Black Canyon BLM

solo female in a minivan, I felt safe and cozy here. There are many sites, I counted around 10, that are close to the entrance and are accessible with a minivan. Beyond some point you will need higher clearance.
My site is totally secluded, which I love, a short distance to the road, which I don't mind since traffic is not too busy during the week. But I get to be surrounded by trees that provide lots of shade during the hottest days of this crazy heat wave the whole country is experiencing. And I can still charge my solar.
Couldn't be happier! Oh well, yes, when deer walk next to my site ignoring my presence... communing with Nature feels good.

This is a great spot for anyone planning to explore Black Cyn of the Gunnison NP. We arrived in the evening and had no problem finding a private spot. The road is pretty rough, so a vehicle with clearance is necessary to access the spots further from the road. Worth it for how close this spot is to the park entrance (only about 10 min). Overall great location with great views!

We have 25 ft motorhome pulling 10 ft trailer. The road in was quite rocky. We walked the area closest to the entrance - it had very large ruts that would need to be avoided at all costs. Were able to park on dirt road and pull off enough to be out of main passage area. Really needed to level RV. However, it is nice and quiet here and only a short ride to the national park. There is also good cell service, which we think important in planning upcoming adventures! There are not many places where we would have felt comfortable driving the RV. Many places however for tents and camper vans, and if you have high clearance, possibilities seem endless

We arrived after several days of rain, which made the site extremely muddy and slick (bentonite clay, for those familiar). We foolishly headed down the hill, around the loop, not a wise choice, given the mud. We made it out the other side of the loop, without 4WD truck, we might still be stuck there. Off that loop there was a spur road, but we didn’t investigate.

So, back to the main turnoff, which offers minimal options for RV’s/trailers. There is a spur road to your immediate right, which is suitable for tent/car campers only. There are only 2 or 3 sites tucked into the trees that would fit rigs of no more than 30 feet. Any bigger than that, you are just parking in the flat, open area.

The site we backed into took a lot of leveling and just fit our rig. You are also camped right off the road into the park, so a bit of noise by day, but quiet by night. We had a long chat with the BLM LE for this area, who did say that there are issues with homeless/transient folks using this area once the busier season for the national park quiets down. It was reassuring to hear that he does come up and check out the area often though.

Note: someone uploaded photos showing a wide open, flat space for their travel trailer, if this was at this site, we could not find it. The photos are no reflective of what we found at this site.