Montrose’s draw is Montrose Botanic Gardens
Montrose has 14 notable places within 60 miles, among them 3 national park units and 5 ski areas. Montrose Botanic Gardens is inside Montrose. Curecanti National Recreation Area draws about 807K visitors a year. At 46 mi, Grand Mesa is worth the journey.
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
National park in Montrose County, Colorado, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Plotted on the map
On the map, most of the 6 sit to the south.
Orange: Montrose. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
All the places to visit
One in town leads, with 13 more within 60 miles after it.
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
National park in Montrose County, Colorado, United States.
3Grand Mesa
Mountain in Meza and Delta counties in Colorado, United States.
4Colorado National Monument
National monument in the United States.
5Crested Butte Mountain Resort
Ski area in Colorado, United States.
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8Bridal Veil Falls
Waterfall at the end of the box canyon overlooking Telluride, Colorado.
10Curecanti National Recreation Area
Recreation area protecting a series of reservoirs on the Gunnison River in Colorado, United States.
13CAF Rocky Mountain Wing Museum
Aviation museum in Grand Junction, Colorado.
14Cross Orchards Historic Site
Place in Colorado listed on National Register of Historic Places.
The places inside Montrose lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Montrose →
Photo credits
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park: http://www.terraprints.com, CC BY 2.5 · Grand Mesa: DrunkDriver, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Colorado National Monument: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Crested Butte Mountain Resort: Draconrex, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Uncompahgre National Forest: Unknown authorUnknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bridal Veil Falls: Terry Foote (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Curecanti National Recreation Area: The original uploader was Nationalparks at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5 · CAF Rocky Mountain Wing Museum: Airbase1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cross Orchards Historic Site: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0
