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
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