Black Canyon Of The Gunnison South Rim Campground
Its 84 sites are reservable through Recreation.gov. Black Canyon Of The Gunnison South Rim Campground is a National Park Service campground near Montrose, Colorado.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
1 / 6Sunlit Black Canyon of the Gunnison cliff face as seen from the South Rim. Photo: NPS Photo (Victoria Stauffenberg), via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- National Park Service
- Managed by
- Some sites
- Hookups
- 65 ft
- Max RV length
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison South Rim Campground sits inside Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park. Its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com. It sits right at the edge of Black Canyon of the Gunnison Wilderness; its permit and camping rules and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Park Service
- Reservations
- Recreation.gov Book a site
- Fee
- Fee unknown, see agency
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 84
- Accessible sites
- 2
- Hookups
- Some sites , up to 30 amp
- Max RV length
- 65 ft
- Site driveways
- Mixed
- ✓ Pets allowed
On site: Pets allowed.
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Campsites
84 sites in 3 loops; 12 pull-through; 22 with electric hookups; the longest takes a 65 ft vehicle. Every site below links to its own page on Recreation.gov, where it is booked. Official site list and booking on recreation.gov.
| Book | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A001 | Loop A | Standard nonelectric | 42 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop A, site A001 |
| A002 | Loop A | Standard nonelectric | 35 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop A, site A002 |
| A003 | Loop A | Standard nonelectric | 29 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop A, site A003 |
| A004 | Loop A | Standard nonelectric | 43 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop A, site A004 |
| A005 | Loop A | Standard nonelectric | 28 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | None | Book loop Loop A, site A005 |
| A006 | Loop A | Standard nonelectric | 42 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop A, site A006 |
| A007 | Loop A | Standard nonelectric | 29 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop A, site A007 |
| A008 | Loop A | Standard nonelectric | 50 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop A, site A008 |
| A009 | Loop A | Standard nonelectric | 35 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop A, site A009 |
| A010 | Loop A | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop A, site A010 |
| A011 | Loop A | Standard nonelectric | 44 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop A, site A011 |
| A012 | Loop A | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop A, site A012 |
| A013 | Loop A | Standard nonelectric | 27 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop A, site A013 |
| A014 | Loop A | Standard nonelectric | 16 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop A, site A014 |
| A015 | Loop A | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop A, site A015 |
| A016 | Loop A | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop A, site A016 |
| A017 | Loop A | Standard nonelectric | 50 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop A, site A017 |
| A018 | Loop A | Standard nonelectric | 27 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop A, site A018 |
| A019 | Loop A | Standard nonelectric | 29 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop A, site A019 |
| A020 | Loop A | Standard nonelectric | 24 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book loop Loop A, site A020 |
| A021 | Loop A | Standard nonelectric | 58 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | Yes | Full | Book loop Loop A, site A021 |
| A022 | Loop A | Standard nonelectric | 33 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop A, site A022 |
| A023 | Loop A | Standard nonelectric | 38 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop A, site A023 |
| A024 | Loop A | Standard nonelectric | 43 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop A, site A024 |
| A025 | Loop A | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop A, site A025 |
| A026 | Loop A | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop A, site A026 |
| A027 | Loop A | Standard nonelectric | 18 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop A, site A027 |
| A028 | Loop A | Standard nonelectric | 36 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop A, site A028 |
| A029 | Loop A | Standard nonelectric | 34 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop A, site A029 |
| A030 | Loop A | Standard nonelectric | 36 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop A, site A030 |
| A031 | Loop A | Standard nonelectric | 65 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop A, site A031 |
| A034 | Loop A | Standard nonelectric | 50 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop A, site A034 |
| B001 | Loop B | Standard electric | 16 ft | Back-in | 30 amp | Yes | Full | Book loop Loop B, site B001 |
| B002 | Loop B | Standard electric | 35 ft | Parallel | 30 amp | No | Full | Book loop Loop B, site B002 |
| B003 | Loop B | Standard electric | 35 ft | Back-in | 30 amp | No | Full | Book loop Loop B, site B003 |
| B004 | Loop B | Standard electric | 32 ft | Parallel | 30 amp | No | Full | Book loop Loop B, site B004 |
| B005 | Loop B | Standard electric | 32 ft | Parallel | 30 amp | No | Full | Book loop Loop B, site B005 |
| B006 | Loop B | Standard electric | 23 ft | Back-in | 30 amp | No | Full | Book loop Loop B, site B006 |
| B007 | Loop B | Standard electric | 35 ft | Pull-through | 30 amp | No | Full | Book loop Loop B, site B007 |
| B008 | Loop B | Standard electric | 21 ft | Back-in | 30 amp | No | Full | Book loop Loop B, site B008 |
| B009 | Loop B | Standard electric | 21 ft | Back-in | 30 amp | No | Full | Book loop Loop B, site B009 |
| B011 | Loop B | Standard electric | 30 ft | Pull-through | 30 amp | No | Full | Book loop Loop B, site B011 |
| B012 | Loop B | Standard electric | 25 ft | Back-in | 30 amp | No | Full | Book loop Loop B, site B012 |
| B013 | Loop B | Standard electric | 36 ft | Back-in | 30 amp | No | Full | Book loop Loop B, site B013 |
| B014 | Loop B | Standard electric | 32 ft | Back-in | 30 amp | No | Full | Book loop Loop B, site B014 |
| B015 | Loop B | Standard electric | 36 ft | Back-in | 30 amp | No | Full | Book loop Loop B, site B015 |
| B016 | Loop B | Standard electric | 35 ft | Parallel | 30 amp | No | Full | Book loop Loop B, site B016 |
| B017 | Loop B | Standard electric | 27 ft | Back-in | 30 amp | No | Full | Book loop Loop B, site B017 |
| B018 | Loop B | Standard electric | 50 ft | Back-in | 30 amp | No | Full | Book loop Loop B, site B018 |
| B019 | Loop B | Standard electric | 40 ft | Back-in | 30 amp | No | Full | Book loop Loop B, site B019 |
| B020 | Loop B | Standard electric | 28 ft | Back-in | 30 amp | No | Full | Book loop Loop B, site B020 |
| B021 | Loop B | Standard electric | 44 ft | Back-in | 30 amp | No | Full | Book loop Loop B, site B021 |
| B022 | Loop B | Standard electric | 21 ft | Back-in | 30 amp | No | Full | Book loop Loop B, site B022 |
| B023 | Loop B | Standard electric | 21 ft | Back-in | 30 amp | No | Full | Book loop Loop B, site B023 |
| C001 | Loop C | Standard nonelectric | 19 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop C, site C001 |
| C003 | Loop C | Standard nonelectric | 21 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop C, site C003 |
| C005 | Loop C | Standard nonelectric | 22 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop C, site C005 |
| C006 | Loop C | Standard nonelectric | 28 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop C, site C006 |
| C007 | Loop C | Standard nonelectric | 21 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop C, site C007 |
| C008 | Loop C | Standard nonelectric | 21 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop C, site C008 |
| C009 | Loop C | Standard nonelectric | 21 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop C, site C009 |
| C010 | Loop C | Standard nonelectric | 21 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop C, site C010 |
| C011 | Loop C | Standard nonelectric | 21 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop C, site C011 |
| C012 | Loop C | Standard nonelectric | 21 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop C, site C012 |
| C013 | Loop C | Standard nonelectric | 21 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop C, site C013 |
| C014 | Loop C | Standard nonelectric | 21 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop C, site C014 |
| C015 | Loop C | Standard nonelectric | 21 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop C, site C015 |
| C016 | Loop C | Standard nonelectric | 21 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop C, site C016 |
| C017 | Loop C | Standard nonelectric | 21 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop C, site C017 |
| C018 | Loop C | Standard nonelectric | 21 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop C, site C018 |
| C019 | Loop C | Standard nonelectric | 21 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop C, site C019 |
| C020 | Loop C | Standard nonelectric | 21 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop C, site C020 |
| C021 | Loop C | Standard nonelectric | 21 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop C, site C021 |
| C022 | Loop C | Standard nonelectric | 21 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop C, site C022 |
| C023 | Loop C | Standard nonelectric | 21 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop C, site C023 |
| C024 | Loop C | Standard nonelectric | 21 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop C, site C024 |
| C025 | Loop C | Standard nonelectric | 21 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop C, site C025 |
| C026 | Loop C | Standard nonelectric | 21 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop C, site C026 |
| C027 | Loop C | Standard nonelectric | 21 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop C, site C027 |
| C028 | Loop C | Standard nonelectric | 21 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop C, site C028 |
| C029 | Loop C | Standard nonelectric | 21 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop C, site C029 |
| C030 | Loop C | Standard nonelectric | 21 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop C, site C030 |
| C031 | Loop C | Standard nonelectric | 21 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop C, site C031 |
| C032 | Loop C | Standard nonelectric | 21 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Loop C, site C032 |
Data source: Recreation.gov , accessed 2026-09-29. Site details are Recreation.gov's own per-site listing and can differ from the campground-wide facts above.
Rules
- Pets
- Allowed
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 8,242 ft
38.5506, -107.6867 in Montrose. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Common questions
Do you need a reservation at Black Canyon Of The Gunnison South Rim Campground?
Sites at Black Canyon Of The Gunnison South Rim Campground are reserved through Recreation.gov (https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234052).
How many campsites does Black Canyon Of The Gunnison South Rim Campground have?
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison South Rim Campground has 84 campsites. 2 sites are accessible.
Are there accessible (ADA) campsites at Black Canyon Of The Gunnison South Rim Campground?
Yes, 2 sites are designated accessible at Black Canyon Of The Gunnison South Rim Campground.
Does Black Canyon Of The Gunnison South Rim Campground have RV hookups?
Some sites at Black Canyon Of The Gunnison South Rim Campground have hookups, up to 30 amp; others do not. The longest rig allowed is 65 feet.
Are there pull-through sites at Black Canyon Of The Gunnison South Rim Campground?
Recreation.gov lists 12 pull-through sites at Black Canyon Of The Gunnison South Rim Campground.
Are dogs allowed at Black Canyon Of The Gunnison South Rim Campground?
Yes, pets are allowed at Black Canyon Of The Gunnison South Rim Campground.
Who manages Black Canyon Of The Gunnison South Rim Campground?
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison South Rim Campground is managed by the National Park Service.
Around Black Canyon Of The Gunnison South Rim Campground
Crawford Reservoir's mapped center point is 11 miles from Black Canyon Of The Gunnison South Rim Campground in a straight line. Current water level: Crawford Reservoir water level on reservoirfinder.com.
Hot springs nearby
The nearest hot spring to Black Canyon Of The Gunnison South Rim Campground, in a straight line: Orvis Hot Springs (hot spring, 29 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
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- Season
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- Fee
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Black Canyon Of The Gunnison North Rim Campground - Sites
- 13
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
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Cimarron Campground - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
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- Fee
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More campgrounds: camping near Montrose and campgrounds in Montrose.
Sources
- recreation.gov (name, coordinates, manager, reservationSystem, reservationSystemName, reservationUrl, hookups, electricAmpMax, maxRvLengthFt, drivewayType, petsAllowed, sites, campsites), accessed 2026-09-29
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-10-01
Photo credits
- Photo 1: NPS Photo (Victoria Stauffenberg), via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 2: NPS, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 3: NPS, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 4: NPS, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 5: NPS, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 6: NPS Photo, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)