Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park is a national park in Montrose County, Colorado. Entrance is $30 per vehicle. It is open 24 hours a day, year-round.
Check current closures and fire restrictions for Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park on the managing agency's own page.
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park map
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
This unit's own agency alerts list no fire restriction as of Oct. 5, 2026. We do not check a statewide fire-order feed for CO, so that is not a statement that no order exists, and not a green light for a fire. Check with the land manager and your county before you light anything.
County and local burn bans may also apply on private, state, or county land nearby. On federal land, follow the land manager's order; off it, follow the strictest county or local rule that applies. When both touch your trip, obey both.
Common questions
- Entrance costs $30 per vehicle, $25 per motorcycle, and $15 per person on foot or bicycle. An annual pass for Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park costs $55. Interagency (America the Beautiful) passes are accepted.
- Yes. Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park is open 24 hours a day, year-round.
Fees, passes, and hours
Entrance costs $30 per vehicle, $25 per motorcycle, and $15 per person on foot or bicycle. An annual pass for Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park costs $55. Interagency (America the Beautiful) passes are accepted.
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park is open 24 hours a day, year-round.
Sources: nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30; nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Camping in Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park
Campgrounds inside the park's Colorado boundary: Black Canyon Of The Gunnison North Rim Campground and Black Canyon Of The Gunnison South Rim Campground , each with its sites, fees, season and reservations on campgroundsdb.com.
East Portal Campground (right at the boundary): its sites, fees, and reservations on campgroundsdb.com.
Getting there
- Nearest town: Montrose, 10.3 miles
Source: www2.census.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Public lands next to Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park
- Wilderness areaBlack Canyon of the Gunnison Wilderness lies inside Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park.
- BLM unitBlack Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park borders Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area.
- Wilderness areaBlack Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park borders Gunnison Gorge Wilderness.
- National forestGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests is 2.5 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
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