This play wave sits on the Rio Grande just above the Highway 112 take-out west of Del Norte, Colorado, on the South Fork-to-Del Norte reach that runs through the high-altitude San Luis Valley. It's a mellow, forgiving wave best suited to a high-volume board, and most paddlers catch it in spring when snowmelt pushes this Class II stretch up to a surfable level. It's easy to blow past if you're just passing through, but it's worth pulling over for. Watch for the low-head Rio Grande Canal diversion dam upstream near the put-in—it's hazardous at any flow.