Description
South Rim of the Black Canyon NP is located 15 miles east of Montrose, CO. Evening programs are provided during the summer. Cell phone coverage is very limited, if at all. Pay phone is available near campground. Sites in Loop A are open year round and available on a walk-in basis outside the reservation season. Sites in Loop B are available May through October, outside reservable season on a "first-come, first serve" basis. Amenities: Vault toilets, drinking water only, 30 amp and 50 amp electrical hook-ups are available in Loop B only. For further information go to: www.nps.gov/blca/.
Services & Amenities:
| Within Facility |
- Amphitheater
- Bbq Grills
- Bear Boxes
- Bird Watching
- Campfire Programs
- Campground Host
- Climbing
- Comfort Station
- Drinking Water
- Dumpster
- Electric Hook Ups
- Grills
- Handicapped Access Site
- Hiking
- Interpretive Center
- Interpretive Programs
- Interpretive Trails
- Iron Ranger
- Nature Trails
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- Overlook
- Park Entrance Fee
- Parking
- Paved Roads
- Pay Telephone
- Photography
- Picnic Area
- Picnic Tables
- Restroom
- Rock Climbing
- Scenery
- Sightseeing
- Site Pads
- Snowshoeing
- Trails
- Visitors Center
- Water Drinking
- Water Fountains
- Wildlife Viewing
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Alerts and Important Information
Reservable season is May 16th through September 6th. Reservations must be made at least 3 days in advance. During the reservation season, other campsites are available on a "first-come, first serve" basis. Sites in Loop A are open year round and available
on a walk-in basis outside the reservation season. Sites in Loop
B are available May through October, outside the reserveable season
on a "first-come, first serve" basis. Unreserved campsites may
be available as "first-come, first serve". Please call the National
Park Service at 970-641-2337 for more information about this
availability. 8 person maximum. 2 vehicle maximum. 1PM checkout. Handicap access: A21, B1. There is a limit of 2 primary recreation camping units per camp pad. Motorhomes and trailers over 37 feet not recommended due to restricted clearance and parking space.
CAUTION: Bears frequent the area. All food must be kept in approved containers. No generator use in any campsite. Water is hauled in, please conserve.Entrance fee charged.
DRINKING WATER ONLY! NO WATER FOR R.V. FILLING AND NO DUMP STATION.
Getting There:
South Rim Campground (CO)
11249-11007/11248-11006 Hwy. 347
Montrose CO 81401
GPS Info. (Latitude, Longitude):
38.55056, -107.68667
The park is located approximately 250 miles SW of Denver. South Rim: 15
miles east of Montrose, via U.S. Hwy 50 and CO Hwy 347. Campground in
Oak-brush forest.
Phone Park for More Information:
Project Office:
(970)641-2337
