Hermosa Creek is a freestone river in Colorado, listed as Special-regulation trout water by Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow. 1 guide and 2 shops nearby are listed here; the nearest destination hub is Durango & the San Juan.
Hermosa Creek is a freestone river in Colorado. Our destination hub Durango & the San Juan is 10 mi away in a straight line. Colorado has 2 waters named Hermosa Creek in the USGS Geographic Names Information System; this page is the stream whose mouth is in La Plata County, the one the agency list names.
Pick one of its USGS gauges and hear from us when the flow moves into or out of its usual range for the date, or crosses a flow you set. We check the public USGS reading every 2 hours and email only when it crosses, at most once every 6 hours. Flow alone is not a fishing forecast or a safety call.
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Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Hermosa Creek: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Hermosa Creek with 1 USGS gauge, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Hermosa Creek in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
No restroom mapped within 2 mi yet — add one you know.
Campgrounds, fishing access sites and boat ramps often have one that isn't on the map yet.
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Gold Medal WaterThe Animas River from Santa Rita Park, Durango, Colorado. Photo: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Colorado · about 10 mi
Special-regulation trout waterThe Los Pinos River in La Plata County, Colorado. Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Colorado · about 23 mi
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Vallecito ReservoirNavajo Lake from Navajo Lake State Park, New Mexico. Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Vallecito Reservoir.
Colorado · about 16 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Vallecito CreekThe Piedra River in Hinsdale County, Colorado. Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Vallecito Creek.
Colorado · about 17 mi
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Martin LakeHenrys Lake from Henrys Lake State Park, Idaho. Photo: James Postema, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Martin Lake.
Colorado · about 33 mi
Special-regulation trout waterSan Juan River in New Mexico · not this reachThe San Juan River between Navajo Dam and the community of Navajo Dam, New Mexico. Photo: Phil Slattery, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not this reach.
Colorado · about 71 mi
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under trout.
On the Special Regulations: Fishing Waters (trout rules: artificial flies and lures, trout limits) list (Colorado Parks and Wildlife, read 2026-11-05). All waters with this designation
Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-05) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.
Whole Hermosa Creek, not only this reach.
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
What 1 nearby guide website mention: what guides advertise, not a survey or a promise of what you will catch.
Named on 1 nearby guide website
1 hatch charted for the region, not measured on this water. From Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
Green drake (June to July)
Durango sits on the Animas River in southwest Colorado; the San Juan River tailwater below Navajo Dam is across the state line in New Mexico, and the Piedra and Los Pinos rivers lie to the east.
Destination hub · 10 mi away in a straight line
A wade-fishing checklist for big western trout rivers: a 9 ft 5–6 weight outfit, nymph, dry and streamer setups, waders, boots and a wading staff, with estimated prices by tier and where to buy.
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Open the checklistSeams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.
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Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.
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Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the USGS gauge HERMOSA CREEK NEAR HERMOSA, CO.. Water type is our own classification.
Limited data: Not enough data: no water temperature or flow statistics here
No water temperature, flow statistics here.
At HERMOSA CREEK NEAR HERMOSA, CO. (USGS 09361000) Provisional USGS data
USGS 09361000
What the agencies suggest
Anglers should use a handheld thermometer to test water conditionsColorado Parks and Wildlife
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 1, 4:15 PM MST · provisional USGS data
This is the latest value USGS returned and it is more than a day old. It is not today's flow.
Discharge, last 7 days: 73 readings from Oct 29, 5:15 PM MDT to Nov 1, 4:15 PM MST; ranging 134 to 3,620 ft³/s; latest 3,620 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS Water Data API continuous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 4:15 PM MST | 3,620 | 10.3 |
| Nov 1, 3:15 PM MST | 2,030 | 7.9 |
| Nov 1, 2:15 PM MST | 2,150 | 8.08 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 PM MST | 1,600 | 7.23 |
| Nov 1, 12:15 PM MST | 937 | 6.08 |
| Nov 1, 11:15 AM MST | 589 | 5.35 |
| Nov 1, 10:15 AM MST | 437 | 4.95 |
| Nov 1, 9:15 AM MST | 343 | 4.68 |
| Nov 1, 8:15 AM MST | 283 | 4.5 |
| Nov 1, 7:15 AM MST | 242 | 4.37 |
| Nov 1, 6:15 AM MST | 200 | 4.23 |
| Nov 1, 5:15 AM MST | 183 | 4.16 |
| Nov 1, 4:15 AM MST | 168 | 4.08 |
| Nov 1, 3:15 AM MST | 155 | 4.01 |
| Nov 1, 2:15 AM MST | 151 | 3.99 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 AM MST | 151 | 3.99 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 AM MDT | 148 | 3.97 |
| Nov 1, 12:15 AM MDT | 151 | 3.99 |
| Oct 31, 11:15 PM MDT | 151 | 3.99 |
| Oct 31, 10:15 PM MDT | 151 | 3.99 |
| Oct 31, 9:15 PM MDT | 149 | 3.98 |
| Oct 31, 8:15 PM MDT | 153 | 4 |
| Oct 31, 7:15 PM MDT | 153 | 4 |
| Oct 31, 6:15 PM MDT | 151 | 3.99 |
| Oct 31, 5:15 PM MDT | 151 | 3.99 |
| Oct 31, 4:15 PM MDT | 151 | 3.99 |
| Oct 31, 3:15 PM MDT | 149 | 3.98 |
| Oct 31, 2:15 PM MDT | 153 | 4 |
| Oct 31, 1:15 PM MDT | 155 | 4.01 |
| Oct 31, 12:15 PM MDT | 158 | 4.03 |
| Oct 31, 11:15 AM MDT | 157 | 4.02 |
| Oct 31, 10:15 AM MDT | 160 | 4.04 |
| Oct 31, 9:15 AM MDT | 162 | 4.05 |
| Oct 31, 8:15 AM MDT | 168 | 4.08 |
| Oct 31, 7:15 AM MDT | 171 | 4.1 |
| Oct 31, 6:15 AM MDT | 177 | 4.13 |
| Oct 31, 5:15 AM MDT | 185 | 4.17 |
| Oct 31, 4:15 AM MDT | 194 | 4.21 |
| Oct 31, 3:15 AM MDT | 187 | 4.18 |
| Oct 31, 2:15 AM MDT | 175 | 4.12 |
| Oct 31, 1:15 AM MDT | 158 | 4.03 |
| Oct 31, 12:15 AM MDT | 149 | 3.98 |
| Oct 30, 11:15 PM MDT | 142 | 3.94 |
| Oct 30, 10:15 PM MDT | 139 | 3.92 |
| Oct 30, 9:15 PM MDT | 134 | 3.89 |
| Oct 30, 8:15 PM MDT | 136 | 3.9 |
| Oct 30, 7:15 PM MDT | 139 | 3.92 |
| Oct 30, 6:15 PM MDT | 139 | 3.92 |
| Oct 30, 5:15 PM MDT | 139 | 3.92 |
| Oct 30, 4:15 PM MDT | 142 | 3.94 |
| Oct 30, 3:15 PM MDT | 139 | 3.92 |
| Oct 30, 2:15 PM MDT | 142 | 3.94 |
| Oct 30, 1:15 PM MDT | 149 | 3.98 |
| Oct 30, 12:15 PM MDT | 148 | 3.97 |
| Oct 30, 11:15 AM MDT | 146 | 3.96 |
| Oct 30, 10:15 AM MDT | 149 | 3.98 |
| Oct 30, 9:15 AM MDT | 147 | 3.97 |
| Oct 30, 8:15 AM MDT | 147 | 3.97 |
| Oct 30, 7:15 AM MDT | 149 | 3.98 |
| Oct 30, 6:15 AM MDT | 156 | 4.02 |
| Oct 30, 5:15 AM MDT | 154 | 4.01 |
| Oct 30, 4:15 AM MDT | 158 | 4.03 |
| Oct 30, 3:15 AM MDT | 158 | 4.03 |
| Oct 30, 2:15 AM MDT | 160 | 4.04 |
| Oct 30, 1:15 AM MDT | 161 | 4.05 |
| Oct 30, 12:15 AM MDT | 161 | 4.05 |
| Oct 29, 11:15 PM MDT | 163 | 4.06 |
| Oct 29, 10:15 PM MDT | 167 | 4.08 |
| Oct 29, 9:15 PM MDT | 169 | 4.09 |
| Oct 29, 8:15 PM MDT | 171 | 4.1 |
| Oct 29, 7:15 PM MDT | 174 | 4.11 |
| Oct 29, 6:15 PM MDT | 174 | 4.11 |
| Oct 29, 5:15 PM MDT | 180 | 4.14 |
Not compared with the record because the reading is old.
The National Weather Service has no flood-stage gauge here, so no official flood category is shown.
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer: the trout lines Colorado Parks and Wildlife uses are 71°F.
This gauge is on our page for Hermosa Creek, but no agency page we read lists its species.
Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
Checked Nov 5, 4:06 PM MST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.
Gold Medal WaterThe Animas River from Santa Rita Park, Durango, Colorado. Photo: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Special-regulation trout waterThe Los Pinos River in La Plata County, Colorado. Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Vallecito ReservoirNavajo Lake from Navajo Lake State Park, New Mexico. Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Vallecito Reservoir.
Colorado · about 16 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Vallecito CreekThe Piedra River in Hinsdale County, Colorado. Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Vallecito Creek.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Martin LakeHenrys Lake from Henrys Lake State Park, Idaho. Photo: James Postema, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Martin Lake.
Colorado · about 33 mi
Special-regulation trout waterSan Juan River in New Mexico · not this reachThe San Juan River between Navajo Dam and the community of Navajo Dam, New Mexico. Photo: Phil Slattery, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not this reach.
Durango, Colorado
River cabins · 9.6 mi
