2024年12月3日 · Colorado National Monument preserves one of the grand landscapes of the American West. But this treasure is much more than a monument. Towering monoliths exist within a vast plateau and canyon panorama. You can experience sheer-walled, red rock canyons along the twists and turns of Rim Rock Drive, where you may spy bighorn sheep and soaring eagles.

2024年12月3日 · Visit the Grand Junction Visitor and Convention Bureau and the City Of Fruita for more information. Pets are not allowed on trails in the monument and must stay on paved areas only. Pets are allowed in the campground. Please check out all of the regulations here.

Hike, road bike, and explore Colorado National Monument (CNM)! Take Rim Rock Drive over CNM to discover Grand Junction's nature. View guides and trip ideas.

Colorado National Monument is a National Park Service unit near the city of Grand Junction, Colorado. Sheer-walled canyons cut deep into sandstone and granite–gneiss–schist rock formations. This is an area of desert land high on the Colorado Plateau, with pinyon and juniper forests on the plateau.

2022年9月8日 · Located in Western Colorado, the monument neighbors the communities of Fruita and Grand Junction. Entrance fees, passes and permits, find out everything you need to know. Hiking, driving, biking, camping and more! Weather, Pets, Accessibility, Tunnels and other details to help you prepare.

2019年4月10日 · If you look one way, you see the city of Grand Junction, the Book Cliffs and the Grand Mesa off in the distance. If you look the other way, you get spectacular views of the canyon, including Independence Monument, Praying Hands, Pipe Organ, and Kissing Couple.

2024年10月17日 · Colorado National Monument earns its spot on Nature's Trifecta thanks to its towering spires, red-rock canyons and distinctive rock formations. Check out why this National Park System wonder is often referred to as the "heart of the world" and "a mini-Grand Canyon."

2021年5月24日 · Colorado National Monument features intensive reddish and orange colors of fabulous rock sculptures, sheer-walled canyons, and the distant Colorado River valley. It offers outstanding red rock scenery, exciting Rim Rock Drive, …

2023年5月26日 · Explore the beauty of Colorado’s red rock country with this complete guide to the Colorado National Monument. Featuring everything you need to know before you go, including, when to go, what to bring, top things to do, & much more.

Located west of Grand Junction near the northern rim of the Uncompahgre Plateau, the 20,500 acre (32 square miles) area which is now the Colorado National Monument encompasses six canyons, each with distinctive cliffs and sandstone monoliths.