Black Canyon of the Gunnison is experienced pretty well in one day if you don’t plan to do extensive hiking or to visit multiple areas of the park (similar to Canyonlands, Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, and many others). That being said, you can also walk away from it having only driven the road to High Point without seeing much of what makes it special!
I should note that to truly experience this park you should do a river rafting tour or hike one of the trails down to the river itself. Due to our time available for our visit, this was not in the cards for us this trip. You can also visit the less popular North Rim, which we also did not get to do this trip.
So, how do you have an awesome day in Black Canyon of the Gunnison? Join me as I replay our day in the park! A note on photography – the time of day matters a lot for this park, and we went first thing in the morning during mid-July and the lighting worked out well. At other times of the day the canyon will be darker and photos will be harder to capture the beauty of the park.
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