Gunnison Whitewater Park

One of Gunnison's newest recreational attractions is the Gunnison Whitewater Park on the Gunnison River, built for recreational canoeing, kayaking and rafting. The community park associated with the water park includes a walking path, picnic area with grills. The trail runs the whole length of the park and makes fishing the river easy. The management and maintenance of the Gunnison Whitewater Park will be overseen by the Todd Crane Center for Outdoor Leadership and the Recreation Department at Western State Colorado University. The Gunnison Whitewater Park is a series of rock structures along a several hundred-foot section of the Gunnison River, just west of town and downstream of the Twin Bridges (just west of the town of Gunnison, Colorado). These formations create various water dynamics that make rafting more exciting and turn the area into a paddle playground for kayakers, enabling them to perform all types of tricks while staying within the same stretch of the river.