Black Canyon of the Gunnison is located in western Colorado and is one of the recent parks making the name change to National Park (1999). The park itself was created as a National Monument in 1933.

Below you’ll find a complete guide to Colorado’s Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, including things to do, when to visit, hiking trails, and much more. Black Canyon of the Gunnison ...

This park protects a 12-mile stretch of the Gunnison River as it flows through an exceptionally deep and narrow gorge. The steep canyon walls ... Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, over ...

Horace Albright, the National Park Service’s future director ... The 2.5-hour drive to the Black Canyon from our home in central Colorado had followed the Gunnison’s course past several dams, ...

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