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 ...

Visitors to Colorado’s national parks this summer could find dirty bathrooms and closures at visitor centers and campgrounds ...

In 1869, a one-armed Civil War veteran and geology professor named John Wesley Powell led an expedition to chart the wild Colorado ... that by making the canyon a national park.

The National Park Service opened a lottery for extended self-guided rafting trips along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park this week, offering hundreds of spots for 2026. The ...

Rafting on the white water rapids of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park ...