Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park consists of a canyon 2,900 feet deep and only 40 feet wide at its narrowest point. It is called the Black Canyon because sunlight reaches the canyon floor for only about an hour a day. This Park was merely a national monument until October, 1999 when a bill signed by President Clinton created the first new national park in five years; affording Black Canyon the protection and management of the National Park Service. Please click on the thumbnails to view photos and descriptions. For the complete tour, start with the left one and then click the "next" button on each succeeding page.

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