Books & GuideS

Guides

New Mexico Whitewater: A Guide to River Trips

American Whitewater New Mexico River Runs List: https://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/state-summary/state/NM/

American Whitewater River Runs Listings (US): https://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/view/river-index

American Whitewater Accident Database: https://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/Accident/view/

Boating the Rio Chama (BLM’s brochure on lottery permits and boating during non-permit season): https://www.blm.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2021-07/chamaBrochure2019_508.pdf

Rio Chama Wild and Scenic River (BLM): https://www.blm.gov/programs/recreation/permits-and-passes/lotteries-and-permit-systems/new-mexico/rio-chama-river

Books

The Rio Grande Guide Book by Paul Bauer

• buy on Amazon

• buy at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NMT)

• by at NRS (Northwest River Supply)

The Rio Chama: A River Guide to Geology and Landscapes by Paul Bauer

• buy on Amazon

• buy at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NMT)

Guide to the Rio Chama, El Vado Reservoir to Abiquiu Reservoir, New Mexico, by Dwain

Whitis and Barbara Vinson

• buy on Amazon

• buy at NRS (Northwest River Supply)

• buy from RiverMaps