Black Canyon BLM

Dan & Jaclyn are world travelers, having kicked the dirt in over 100 countries and sailed within all 7 seas. Currently, we are full-time, location independent, perpetual travelers, roaming around North America. The Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park campground. Anything shorter than us, would fit, but we were just a couple... more

Thought this would have been perfect right outside the National Park. When I arrived at first look I thought great! Then as I looked and drove around all the spots had tents and beside the tents there was like 20+ totes of personal belongings. Seems to be a homeless camp now. Went inside the park to camp.

We were heading to Crescent Butte but decided to cut our drive short and stayed here. There are a couple dirty roads that keep going deeper but not suitable for a trailer, mostly if it’s raining. This whole area has a pretty good slope so if it rains, it can get really nasty. You can see by the old marks that people have struggled to g... more

The Black Canyon National Park South Rim Campground was full, so the Ranger directed us to this BLM spot just outside the park entrance. It was little more than a dirt clearing between some trees, but it was just what we needed for 1 night to visit the park. We also had 3 bars of 4G for both AT&T as well as Verizon which was a bonus as... more