The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
The Colorado Rockies

Stop 9 · Days 577–578

Black Canyon of the Gunnison

Black Canyon of the Gunnison, CO

One of the steepest, narrowest, and darkest canyons in North America — sheer walls plunging half a mile to a thin ribbon of river.

Where to stay

  • A Montrose hotel

    The gateway town to the South Rim.

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You gotta eat this

  • A Western Slope meal

    Ranch country fare in Montrose.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 577Day 577 — The RimFull day · 4h planned
  2. 578Day 578 — North to GlenwoodDrive day · 2h 30m drive

What this stop is made of

  • National Parks & Forests