Printer Friendly Lake Fork of the Gunnison River (Canyon)

Lake Fork of the Gunnison River (Canyon)


Stretch: Red Bridge Campground to Gateview Campground
Difficulty: Class III to IV
Distance: 5.0 miles
Flows: 500 to ~2,500 cfs. USGS Lake Fork of the Gunnison River at Gateview gauge
Gradient: 48 fpm average
Put-in: Day use Parking at Red Bridge Campground on Blue Mesa Rd
Take-out: Gateview “Campground” at the end of County Rd 64
Shuttle: 4.9 miles, (10 minutes one-way, all dirt)
Season: Spring off snowmelt
Written: © 2021

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