Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo Dam Bureau of Reclamation · head of the tailwater | Dam / hazard | 36.80381, -107.61266 | The San Juan tailwater starts here. Everything below fishes on dam releases, so read the gauge before you commit to a float. |
| 2 | Quality Waters parking, upper lot Unnamed in OpenStreetMap · north bank | Access / boat ramp | 36.82315, -107.66017 | Large lot about 3.3 river miles below the dam, at the head of the braided water. Position from OSM; the sign at the lot names the reach. |
| 3 | Quality Waters parking, lower lot Unnamed in OpenStreetMap · north bank | Access / boat ramp | 36.81696, -107.67214 | Second big lot, about 4.3 river miles down, just above Cottonwood Campground. |
| 4 | Cottonwood Campground Navajo Lake State Park | Campsite | 36.81175, -107.67585 | Riverside campground on the north bank about 4.7 river miles below the dam - the usual base for a multi-day trip. |
| 5 | Old Road River Tract BLM Farmington Field Office | Park / conservation area | 36.80909, -107.70095 | Public river tract where the state park water ends; walk-in access on foot from the river road. |
| 6 | San Juan Fishing Easement, upper New Mexico Game & Fish easement | Park / conservation area | 36.80557, -107.69963 | Signed public easement across private ground. Stay inside the marked boundary. |
| 7 | Navajo Dam Road (NM 511) bridge Navajo Dam village | Bridge crossing | 36.80492, -107.70001 | First road crossing below the dam, about 6.6 river miles down. The village and its services sit on the north side. |
| 8 | USGS 09355500 - San Juan River near Archuleta USGS monitoring location | USGS gauge | 36.80189, -107.69864 | The release gauge for the tailwater. Check it the morning you launch. |
| 9 | San Juan Fishing Easement, lower New Mexico Game & Fish easement | Park / conservation area | 36.79787, -107.71131 | Second signed easement, about 7.7 river miles below the dam. |
| 10 | Archuleta River Tract BLM Farmington Field Office | Park / conservation area | 36.79811, -107.71322 | About 7.8 river miles down - the last of the close-in public ground. |
| 11 | Majestic Enchantment Fly Fishing Re-typed from OSM leisure=park | Outfitter / canoe rental | 36.75416, -107.76467 | Fly-fishing operation on the river road roughly 13 river miles below the dam. |
| 12 | Hammond Tract Wildlife Area New Mexico Department of Game & Fish | Park / conservation area | 36.74493, -107.80251 | Public wildlife area on the river, about 16 river miles down. |
| 13 | Santa Rosa River Tract BLM Farmington Field Office | Park / conservation area | 36.70552, -107.84759 | Public tract about 21 river miles below the dam. |
| 14 | Blanco River Tract BLM Farmington Field Office | Park / conservation area | 36.70079, -107.86756 | At Blanco, about 23 river miles down. |
| 15 | Valdez River Tract BLM Farmington Field Office | Park / conservation area | 36.70980, -107.91874 | Lowest of the mapped BLM tracts, about 26 river miles below the dam. |
Gauge: USGS 09355500 — SAN JUAN RIVER NEAR ARCHULETA, NM. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
Regulations: wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/fishing/
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.