Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park visitation by month and year
June is the busiest month at Black Canyon Of The Gunnison, when the average temperature nearby is 61 degrees. February is the quietest, and the average temperature then is 28 degrees. June runs about 6.9 times the visits of February. The peak falls with the warmth, though February is not the coldest month. Annual visits fell 42.2 percent, from 432,818 in 2019 to 250,086 in 2025.
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Visits by month, with temperature and precipitation
Annual visits, 1979 to 2025
The last ten years
| Year | Recreation visits | Change on prior year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 250,086 | -25.5% |
| 2024 | 335,862 | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 357,069 | +20.1% |
| 2022 | 297,257 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 308,910 | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 341,620 | -21.1% |
| 2019 | 432,818 | +40.1% |
| 2018 | 308,962 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 307,143 | +29.0% |
| 2016 | 238,018 | +13.8% |
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Source: NPS Visitor Use Statistics, monthly recreation visits, as compiled for Publicopia Labs. A year is shown only when all twelve months were reported. Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals are the 1991 to 2020 monthly averages published by NOAA NCEI for station USC00050754, 8,151 feet above sea level. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.