The Rio Grande is more than a river, it is a boundary between countries. But even so, it remains remote and lonely, the Chihuahuan Desert surrounding it closely as opposed to city after city. As a rafting experience, the Rio Grande is unique as well as lonely, the stark walls on either side stretching high above, sometimes one half in Mexico and the other in the United States . . . even if neither country has much in the way of outposts on these rugged canyons. The best parts of the Rio Grande to raft are those canyons, and the roughness of the trip depends on which canyon. The Boquillas Canyon is very gentle while the Lower Canyons are tricky, expert runs. Click on any of the river segments below for more detail.
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