Qué hay en Parque nacional Cañón Negro del Gunnison, Estados Unidos, a lo largo del año

Concurrido — Winter / Christmas break en Estados Unidos, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

En enero no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Rim roads close for winter (15 Nov – 25 Abr (normalmente)), Skiing and snowshoeing the rim drive (15 Dic – 15 Mar (normalmente))

Tranquilo — uno de sus peores meses por clima

En febrero no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Rim roads close for winter (15 Nov – 25 Abr (normalmente)), Skiing and snowshoeing the rim drive (15 Dic – 15 Mar (normalmente))

Concurrido — Spring break en Estados Unidos

En marzo no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Rim roads close for winter (15 Nov – 25 Abr (normalmente)), Skiing and snowshoeing the rim drive (15 Dic – 15 Mar (normalmente))

Temporada media — un mes normal

En abril no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Rim roads close for winter (15 Nov – 25 Abr (normalmente))

Tranquilo — los viajeros lo describen como tranquilo, Memorial Day weekend

• Apertura

  Both rims open

  1 May – 14 Nov · normalmenteTemporada de senderos

  The South Rim Road reopens in late April and the gravel North Rim Road follows in May. The two rims face each other across a canyon you cannot cross: driving round by Crawford takes most of a morning, so pick one and stay. Fuente ↗

• Festivo

  Memorial Day weekend

  23–25 MayFiesta nacionalMucha genteReserva pronto

  Memorial Day, the last Monday of May, opens the summer travel season: over the long weekend campsites and lodging book out, roads are slow, and parking at the most popular spots fills early in the day. Fuente ↗

Concurrido — Summer break en Estados Unidos, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Naturaleza

  Dark-sky season

  1 Jun – 15 Sep · normalmente

  Certified as a dark sky park in 2015, and on summer nights the galactic centre stands over the canyon. Rangers run free telescope and constellation programs through the season, and the park adds a multi-day astronomy festival. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Both rims open (1 May – 14 Nov (normalmente))

Concurrido — Summer break en Estados Unidos, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

En julio no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Both rims open (1 May – 14 Nov (normalmente)), Dark-sky season (1 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente))

Concurrido — Summer break en Estados Unidos, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Festivo

  Labor Day weekend

  5–7 SepFiesta nacionalMucha genteReserva pronto

  Labor Day, the first Monday of September, is the last big getaway of summer: the long weekend books out campsites and lodging and fills parking early, and families thin out quickly once it has passed. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Both rims open (1 May – 14 Nov (normalmente)), Dark-sky season (1 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Labor Day weekend, Black Canyon AstroFest

• Festival

  Black Canyon AstroFest

  11–12 SepCielos oscurosMucha gente

  The park's yearly astronomy festival, now shared with Curecanti, runs over a September weekend with daytime astronomy activities, evening ranger programmes and telescopes set up at the South Rim visitor centre. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Both rims open (1 May – 14 Nov (normalmente)), Dark-sky season (1 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)), Labor Day weekend (5–7 Sep)

Concurrido — uno de sus mejores meses por clima

En octubre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Both rims open (1 May – 14 Nov (normalmente))

Concurrido — Thanksgiving break en Estados Unidos

• Cierre

  Rim roads close for winter

  15 Nov – 25 Abr · normalmente

  From mid-November the South Rim Road is plowed only as far as the visitor centre at Gunnison Point and the North Rim Road shuts to vehicles entirely. Everything beyond is yours on skis or snowshoes, and the campgrounds and services are shut. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Both rims open (1 May – 14 Nov (normalmente))

Concurrido — Winter / Christmas break en Estados Unidos, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Temporada

  Skiing and snowshoeing the rim drive

  15 Dic – 15 Mar · normalmenteTemporada de esquí

  Beyond Gunnison Point the South Rim Drive is left unplowed in winter and turns into a route for cross-country skis and snowshoes out to the canyon overlooks, when there is enough snow; the visitor centre sits at the end of the plowed road. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Rim roads close for winter (15 Nov – 25 Abr (normalmente))