The Lower Gunnison River is a quiet meandering stream important to canoeists, rafters, and catfish fishers. Open canyon scenery, scattered with pinon-juniper and cottonwood canopies, give the river traveler much to appreciate. Most scenic is Dominguez Canyon. Its shallow and gentle sloping configuration makes for gentler Class I-II rapids. Small ranches and apple orchards along the shoreline form a pastoral landscape for those seeking serenity and a place to get away from it all.

Access

Public access Escalante Bridge on County Road 1250 west of Delta, and in Whitewater, at State Highway 141 bridge.

Difficulty

Class I- II.

Average Gradient

6.7 ft./mi.

Trip Length

Delta - Escalante Bridge 1 day, 14 mi. Escalante Bridge - Whitewater 1 day, 27 mi

Season

May to early October.

USGS Maps

Roubideau, Point Creek, Dominiquez, Triangle Mesa, Whitewater

Other Notes

Permission required to access private land. Porta-potties must be used on overnight trips. Fire pans required.

BLM Resource Area Office

Uncompahgre Resource Area
2505 South Townsend
Montrose, CO 81401

Grand Junction Resource Area
764 Horizon Dr.
Grand Junction, CO 81506