Eagle River

03. FR 707 to Forest Service Visitors Center (Minturn Town Run)

DifficultyIII-IV
Length4.6 mi
Avg Gradientn/a
GaugeEagle River Near Minturn, Co
Flow Rate as of 1 hour
56 cfsbelow recommended
Reach Info Last UpdatedJune 3, 2025

River Description

Paddled this stretch yesterday for the first time (June 2, 2025/400cfs). This run is solid class 3 boogie with half a dozen logs (easy to miss if you are on it} and sporadic class 4 moves, especially after Cross creek when the volume picks up. Put-in at Gilman Take-out. Take-out at the Forest Service.


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BRIDGE HAZARD - Jessica Copeland

May 20, 2026


The bridge crossing Minturn Rd just down river from Little Beach park is in hazardous condition and should not be paddled under.

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Tour de Minturn - Nolan Cox

Aug 12, 2023


Paddled 3 mi of this stretch in a packraft. Very enjoyable class I-II floating through town. Everything felt runnable and only encountered one sweeper, easily portaged. Would recommend this river at this flow to any packrafters looking to practice their river reading in a semi-controlled setting!