Pecos River

New Mexico

Santa Fe National Forest
1474 Rodeo Road
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502

Designated Reach: June 6, 1990. From its headwaters to the townsite of Terrerro.

Classification/Mileage: Wild — 13.5 miles; Recreational — 7.0 miles; Total — 20.5 miles.

The Pecos River, famous in the folklore of the frontier, flows out of the Pecos Wilderness, through rugged granite canyons and waterfalls, and passes small, high-mountain meadows. It is one of New Mexico's most heavily used trout streams.