New Mexico / Rio Grande /
Quartzite Boat Takeout
Boat ramp · on Rio Grande · near Pilar · New Mexico
New Mexico Environment Department has a harmful algal bloom watch for Rio Grande 2.5 km from this launch (last monitored August 17, 2026). Entire Orilla Verde area is under a WATCH advisory. See BLM press release. Avoid contact with discoloured water or scum, and keep pets and children out of it.
New Mexico Environment Department · checked October 18, 2026
Harmful algal blooms reported on Rio Grande 2.5 km from this launch (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2026.
state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 18, 2026
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Motors
- No motors
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Managed by
- Bureau of Land Management
- Coordinates
- 36.26622, -105.79467
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the RIO GRANDE BLW TAOS JUNCTION BRIDGE NEAR TAOS, NM gauge · USGS, 4.3 mi away on Rio Grande
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge RIO GRANDE BLW TAOS JUNCTION BRIDGE NEAR TAOS, NM, 4.3 mi from this launch on Rio Grande: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Rio Grande
River in New Mexico. All launches on Rio Grande.
Community
Where people who use Rio Grande talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Rio Bravo Boat Takeout · 1.9 mi · Rio Grande
- Lone Juniper Boat Takeout · 2.6 mi · Rio Grande
- County Line Boat Takeout · 4.3 mi · Rio Grande
- Taos Junction Bridge Boat Launch · 5.8 mi · Rio Grande
- John Dunn Bridge Boat Takeout · 19.3 mi · Rio Grande
- Santa Cruz Lake Boat Ramp · 21.0 mi · Santa Cruz Lake
Sources
- New Mexico Department of Wildlife Boat Ramps record 3bd0745a-702b-4989-8a01-04fb50bff693 · Public data (NMDOW), provided as a courtesy for general location purposes only, no warranty; credit the New Mexico Department of Wildlife
- Bureau of Land Management National Recreation Site Points (boat launches, ramps and takeouts) record b0feddf7-b8be-4467-978c-a35d3e637ec3 · US federal government data, public domain (Bureau of Land Management); cite BLM
- Bureau of Land Management National Recreation Site Points (boat launches, ramps and takeouts) record 6e0282f6-1f84-408b-8a93-0bb4b530189f · US federal government data, public domain (Bureau of Land Management); cite BLM
Why it is listed as public: listed by New Mexico Department of Wildlife Boat Ramps and Bureau of Land Management National Recreation Site Points (boat launches, ramps and takeouts). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.