The center is a simple one. It's quite adequate for those who need to charge their mood. The beauty…read moreof the place is in its surroundings - a beautiful and quiet place.

The front desk staff was nice but the lifeguards looked careless and kept being rude about…read moreeverything. I just moved here from Texas and was really looking forward to this place it's nice but the people aren't. Rude teenagers running the place made my experience terrible. Wouldn't come back!

Nice park but these men take photos of women and girls in bathing suits. Watch out !…read more Otherwise decent place

This park is primarily for the lake. There is not much else to do there. The lake looked nice…read more Looks like thy allow jet skis and they had picnic tables around the lake. We were passing through but didn't want to get on the water. $9 to enter the park. Boat trailer parking seemed to be full but didn't see that many water craft on the water. Did have restrooms and a little store. Probably a good place for a stand up paddle board. If in the area again and had a water craft would consider stopping again.

We had an amazing time this morning doing the half day kayaking tour on the Gunnison River. It…read morejust so happened we were the only 2 people signed up, so we effectively had a private tour. I kayak quite a bit, but mainly on flat water, so the guide (whose name I sadly cannot remember) gave me a lot of paddling hints and taught me a lot about reading water conditions and how to approach water features. I will definitely be putting her advice into practice at home. My husband, who is less experienced, also had a wonderful time. I could not recommend this experience more!

We had the BEST time on our half day family rafting trip on the Gunnison River while we were…read morevisiting from AZ. Daniel and Gordon were both wonderfully friendly people to work with and get to know and made the whole experience so easy and pleasant!! We had our 11 year old and 3 year old with us (and 3 adults) and we weren't sure how the kids would do, but they absolutely LOVED IT!! They even jumped in the water at one point AND even got to help row a bit. :) We cannot wait to go back to CO and spend more time on the river. If you do a rafting or paddleboard trip, make sure to stop in Paonia for some yummy ice cream after at Ollie's! :)

Really nice little visitor's center! 4/5 as while it has a pretty thorough museum with some great…read moreinfo the gift shop is SMALL and there are no indoor restrooms. Not a dealbreaker as it's still a nice spot with pretty nice park rangers. I found the gift shop employees here to be a bit less friendly than other National Parks I've visited, but my kiddo still earned a Jr. Ranger badge and we still had a great time exploring and using this spot as our starting off point.

Nice visitor center! Located in the South Rim of Black Canyon of the Gunnison, if you're planning…read moreon visiting the North Rim and have any questions, highly recommend stopping here - the North Rim is a lot more remote and does not have a visitor center. There were plenty of park rangers helping everyone when we visited. We had quite a few questions on the North Rim, and they were able to help us plan our visit there without issue. They have a nice bookstore with plenty of BCGNP merch. Plenty of exhibits to learn more about the park. One of the most important things - they have WiFi. South Rim does not have any internet service, so if you need to look something up for your trip and plug in a route on maps for your trip down the mountain, great stop to get that sorted out. Also has bathrooms - always a plus. Parking can be a bit chaotic here. The lot was full, but there's a lot of movement as people don't stay very long. If you don't find a spot on your first drive-through, you'll have to leave the lot, go back to the road, and circle back. Definitely recommend stopping by, especially if you're planning a visit to the North Rim.

I had High hopes for this expedition. So when we first got there, they looked confused that we were…read morethere. They didn't really greet us when we got inside. (2 guys did outside when we asked where do we go for the kayak trip) so we're inside and it's a bar. We walk up and after about a min or so, they ask, "can we help you?" We explain we are here for the kayak trip. We fill out liability forms. And go outside with one of the reps. He shows us our kayaks gets us some life vest. He gave us a basic run down. I myself being out of state and living the city life. Don't really have any experience in all this, so I'm asking multiple questions. How long is the ride?, is it safe?, anything we should be aware of?, can we flip over?, what if we get lost?, can these kayaks hold me? (I'm 5'11 235lbs) keep in mind they're the inflatable kayaks not the hard plastic ones. (So yes, I have many concerns) not to mention, I have my girlfriend with me and her safety is my most imperative concern. So to continue.... he said, " it's about 4 hours depending if you sight seen or paddling. Stick to the right, and you'll see your boat launch. You can't miss it. It's a huge parking lot, with lots of cars and you'll see rafts and other kayaks (It was NOT a huge parking lot, with lots of cars and no rafts or kayaks pulled up there. It was a small entrance to pull up your kayak. my vehicle and 1 other truck was there) looked like a beach pit. Maybe because I'm from the city, I pictured a actual parking lot, pavement, and a bunch of rafts and kayaks there after people beach them. Well, we ended up missing our end spot and ended up 2 miles down from where we were suppose to be. Had concerns, called the front desk. A woman answered said, sounds like you passed it up. You need to paddle back. So we tried turning the kayaks around to paddle against the current. I myself was tired and my girlfriend was already exhausted. (Keep in mind, we already been on the river about 4 and a half hours) we tried but didn't make any ground. My girlfriend actually got swept away from me and ended up about 50 yards down and across the other side of the river and me on the other side. She calls me and we agree we need to get out the river and on to the bank. So she's crossing over to where I am and struggling to get to me because the river and the strong current. So I myself risk meeting her half way to help her. She was terrified and crying. But we made it to the bank. And crawled up some shrubbery and pulled up our kayaks. (I forgot to mention on this expedition there us no cellular signal till you get towards the end of the expedition.) We had to go through someone's property and in the interim my girlfriend got shocked by a electrical fence. We called the staff again, and they said to drop a pin location which we did. They said, " we need to get to a main highway because we can't get to you. Help me, help you!" So we had to walk a about a quarter mile or a little more pulling those kayaks as well. (Not to mention already exhausted and dehydrated) so we pull the kayaks through a field and had to go under a couple more electrical fences again knowing that we are in people's property. (Hoping we don't get shot at. I'm not familiar with Colorado) we drop another pin showing we made it to highway 65. 2 guys came and picked us up. Each in a separate vehicle. 1 guy seemed very irritated and annoyed. And the other seemed a little more polite. Told us to go sit un his truck with ac. (Because we were exhausted they did half to go in the property and retrieve the kayaks. It was about 30 yards or so) I was a bit surprised that they didn't really show any concern to see if we were ok. Especially because they're running a business. The more polite guy gave us a ride to our vehicle. We thanked him and went on our way. ( oh yeah, and where they leave your vehicle for pick up at the end of your expedition they tuck away your keys under your tire. Surprised, because I'm from out of state we don't do that because of theft. But out there it's a less concern. Which I'm cool with that part. Just letting yall know. ALL IN ALL THE EXPEDITION WAS BEAUTIFUL. THE BUSINESS JUST NEEDS TO HAVE A BETTER DIRECTION OF THINGS FOR TOURIST THAT ARE OUT OF STATE AND HAVE NO EXPERIENCE. PS. I write this post as a concern tourist. Not to ridicule or bash this business. SUGGESTIONS: *PAPER MAP OF RIVER SO US TOURIST CAN HAVE A BETTER IDEA AND EXPERIENCE. *SIGNS SHOWING THAT WE'RE A MILE FROM OUR DOCKING DESTINATION *SECONDARY DOCKING DESTINATION SO IF YOU HAPPEN TO MISS THE FIRST DESTINATION. (believe me, it's hard paddling against the current!!!)

If I could give 0 stars I would for the business. Staff was unwelcoming from the start. We rented…read moretwo kayaks and they gave us very little instructions on where to end. They just told us it's 8miles and to exit off the boat launch saying "you can't miss it." There was no sign or any trace of the boat launch and we ended up missing it going two miles further. We got off on the nearest river bank and called the office. They wanted us to walk back AGAINST THE CURRENT with the kayaks to the boat launch. That's 2 miles up!! So we ended up walking to the nearest highway where two gentleman picked us up. One of them seemed really annoyed, we didn't get an apology or any concern about our safety we were so tired and dehydrated from the whole experience at one point I was electrocuted from a fence we had to go through as there was no other way out of the river. There needs to be some kind of sign to let people know where to end the trail, I would hate for anyone to miss it and go through what we went through. The whole experience with the staff was rude, disorganized and unprofessional.

I am so happy that the government designated these areas to be a National Forest. I didn't have a…read morechance to go into Gunnison National Forest. Woah what a wild ride my trip was, where do I start. My friends and I had the idea to take a hiking trip in the Rockies, and I don't exaggerate that Uncompahgre is the best place to go. The other popular destinations like Estes Park get over crowded by hikers and tourists which in return drives up the prices fast. Well, Uncompahgre is free to go and you can even camp for free in the area for 14 days. My crew decided to tackle the most challenging hike we could find, Mt. Sneffles from the Blue Lake Trail Head. This monster of a hike is 14 total miles and over a mile of elevation gain. The trails starts with a lovely four mile trek through the forest at the bottom. You get to see the river pretty constantly and a waterfall at some point. At the top of the tree line are The Blue Lakes and they are absolutely gorgeous. Honestly a great hike to turn around at the third of three lakes. We however decided to continue and hike the ridge line. A solid 1000 foot elevation in around 1.5 miles, this is not for the faint of heart. An extremely rewarding view is waiting at the top of the ridge line. You stand at one of the first ridges and get to see peaks extending far off into the distance. The last 1000 foot elevation was insane. It was one of the hardest activities of my life. A solid mile of bouldering and actual climbing all while at elevations of 13,000 feet. If you make it, you will be 100% rewarded with the best views of your life. Great National Forest. I wish I live here cause it is so vast and unique there is new stuff to do everyday. Top place to go before you die. Add it to the list.

This is not the national park. Please do your research on the address before you come here to camp,…read morehike or fish.

I had terrible back pain before a long road trip. They got the kinks out, recommended driving…read moreposture and exercises to do along the way to prevent sciatica from returning. You get repaired and prevention!

Needed to adjust hydraulic brakes on e-bike. Owner was able to fix it the next day and also did a…read morefew adjustments. Was knowledgeable, prompt, friendly and reasonably priced. Would recommend to anyone needing repair in the area.