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Rio Grande Boat Launch near Wagon Wheel Gap
Boat ramp · on Rio Grande · near Wagon Wheel Gap · Colorado
Colorado Parks and Wildlife lists Eurasian watermilfoil (found 2012) in Rio Grande 2.0 km from this launch. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife · 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
- Fee
- Hunting or fishing license, or SWA pass, required (16 and older)
- Motors
- No motors
- Ramp surface
- unpaved
- Managed by
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife
- Coordinates
- 37.72781, -106.71531
Directions (Google) Apple Maps
This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On Rio Grande
River in Colorado. All launches on Rio Grande.
Community
Where people who use Rio Grande talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Coller SWA Raft Access · 1.2 mi · Rio Grande
- Deer Park Fishing Access Boat Ramp · 1.9 mi · Rio Grande
- Deer Park Fishing Access Boat Ramp · 4.9 mi · Rio Grande
- Beaver Creek Reservoir SWA Boat Ramp · 10.4 mi · Beaver Creek Reservoir
- Shaw Lake Boating Site · 12.5 mi · Shaw Lake
- Creede SWA Boat Ramp · 12.6 mi · Rio Grande
Sources
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife Facilities (boat ramps) record {689B5F10-2C02-4E89-80AD-2FA67DC46797} · Colorado Parks and Wildlife data, provided as is; credit Colorado Parks and Wildlife
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife Fishing Atlas boat ramps (all managers) record -106.71526,37.72781 · CPW Fishing Atlas data: for reference only, compiled from the best available sources, CPW not responsible for damages; credit Colorado Parks and Wildlife
- OpenStreetMap w1413998830 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife Facilities (boat ramps) and Colorado Parks and Wildlife Fishing Atlas boat ramps (all managers). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.