Visit Montrose

Look Deeper

Located 260 miles S.W. of Denver, Montrose is the hub of the Western Slope of the Rocky Mountains and positioned as the perfect destination camp for year-round adventure.

Minutes from Montrose’s hotels, restaurants, shops and other city life, the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park - where granite canyon walls plunge 2,722 feet to the river below - offers breathtaking drives along the rim or pontoon-boat rides for neck-stretching views of the canyon’s sides. The North Vista Trail is listed as one of the "Top 10 Canyon Hikes in the U.S. Parks" in National Geographic magazine.

What’s more, listed in Outdoor Life magazine's "Top 200 Towns for Outdoorsmen," Montrose is surrounded by 882,760 acres of public lands where camping
, world-class hunting, fishing in gold-medal waters, and boating in Colorado’s largest body of water are standard fare. Summer fun seekers bike, rock crawl and scramble with ATVs over the high-domed upland called the Uncompahgre Plateau, while winter sports fans ski, snowshoe and sled in unparalleled beauty.

To tour by road, choose one of four designated scenic or historic byways over 12,000-foot-high passes and catch views from the world's largest flat-topped mountain; or, take day drips: Telluride, Ouray, Crested Butte, Silverton and Gunnison are just a hop, skip and a jump.

Learn Native American heritage at the Ute Indian Museum, pioneer life at the Historical Society and see over 500,000 artifacts from the old west at the Museum of the Mountain West.

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