Below the Crystal Dam, the River enters the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, continuing west entering into The Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area. Beyond the City of Delta, the Gunnison flows through the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area continuing on to where it flows into the Colorado River at Grand Junction.
| Crystal Dam to Chukar Trail: Season: Spring-Summer Day-Use Pass: na Class of Rapids: IV-V Length: 16 miles Put-in: Crystal Dam (East Portal Campoground) American Whitewater.org |
Chuckar Trail to North Fork: Season: Spring-Summer Day-Use Pass: na Class of Rapids: III Length: 13.5 miles Put-in: Chuckar Trail (1 mile from drop-off to Put-in on the Gunnison River. American Whitewater.org |
Delta (Confluence Park) to Whitewater:
Season: Spring-Summer
Day-Use Pass: na
Class of Rapids: I-II
Length: 44 miles
Put-in: Confluence Park
[USGS location=’09128000′ title=’Gunnison River below Gunnison Tunnel’ graph=’show’]