Riito
Cascadas = in
English… “tiny” creek cascades
Riito
Cascadas takes a 70’ high cascading tumble 5 miles southwest of Taos Ski Valley
beta facts:
name- Riito Cascadas … or in English “Tiny
Little Creek Cascades”
height- 70’
elevation-8370’
GPS coordinates- ±36°34.076’N 105°31.457’W
flow- small but perennial
season- May is best, but anytime is okay
accommodations- Hwy 150 and forest service
campgrounds are close by
ownership- Carson National Forest
access- a couple hundred yard bushwhack
from Hwy 150
nearest town- it is about 5 miles northeast
to Taos Ski Valley and 5 miles south to Arroyo Seco
fun fact- very, very few people ever visit
this place and it’s a quick access waterfall “fix”
essay bro
Riito Cascadas … or in English tiny, little
creek cascades… is a spring fed, small perennial creek, but it’s flow soaks into
the loose rocky earth a hundred yards above State Hwy 150… so after you have
walked a couple minutes from your car, you will begin to enjoy the gurgling
sound of a pretty little mountain creek beside you. These cascades will be a pleasant surprise for you just
around the first corner.
Enhanced
National Geographic 7.5’ topo map
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