In the Spotlight

The Gunnison Field Office is responsible for the management and stewardship of more than 600,000 acres of public lands in the upper Gunnison River Basin in southwestern Colorado. Collaborating with a number of public and private partners, the management and staff of the Gunnison Field Office guide the protection, management, and sustainable use of a wide variety of public resources. Ecosystems within the GFO range from dry sagebrush steppes at 7,000 ft.; to forests of aspen, ponderosa pine, Douglas fir, lodgepole pine, Englemann spruce, and subalpine fir; to alpine tundra meadows that reach to over 14,000 feet.

• Fire Bans/Restrictions & Closures in Colorado
• Recreation Information!   Lots of information on hiking, biking, camping, mountain climbing, boating, four-wheeling, ATVs, hunting, fishing, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling on BLM lands in the Gunnison Basin
• Current Planning - BLM and Forest Service Transportation Plan
• Current Planning - Alpine Triangle Recreation Area Management Plan
• BLM Environmental Education
• BLM National Website
• NEPA Log
• Realty & Lands
• Volunteer Opportunities
• Sagegrouse Conservation Plan
• Gunnison Environmental Education
• Western CO Interpretive Assoc. (WCIA)
• Seasonal Job Information & Application Website
• Wilderness
• Forestry
• Wildlife
• Minerals
• Livestock Grazing
• Cultural Resources

Office Location & Contact Information

Kenny McDaniel, Field Manager

BLM Gunnison Field Office
216 North Colorado St. Click the link for a map
Gunnison, CO 81230
Phone (970) 641-0471
Fax (970) 624-4425

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Non-BLM sites that offer additional information for the visitor

• Currecanti National Recreation Area and Blue Mesa Reservoir 
• Gunnison Chamber of Commerce
• Gunnison & Crested Butte Tourism Association Information
• Lake City Chamber of Commerce
• Silverton Area Chamber of Commerce
• Leave No Trace
• Tread Lightly!
• Local Area Weather