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  1. Balsaam Root is strong on North Rim at Narrows View, Chasm View Nature Trail & along the scenic drive. (AP) 11:32 AM May 20th via web
  2. Wildflower walks are available on Sun, May 27th, from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. Meet at the South Rim Visitor Center. (AP) 11:30 AM May 20th via web
  3. Scarlet Gilla is prominent along the North Rim scenic drive, w/Claret Cup at Kneeling Camel and also at Dragon Point on the South Rim. (AP) 11:27 AM May 20th via web
  4. Utah Serviceberry is exploding on the South Rim, and Choke Cherry is still blooming on the East Portal Road. (AP) 11:23 AM May 20th via web
  5. View eclipse at the SR Visitor Ctr, Sun, 20 May, 5:30-8:30 pm. Solar scopes & eclipse shades available. Next eclipse in Co. in 2045. (AP) 10:00 AM May 17th via web
  6. Lupine is blooming on the Rock Point Trail, & most roads, particularly the East Portal. Arrowlead Balsamroot is beginning to fade. (AP) 9:51 AM May 17th via web
  7. The Oak Flat Trail is awakening w/Ball Head Waterleafs, Spring Beauties, Paintbrush, Phlox and Groundsel. Marmots have returned also. (AP) 9:42 AM May 17th via web
  8. Best wildflower show is along the Rim Rock Trail, but it's also good at the Painted Wall View, Pulpit Rock and Rock Point. (AP) 8:30 AM May 7th via web
  9. The South Rim Visitor Center hours are now 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, seven days a week. (AP) 8:27 AM May 7th via web
  10. The East Portal, South Rim & North Rim Campgrounds now have water, but not the Cimarron Campground yet. 8:50 AM May 4th via web
  11. Wildflower Walk on the Rim Rock Trail, Sunday, May 6 at 1:00pm. Meet at the South Rim Visitor Center. Easy walk, about 1.5 hours roundtrip. 7:47 AM May 2nd via web
  12. April 21 to 29 is National Park Week with free entry into all national parks, so come and enjoy the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, free. (AP) 2:03 PM Apr 22nd via web
  13. The Sagebrush Buttercups and Bluebells are now blooming. (AP) 7:08 AM Apr 22nd via web
  14. The South Rim Drive is open, but the East Portal and North Rim Roads are closed. (AP) 1:08 PM Apr 15th via web
  15. The North Rim is open today, although there may be 4 to 8 inches of snow on the road. The snow may be gone by tomorrow. (AP) 9:45 AM Apr 15th via web
  16. The South Rim Drive and the East Portal Roads are closed due to snow, between four and eight inches deep. (AP) 8:14 AM Apr 15th via web
  17. Two best hikes now are on the Warner and Tomichi Routes. Oak Flat Trail has knee to waist deep snow, and Gunnison Route has some snow. (AP) 12:46 PM Apr 7th via web
  18. Uplands Trail has patches of snow, but easy to walk around. Sagebrush Buttercups are first flowers to be sighted on South Rim. (AP) 7:57 AM Apr 5th via web
  19. The East Portal Road is scheduled to open today at 7:00 am. (AP) 7:49 AM Apr 5th via web
  20. Rim Rock Trail snow free from the Visitor Center to Tomichi Point, w/patches of snow to the campground. Usable with snow metling fast. (AP) 7:48 AM Apr 5th via web
  • Name Black Canyon NP
  • Location Western Colorado
  • Web http://www.nps.go...
  • Bio Official site for Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.
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