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Whitewater Rafting in Northern New Mexico

Inflatable Kayak (funyak) Rental For All

March 10, 2025 The rental trip goes from Taos Junction Bridge to Quartzite site, on our Monument Float section in the Rio Grande del Norte N Read More

When Your Guide Yells "HANG ON!"

February 24, 2025 There may come a time when your guide yells "hang on" to prevent your exit from the raft. However, grabbing a secure point is Read More

What to Wear When Rafting

February 20, 2025 If you are in the process of booking a trip with the New Wave Rafting, you are probably wondering what to wear on the river. Read More

How to Become a Whitewater Guide

February 20, 2025 Raft guides are trained professionals. They lead commercial whitewater adventures on rivers of various difficulties. Read More

Rift of the Rio Grande

February 13, 2025 The Rio Grande Rift Valley extends more than 600 miles, from approximately Leadville Colorado to Chihuahua, Mexico. It formed Read More

River Trips

Inflatable kayaks on the Racecourse section of the Rio Grande in New Mexico.

Inflatable Kayak (funyak) Rental For All

The rental trip goes from Taos Junction Bridge to Quartzite site, on our Monument Float section in the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument.
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What to wear when River Rafting with New Wave Rafting Company

What to Wear When Rafting

If you are in the process of booking a trip with the New Wave Rafting, you are probably wondering what to wear on the river. You are going to get wet!
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Northern New Mexico’s Rio Grande Gorge

Northern New Mexico’s Rio Grande Gorge

Northern New Mexico’s Rio Grande Gorge. Escape with our unguided float. The above image shows an early season father/son duo taking advantage of our Funyak Rentals.
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Rafting the Rio Chama

The Rio Chama Experience

The Rio Chama is located in the area of New Mexico made famous in the paintings of Georgia O’Keefe. This is a very scenic full-day trip through the canyon of the lower Rio Chama is in the Santa Fe National Forest.
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Inflatable Kayaks on the Rio Grande Racecourse

Inflatable Kayaks on the Racecourse

The five miles of the Racecourse rapids run below the steep Pilar cliffs on the south and basalt mesas on the north. At low water funyaks may be used, along with smaller rafts.
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Rio Grande River Water Levels

How River Levels Affect Your River Trip

The Rio Grande is one of the longest continuous rivers in the United States. Born in the deep snows of southern Colorado it provides water and recreation for Colorado, New Mexico and Texas.
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Rio Grande

The rift of the Rio Grande

Rift of the Rio Grande

A Wild and Scenic River – New Mexico

A Wild and Scenic River

Northern New Mexico’s Rio Grande Gorge

Northern New Mexico’s Rio Grande Gorge

Rio Grande River Water Levels

How River Levels Affect Your River Trip

Rio Chama

Rio Chama Swiss Cheese Wall

The Rio Chama

Rafting the Rio Chama of New Mexico.

Rio Chama Wild and Scenic River

Rafting the Rio Chama

The Rio Chama Experience

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New Wave Rafting Raft on the Rio Grande River

June is National Rivers Month

River mermaid

Children Need Healthy Rivers

Otters of the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument.

More Otters in the Rio Grande

La Vista Verde Trail – Rio Grande, NM

La Vista Verde Trail

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Bighorn Sheep Around the Rio Grande River

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“Adventure of a Lifetime”

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Recent Posts:

Inflatable kayaks on the Racecourse section of the Rio Grande in New Mexico.

Inflatable Kayak (funyak) Rental For All

March 10, 2025

The rental trip goes from Taos Junction Bridge to Quartzite site, on our Monument Float section in the Rio Grande

Read More »
High water on the Racecourse section of the Rio Grande.

When Your Guide Yells “HANG ON!”

February 24, 2025

There may come a time when your guide yells “hang on” to prevent your exit from the raft. However, grabbing

Read More »
What to wear when River Rafting with New Wave Rafting Company

What to Wear When Rafting

February 20, 2025

If you are in the process of booking a trip with the New Wave Rafting, you are probably wondering what

Read More »
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