First Drop

First Drop: 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 First Drop

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 First Drop — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.72383, -107.84788. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near First Drop

• Sweitzer State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~20 km · Must-see
• Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park · sanctuary · Montrose · ~25 km · Must-see
• Youngs Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~26 km · Must-see
• Crawford State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~28 km · Must-see
• Needle Rock · viewpoint · Delta · ~32 km · Must-see
• Landsend Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~33 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Mountain West · museum · Montrose · ~33 km · Must-see
• Montrose County Historical Museum · museum · Montrose · ~34 km · Must-see
• North Saddle Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~35 km · Must-see
• Montrose Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Montrose · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Lamborn · viewpoint · Delta · ~37 km · Must-see
• Ute Indian Museum · museum · Montrose · ~40 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mendicant Ridge · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~44 km · Must-see
• Cerro Summit · viewpoint · Montrose · ~45 km · Must-see
• Crater Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~48 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mount Guero · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of First Drop

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• S-Turn · river spot · Delta · ~0 km
• Third Drop · river spot · Delta · ~1 km
• Cable Rapid · river spot · Delta · ~1 km
• Jumpin' Jack Splash · river spot · Delta · ~1 km
• Gate Keeper · river spot · Delta · ~1 km
• Grand Finale · river spot · Delta · ~1 km
• T-Dyke · river spot · Delta · ~2 km
• Paddle Keeper · river spot · Delta · ~3 km

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