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Riverglo
Join us at Berg Park from 6pm to 8pm on Friday, December 2 for the 2022 Riverglo event hosted by the River Reach Foundation. Music venues composed of local carolers and a live nativity scene transform the Animas River trail that is lined by luminarias between Archway Court and the Little Pavilion. Santa, the Grinch, the lighted Christmas tree, sales of hot chocolate, popcorn, and holiday LED trinkets are located on the River Reach Terrace. More Details
Latest Event Articles
2023 Riverfest
2023 Riverfest Berg Park & Animas Park in Farmington, NM May 26, 27, & 28, 2023 Friday -- 5:00 pm - 9:00 pmSaturday -- 10:00 am - 8:00 pmSunday -- 11:00 am - 5:00 pm Join us at Berg Park and Animas Park on May 26, 27, & 28, 2022 for the 2023...
2022 Riverglo
2022 Riverglo Berg Park in Farmington, NM December 2, 2022 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Join us at Berg Park from 6pm to 8pm on Friday, December 2 for the 2022 Riverglo event hosted by the River Reach Foundation. Family-friendly Admission-FREE Music venues composed...
2022 Animas River Jam
2022 Animas River Jam Berg Park in Farmington, NM October 8, 2022 11:00 am - 5:30 pm Join us at Berg Park from 11am to 5:30pm on Saturday, October 8 for the 2022 Animas River Jam event hosted by the River Reach Foundation. Family-friendly Admission-FREE...
2022 Riverfest
2022 Riverfest Berg Park & Animas Park in Farmington, NM May 27, 28, & 29, 2022 Friday -- 5:00 pm - 9:00 pmSaturday -- 10:00 am - 8:00 pmSunday -- 11:00 am - 5:00 pm Join us at Berg Park and Animas Park on May 27, 28, & 29, 2022 for the 2022...
2021 Riverglo
2021 Riverglo Berg Park in Farmington, NM December 3, 2021 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Join us at Berg Park from 6pm to 8pm on Friday, December 3 for the 2021 Riverglo event hosted by the River Reach Foundation. Family-friendly Admission-FREE Music venues composed...
Fall 2021 Outdoor Economics Conference
Outdoor Economics Conference in Farmington, NM Sep 29 - Oct 1 2021 Axie NavasLetter from the Director New Mexico Economic Development DepartmentOutdoor Recreation Division Axie Navas Hundreds of people tuned in to the virtual New Mexico Outdoor Economics...
Latest Projects & Other News
Four Corners National Water Trails Project
The River Reach Foundation has recently been asked to study the feasibility of acquiring a National Water Trail (NWT) designation on portions of the Animas and San Juan Rivers here in the Four Corners. The National Water Trails System was recently established as a...
Among the Waters Trail
The Among the Waters River Trail begins at Bisti Highway and continues about one mile to Murray Drive/Highway 64. The first third of the trail runs south along the San Juan River until it pivots northeast at the confluence and continues along the Animas River. This...
Four Corners Materials Land Donation
In early 2018, Four Corners Materials, a division of Oldcastle Materials, has donated 40 acres to the City of Farmington for use as “green space and waterfront recreation.” The property that was formerly a rock pit, is located off of Navajo 36 near Northern Edge...
River Cross-Vanes
In 2018 the City of Farmington completed the construction of five CROSS VANES over a run of 4,700 linear feet on the Animas River in Berg and Animas Parks. A cross vane is made up of a set of upstream angled boulders which concentrate flows down the center of the...
Penny Lane Dam Construction
Penny Lane Dam is located on the Animas River just east of Farmington Lake. This low head dam was constructed in 1984 to pump water from the Animas to Lake Farmington. The dam had the unintended consequence of stopping fish from travelling upstream as well as creating...
Centennial Trail
The Centennial Trail is named to coincide with the dedication in 2012 with the one hundred years of New Mexico Statehood. This trail development was one, if not the most difficult, to complete due to the many various owners of land along the river corridor. Several...
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