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TravelWithSara

Mason City, IA55 contributions

Won't return

Oct 2020

I'm not sure how one would know this was a national monument unless you looked at a map or a sign a few miles from the actual entrance, which is not well marked. We visited this national monument recently and were not sure if we were actually in the right spot. A little signage and information to help visitors would be helpful. We paid the fee to the national recreation area- and wondered why we did.

There are other national monuments in Colorado that are worth visiting, this is not one of them.

Written October 11, 2020

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LauraG050

San Diego, CA261 contributions

New National Monument with very little infrastructure

Sep 2019

Browns Canyon National Monument is a fairly new site, only created as a national monument in 2015. I'm trying to visit as many NPS sites as possible, but it was very difficult to find any information on this one. There is no visitor center. What information I found was on the Friends of Browns Canyon web site. The passport stamp is available at the Forest Service office in Salida (only open Monday-Friday), and at the Arkansas Headwaters Visitor Center, also in Salida (fortunately open 7 days a week). The only trail system is in the northwestern part of the park, but the trails don't seem to really go into the canyon at all, so I don't feel like I visited Browns "Canyon". We saw a few rock formations on our hike on the "Bench Trail", but a lot of the trail was on grassland looking up at the hills, rather than being in the hills. It was a nice hike to an overlook of the Arkansas River, but there was really nothing very special about the area. If you want to hike, program your GPS to find the Ruby Mountain Campground. Then go through the campground to the parking area for the trailhead. There's an outhouse there, and a sign with information on the trails. The first trail junction is confusing - there's no names on the sign, just the number of the Turret Trail, which is 6045. You want to take the left fork to stay on the Turret Trail. After that the signs were better, though there were still a couple of places where there were use trails that would have put us onto private property, and it wasn't always immediately obvious which way we should go. Honestly there are many much more interesting and scenic places to visit in Colorado.

Written October 6, 2019

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Sarah S

Westminster, CO1,087 contributions

Not a stand-alone destination

Jun 2017 • Family

I'm one of those people trying to see as many sites of the National Parks system as possible, which is why we visited here. It's very pretty, but you'll want to go with another activity, such as rafting, as the primary objective. We underwent some work to get here and then pretty much just looked at a river. :)

Written January 26, 2018

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RKWh2o

North Kingstown, RI220 contributions

Mis-tagged

Jun 2016 • Couples

My review was a warning about Browns Canyon National Monument, not Browns Canyon Adventure Park. The National Monument was just designated in 2015 and was featured in the Colorado Map that I picked up. There was even a sign on the road. However, this National Monument is not yet developed in any way. For information, we were able to get complex directions from the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Center in Buena Vista. Looks like a rugged hike to the canyon.

Written July 20, 2016

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Leo B

Saint Joseph, MO23 contributions

Fun time on the Arkansas River

Sep 2022

Even thought the water level was a little low the rafting trip was fun through the Brown's Canyon National Monument.

Written September 20, 2022

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Carmen T

Colorado Springs, CO77 contributions

Zoom Flume

Aug 2020

We recently took a guided kayak trip through Upper Brown's Canyon with RMOC. It was super fun, refreshing, exciting and a beautiful area. Interesting rock formations, wildflowers, amd crystal clear river.

Written August 20, 2020

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AMsays

Thornhill, Canada4,909 contributions

A rough arund the edges park

Oct 2018

This park, was designated a National Monument by Obama in 2015 to afford protection and as a new park, it is a little rough around the edges. Dirt road to get in from the Salida side after not much signage. Once in, I found it very quiet in September - which was unexpected.
Some trails lead from the parking lot. I took the Ruby Mountain Trailhead - 2.7 miles -. strenuous and again a little rough, following the dry creek bed of Cottonwood Creek to the Arkansas River.. The views of the landscape were amazing. But, I never got to the monument....
Browns Canyon is the most popular destination for whitewater rafting in the country, It is also renowned for its fishing, hiking and mountain biking.

Written September 29, 2019

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lonestranger54

Colorado Springs, CO16 contributions

Brown's Canyon

Aug 2018 • Solo

Very scenic. Parking lot was too crowded. Almost couldn't park. Road in was rough and not well maintained.

Written April 13, 2019

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Vegas T

Salida, CO40 contributions

Secluded walk/swim

Jul 2018 • Family

We had a great self guided hike/swim. The trail meanders along the Arkansas river with some gravel beach areas. The trails also go up into the hills as well. Dog friendly, some trails bike is ok, bouldering, and running. Gravely and slippery in areas hiking shoes or boots.

Written July 30, 2018

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Guide279811

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Great fun

Jul 2018 • Family

Had our daughter and grandsons on a half day raft trip with Noahs Ark Rafting today. The whole crew were all very professional and we were so happy with our guide, Parker, who made the trip as safe and fun as possible. So worth it! We’d highly recommend them to others!

Written July 19, 2018

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