Last updated: December 9, 2025
Place
East Fork Jemez River
NPS/Irene Owsley
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The East Fork Jemez River meanders through Valle Grande—the largest valley at Valles Caldera National Preserve. This waterway is a popular destination for anglers, hikers, and sightseers alike and is home to the native Rio Grande sucker, Rio Grande chub, fathead minnow and longnose dace and non-native German brown and rainbow trout.
Downstream from here is a beautiful canyon, accessible by the Jemez River Trail that starts two-thirds of a mile back toward the park's entrance gate. Upstream is accessible by foot and bicycle from the pullouts on NM State Route 4 or by foot from the Entrance Station.
The East Fork ultimately joins with San Antonio Creek at Battleship Rock in San Diego Canyon to form the Jemez River.
Downstream from here is a beautiful canyon, accessible by the Jemez River Trail that starts two-thirds of a mile back toward the park's entrance gate. Upstream is accessible by foot and bicycle from the pullouts on NM State Route 4 or by foot from the Entrance Station.
The East Fork ultimately joins with San Antonio Creek at Battleship Rock in San Diego Canyon to form the Jemez River.
El río East Fork Jemez serpentea a través de Valle Grande, el valle más grande de la Reserva Nacional Valles Caldera. Esta vía fluvial es un destino popular para pescadores, excursionistas y turistas, y es el hogar de especies autóctonas como el pez chupador del Río Grande, el pez chub del Río Grande, el pez cabeza gorda y el pez nariz larga, así como de especies no autóctonas como la trucha marrón alemana y la trucha arcoíris.
Río abajo hay un hermoso cañón, al que se puede acceder por el sendero del río Jemez, que comienza a un kilómetro de la entrada del parque. Se puede llegar río arriba a pie o en bicicleta desde los apartaderos de la carretera estatal NM 4, o a pie desde la estación de entrada.
El East Fork se une finalmente con el arroyo San Antonio en Battleship Rock, en el cañón de San Diego, para formar el río Jemez.