How Do You Explore Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Colorado?
Black Canyon National Park has only recently been designated a national park. Located approximately 250 miles (halfway) between Salt Lake City, Utah, and Denver, Colorado, and a little over 60 miles south of Interstate 70, the park encompasses a northern canyon on the Colorado plateau.With each rim forested in green, the black walls of the canyon, marble-like and often in shadow, appear to absorb sunlight and reflect it downward to the rushing Gunnison below. At half the depth of the Grand Canyon, the Black Canyon is much narrower (less then 100 feet in places). Once you reach an overlook or viewing area, you can experience the excitement and fear of peering into a sheer chasm. Drive north from Las Vegas or south from Salt Lake City on Interstate 15 to Cove Fort, Utah, then travel east on Interstate 70. Visitors from Salt Lake may opt to exit on State Highway 28 at Nephi for a substantial shortcut. From Interstate 70 into Colorado, exit south at Grand Junction and take U.S. 50 past Mon
