browns-canyon

Browns Canyon is a stretch on Arkansas River, Colorado.

Also called Browns Canyon (Buena Vista to Salida) and Brown's Canyon.

It is fishable and launchable.

Buena Vista to Salida; the Browns Canyon National Monument reach is bounded by Ruby Mountain and Hecla Junction (Colorado Outdoors). TU describes it as a 12-mile run of rapids; float-oriented.

It is upstream of Bighorn Sheep Canyon.

It is downstream of Upper Arkansas River.

Sourced from 4 sites.

Sources: coloradooutdoorsmag.com, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, intoflyfishing.com (retrieved 2026-10-20) and kenlockwood.tu.org.

Access, closures and rules change; check with the state agency before you go.