Colorado Parks
Phone: Headquarters 970-641-2337
Visitor Information 970-641-2337 x205
The Black Canyon of the Gunnison's unique and spectacular landscape was formed slowly by the action of water and rock scouring down through hard Proterozoic crystalline rock. No other canyon in North America combines the narrow opening, sheer walls, and startling depths offered by the Black Canyon of the Gunnison.
Directions
Plane - Commercial airlines to Montrose, Gunnison, Grand Junction
Car - The park is located approximately 250 miles SW of Denver. South Rim: 15 miles east of Montrose, via U.S. Hwy 50 and CO Hwy 347 North Rim: 11 miles south of Crawford, via CO Hwy 92 and North Rim Road (closed in winter)
Public Transportation - By bus: To Montrose, Gunnison, Grand Junction By train: To Grand Junction
More info at http://www.nps.gov/blca
Olle's Colorado Fishing Guide & Atlas (Book) by Jack Olofson
Gives info on not only every fly-fishable lake, stream and river in Colorado, but detailed maps on how to get to them, including hiking trails. Covers National Forests and Recreational Areas, RMNP, State Parks, Trust lands and Wildlife Areas, plus metro Denver and the Front Range.
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Wild Colorado (Book) by Donna Lynn Ikenberry
This guide to 51 roadless recreation areas in Colorado provides a sampling of hikes, backpack trips, snowshoe hikes and backcountry ski trips in the Weminuche Wilderness (Colorado's largest), as well as the Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park, Great Sand Dunes New Mexico, and
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Rocky Mountain National Park: The Climber's Guide - Estes Park Valley (Book) by Bernard Gillett
This comprehensive guide has more than 900 routes on the lower elevation cliffs that lie along the eastern edge of Rocky Mountain National Park, including some of the best traditional and sport cragging in Colorado. Text and topo maps describe every route.
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