Sunset Rapid

Sunset Rapid: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Sunset Rapid

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Sunset Rapid — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.33932, -105.73083. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sunset Rapid

• San Francisco De Asissi Church · church · Taos · ~14 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande Gorge Bridge · sanctuary · Taos · ~19 km · Must-see
• Cantonment Burgwin-1852-1860 Historical Marker · park · Taos · ~19 km · Must-see
• Kit Carson Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Taos · ~21 km · Must-see
• Millicent Rogers Museum · museum · Taos · ~21 km · Must-see
• Manby Hot Springs · attraction · Taos · ~24 km · Must-see
• Black Rock Hot Spring · attraction · Taos · ~27 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~35 km · Must-see
• Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa · sanctuary · Taos · ~36 km · Must-see
• Posi Pueblo · fort · Taos · ~37 km · Must-see
• Vallecito Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork Peak · lake · Taos · ~43 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande del Norte National Monument · sanctuary · Taos · ~45 km · Must-see
• Williams Lake · lake · Taos · ~45 km · Must-see
• Palo Flechado Pass Historical Marker · park · Taos · ~45 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Walter · viewpoint · Taos · ~47 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake · lake · Taos · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sunset Rapid

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Sunset Rapid

• Gaging Station Rapid · river spot · Taos · ~4 km
• Dead Car Rapid · river spot · Taos · ~8 km
• Big Rock Rapid · river spot · Taos · ~17 km
• Ancho Rapid · river spot · Los Alamos · ~96 km
• Dark Canyon Rapid · river spot · Rio Arriba · ~110 km
• Horse Island · river spot · Rio Arriba · ~131 km
• Rock Garden · river spot · Taos · ~6 km
• The Karmic Wave Rapid · river spot · Taos · ~12 km
• The Narrows Rapid · river spot · Taos · ~14 km
• Souse Hole Rapid · river spot · Taos · ~19 km

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