Orchard Boat Ramp

Facility · Colorado ·

Managed by the Bureau of Land Management

Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area (BLM_NCA) · Open Access

5,081 ft
Elevation

Orchard Boat Launch is the last public boater take-out on the Gunnison River before Confluence Park in Delta. These are calmer waters, however boaters need to be aware of private lands and potential river hazards before floating the river downstream of the NCA. For more information, please contact the Gunnison Gorge NCA or Uncompahgre Field Office.

Getting there

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38.76720, -107.90205 · 38°46'1.9"N 107°54'7.4"W

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Typical weather

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Precip in0.80.80.91.01.00.71.31.51.51.20.80.9

1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 6 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.

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Fees and stay limits

Visitors to the Gunnison Gorge Wilderness Area will be charged the following user fees: Day Use Only (in and out the same day) = $3 per person. Day Use & Camping = $5 per person per calendar day. 1 night = $10. 2 nights = $15 (maximum allowable stay). Annual Pass for Day Use - $15 per /year. Fees apply to all users, 16 years of age and older, within the river canyon from the down-stream boundary of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument (2 miles upstream of the Chukar Put-In) down to, but not including, the Smith Fork confluence (10 miles downstream of the Chukar Put-In).

From Recreation.gov, which is not always current. The operator's own page is the authority on what you will be charged.

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Common questions about Orchard Boat Ramp

Can you reserve a site at Orchard Boat Ramp?
No. Orchard Boat Ramp is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.

Camping near Orchard Boat Ramp

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Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-04-27.

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