Arkansas,

09. Rincon to Pinnacle Rock

Usual Difficulty	II-III (may vary with level)
Length	27.9 Miles

Gauge Information

Name	Range	Difficulty	Updated	Level
ARKANSAS RIVER AT PARKDALE, CO.
usgs-07094500	600 - 3500 cfs	II-III	45d14h58m	cfs

River Description

Logistics: The Rincon access site is at Highway 50 mile 231.1 approximately 9 miles downstream of the town of Salida. The highway parrallels the entire run which passes through rural areas, a couple small towns, and a canyon landscape. There are a number of access points that come every 5-10 miles and include Vallie Bridge, Trading Post, Lone Pine, Texas Creek, Maytag, and Pinnacle Rock. Pinnacle Rock is located at Highway 50 mile 258.2.

See Colorado Rivers and Creeks II, by Banks and Eckardt (The Bible), for info on this and most of the other kewl runs of Colorado.

Lat/longitude coords are approximate, from TopoZone.

See also Pinecreek (Class IV/V),
The Numbers (Class IV),
Fractions/ Frogrock/ Milkrun (Class III),
Buena Vista (Class III),
Browns Canyon (Class III),
Salida (Class III),
Rincon (Class III),
Pinnacle Rock (Class III),
Royal Gorge (Class III/IV).