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5 Porch Notes tagged “nps,” from counties across Colorado.
Outdoors and wildfire - Montrose County
Black Canyon of the Gunnison sits right at Montrose's doorstep
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is just outside Montrose, and the National Park Service is the place to check entrance fees, road and rim status, and inner-canyon rules before a visit.
Read note ->Water and land - Moffat County
Dinosaur National Monument's Colorado side is canyons, not bones
Dinosaur National Monument straddles Colorado and Utah, but the famous fossil wall is on the Utah side — the Colorado side near the town of Dinosaur is about deep river canyons and overlooks.
Read note ->History and culture - Gunnison County
Black Canyon went from monument to national park
Black Canyon of the Gunnison was first protected as a national monument in 1933 and became a national park in 1999. The park named for the Gunnison River sits in neighboring Montrose County.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Teller County
At Florissant Fossil Beds, the fossils stay where they are
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument in Teller County protects ancient fossils and petrified stumps, and collecting or removing them there is not allowed.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Montrose County
Black Canyon's night sky is dark enough to be certified
Black Canyon of the Gunnison near Montrose is a certified International Dark Sky Park, so the National Park Service keeps it open at night for stargazing under simple low-light rules.
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