Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park · Colorado

Warner Point Nature Trail

0.8 mi of trail, end to end · about 200 ft of climbing · 300 ft of descent · 8,145 ft–8,298 ft · trail class Developed · hiking

ViewsPicnic areas

Along the way High Point Picnic Area High Point Overlook Warner Point Nature Trail Overlook

Trailhead Warner Point Trail 8,302 ft Drive there

Hike Warner Point Trail - South Rim the Park Service's write-up

no dogs

Start High Point Parking

Along Warner Point Trail, hikers will find shady benches among mountain mahogany, serviceberry, pinyon pine, and juniper. Looking south, you can see the San Juan Mountain Range, Uncompahgre Valley, and Bostwick Park. Looking north, enjoy views of the West Elk Mountains. At the end of the trail, hikers can look down into the Black Canyon and see the Gunnison River.

Trail guides are available at High Point Overlook or the South Rim Visitor Center. Pets are not allowed.

Distance (one-way): .8 mi (1.25 km)

Difficulty: Moderate strenuous

Pets Pets are not allowed on this trail.

Accessibility This unpaved trail is steep in places and not wheelchair accessible.

This hike on nps.gov

On the parks map

About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.