Which one to choose in Colorado
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park vs Rocky Mountain National Park
Two parks in Colorado. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park has no online ticket listed; Rocky Mountain National Park has 36 tickets and tours to book. The table and the two notes below put them side by side; the full pages have what to see, the ticket and the timing for each.
Colorado, United States
The Black Canyon of the Gunnison is a gorge of extraordinary depth, narrowness and gloom cut through a high plateau in western Colorado, and it is one of the least visited of the great national parks of the American West, being far from any city: the nearest town, Montrose, which has a small airport, is fifteen miles and about twenty-five minutes from the entrance, Grand Junction is an hour and a half to the north-west, and Denver five hours away across the Rockies. A car is essential, and the entrance fee, per vehicle, is valid for a week. The canyon has two rims, which are within shouting distance of each other and more than two hours apart by road.
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Colorado, United States
Rocky Mountain is the park of the Front Range above Estes Park, ninety minutes from Denver, and the tours sold for it are the day trips from Denver and Boulder and the guided outings from Estes Park. The Denver day tours drive up to the park, ride the Trail Ridge Road over the tundra with stops at the viewpoints, walk a short trail at Bear Lake or Sprague Lake, picnic and return, and they are the option for visitors without a car, though they see the park in its busiest hours; the private versions can start earlier and stay later. From Estes Park, the wildlife safari tours in open-sided vehicles go out at dawn and dusk for the elk, the moose in the Kawuneeche valley and the bighorn sheep, and the guided hikes, snowshoe walks in winter and the geology and star tours are led by local naturalists.
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