Black Canyon of the Gunnison Driving Tour

• Tomichi Point

See the first overlook into Black Canyon, and hear the disputed history behind the name the Ute people gave this river long before it was ever called the Gunnison.

• South Rim Visitor Center & Gunnison Point

Look straight down into the canyon from the spot visitors have gathered at for decades, then hear the story of the 1933 proclamation that started it all.

• Pulpit Rock

Walk out to a rock formation shaped like a preacher's pulpit, and learn the name of the small-town minister who wouldn't stop fighting for this canyon.

• Cross Fissures View & Rock Point

Stand over cracks in rock more than a billion years old, and hear the full story of the Ute nation forced from this land in 1881.

• Chasm View & Painted Wall

Watch the canyon narrow to just over a thousand feet across, then look up at the tallest cliff in the whole canyon, streaked with rock frozen in place 1.4 billion years ago.

• Dragon Point

Nobody has ever confirmed why it's called that. Walk out to the overlook and decide for yourself.

• Sunset View

Catch the canyon changing color as the sun drops, and hear about the day a sitting president rode into this valley with a parade and a golden button.

• Warner Point & High Point

Finish at the highest point on the drive, where the canyon reaches its greatest depth, and hear the full story of the man this overlook is named for.