
How to Get Here
The nearest major airport to Taos is Albuquerque, approximately two and a half hours drive away. You can rent a car at Albuquerque airport or take the shuttle to Taos, which leaves at regular intervals throughout the day. If you are driving, take I-25 to Santa Fe, then Hwy 285 to Espanola, where you carry straight on Hwy 68 to Taos.
Meeting Time
It is very important that you are ready to go at your assigned meeting time. The federal government closely regulates the times we are allowed to launch. A late charge of $10 per person will be charged if you are more than ten minutes late. After that, the trip may leave without you.
Click the taos map to see your printable map.
