New Mexico
Rio en Medio Falls
67 mi from Albuquerque · ~1.9 hr drive
164ft tall
≈ 50 m
≈ 50 m
Rio en Medio Falls is a named waterfall in New Mexico — a substantial cascade dropping 164 feet, about 67 miles from Albuquerque, NM. Full visit details below.
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city
- Albuquerque, NM · 67 mi · ~1.9 hr drive
- Height
- 164 ft (50 m)
- Coordinates
- 35.8188°, -105.8645°
Visiting Rio en Medio Falls
The exact location is at 35.8188°, -105.8645° — open in Google Maps for driving directions from your location.
Before you go: check current conditions with the appropriate land manager — state parks department, U.S. Forest Service ranger district, or National Park Service unit. Trail access, parking, water levels, and seasonal closures all vary. Several waterfalls in our database are seasonal and may run dry between mid-summer and the next rainy season.
If you've visited Rio en Medio Falls and have current notes (parking situation, dog policy, seasonality, kid-friendliness), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn more.
Stay nearby
Driving in? The nearest documented metro is Albuquerque, NM — 67 miles away (~1.9 hr drive).
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Sources
Location and tag data for Rio en Medio Falls comes from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL license) . We do not modify the underlying data — this page presents what's already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page or contact us.