Black Canyon of the Gunnison South Rim Campground

The online map I used for selecting my site, didn’t state type…back-in or pull thru, just the size camper that would fit. So I selected one to accommodate a 30 ft camper, Loop A. Upon arrival, this did have the length but was rather narrow access. As I walked the CG, I saw a few pull thru’s that would have been a better fit as I am a solo camper. Please provide more info on the maps. Otherwise, it was a short walk to the evening Ranger talks, lovely wooded sites & some needed growth around the site identification posts…had a close call when parking my tow vehicle.

This is a nice National Park campground close to hiking, the visitor center, and the main drive to enjoy the view points along the South Rim of the canyon. We were traveling in a 25' travel trailer and stayed in site B16. The site was plenty big for our camper and truck and was not too difficult to level. This site does have electric, but the pedestal was all the way at one end of the site, so depending on where you choose to put your camper, you may need a long electrical cord. It is a "parallel park" style site and unless you go through the loop backward, your door and steps will be facing the road instead of the site itself. Because of this, it is not an especially private site. Drinking water is available, but there is no place to fill an RV tank and there is no dump station, so plan accordingly. We did really enjoy attending the evening Ranger programs in the amphitheater.

There was limited water available and it was a good hike to dispose of trash in the central dumpsters. The evening campground talks by the ranger was excellent. She provided good information regarding protecting night skies and she did an excellent job of getting her audience to interact with each other and with her.

Didn’t realize this was a handicapped site. It’s just a small concrete slab. We couldn’t even get our small trailer in. We ended up just leaving. So disappointing for booking 5 months out.

Great campground and awesome national park. Great hiking trails and visitors center.

The camp hosts were wonderful. We enjoyed the ranger talks and the walk from the campground to the visitor center. We also hiked to the bottom of the canyon, which was great, but I would only recommend this to experienced hikers as the hike was very strenuous and difficult. Overall a beautiful place to visit!!

I stayed at site A014. It's a very basic site with a fire ring and table. If you want shade, you need to bring a shelter or put a chair in the bushes with the bees. There are lots of bees here. The vault toilet is a short walk, and is generally clean as far as they go. The park itself was great; there are lots of beautiful hikes. Be sure to get one of the wilderness permits and hike down to the river!

Very nice facilities and campground. Limited in amenities, but is not necessary for most camping experiences.

We stayed in a medium-sized RV. There were a couple of sites that would accommodate large RVs. The scrub oak did not offer any shade, but we were in a site with electricity so we could run our AC and fans. The camp host and hostess were very friendly and informative. We enjoyed the talk that that park ranger gave at the amphitheater. The campground had nice picnic tables and fire pits with attached grills for cooking. The bathrooms were very clean. There was no cell service at the campground. There were mule deer that visited our site on a few occasions.

The evening ranger program was excellent! A campsite became available, so we grabbed it. But it was quite overgrown and there was no obvious pad area for our tent, so we put it in the parking space. Decent and clean vault facilities, though water is limited.