About
Welcome to the Pilar Yacht Club
Pilar Yacht Club is a quaint family owned restaraunt and tourist shop located right by the Rio Grande outfitter meeting sites. The PYC (as it is affectionately known) provides ample parking, a lunch counter, and a retail area stocked with those last minute essentials for clients embarking on Rio Grande Raft trips. Equally, the PYC serves fisherman and picnicing families who are desiring to spend a day by the river. Pick up drinks and snacks, a meal, bait, sunscreen, inner tubes, whatever you need to complete your day!
The Pilar Yacht Club is easily spotted right on highway 68 between Espanola and Taos, mile marker 28(14 miles south of Taos). It is within walking proximity of the Taos rafting outfitter meeting sites at the Bureau of Land Managements Visitor Center and is a meeting site itself for Taos' own Far Flung Adventures. Enjoy a memorable raft ride down the rapids of the Rio Grande or float and along the river in the peaceful Orilla Verde recreation area!!
Visitors can walk or drive to viewing sites of the Bureau of Land Management Visitor Center the Rio Grande River, and the Orilla Verde Recreation Area. Nearby are a network of hiking trails of varying difficulty. The road along the river is an opportune route for scenic biking. A river trail, Sendo del Medio, has also been put in for safe walking with views of the Rio Grande. For those enjoying seeing the scenery on horseback, a riding stables is located within one mile.
Services
Our facility is able to accomodate groups up to thirty for breakast or lunch. To ensure the most efficient service, it is best for group leaders to call ahead for menu information and timing. We provide sit-down dinners in the evenings by reservation only. These can be planned with a more elaborate menu based on the needs of the group involved. Meals can be cooked on the outdoor grill or prepared for quick service in our kitchen. Again, please call ahead to make arrangements so we can serve you best..
For those on the go, we stock a large variety of grab 'n go snacks from healthful fruit and nut mixes or organic dark chocolate to your conventional chips and candy. A large freezer of ice cream and frozen fruit novelties will satisfy any palette. In the afternoons we feature self serve ice cream sundaes with six toppings. As a prepared quick snack, we offer smoothies with a coffee, mocha or fruit theme to energize you.