New Mexico / Rio Chama /
Chavez Canyon Boat Launch
Boat ramp · on Rio Chama · New Mexico
Public, but limited to residents, sticker or permit holders (on tribal land, a tribal permit). The agency notes: “Floating requires a BLM permit”. Check the rules with the town, tribe or agency before you go.
Open per USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating)'s data, checked October 18, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Fee charged
- Motors
- No motors
- Ramp surface
- Dirt (primitive)
- Restrooms
- Vault Toilet
- Hours
- Day-use only.
- Managed by
- USDA Forest Service
- Website
- fs.usda.gov
- Coordinates
- 36.36437, -106.68089
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the RIO CHAMA ABOVE ABIQUIU RESERVOIR, NM gauge · USGS, 5.5 mi away on Rio Chama
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge RIO CHAMA ABOVE ABIQUIU RESERVOIR, NM, 5.5 mi from this launch on Rio Chama: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Rio Chama
River in New Mexico. All launches on Rio Chama.
Community
Where people who use Rio Chama talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Skull Bridge · 4.0 mi · Rio Chama
- Whirlpool Boat Launch · 6.0 mi · Rio Chama
- Big Eddy Take-Out · 6.6 mi · Rio Chama
- Rio Chama Boat Launch near El Vado · 15.3 mi · Rio Chama
- Cerrito Boat Ramp · 15.7 mi · Abiquiu Lake
- Abiquiu Lake Boat Launch · 16.0 mi · Abiquiu Lake
Sources
- New Mexico Department of Wildlife Boat Ramps record c497b531-170b-4c9d-af0e-8e2c1fc8b1e6 · Public data (NMDOW), provided as a courtesy for general location purposes only, no warranty; credit the New Mexico Department of Wildlife
- USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating) record 5079.002531 · US federal government data, public domain
Why it is listed as public: listed by New Mexico Department of Wildlife Boat Ramps and USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating) (USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating) says public; the state agency's listing decides). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.