18,495 acres
Description
Bangs Canyon provides remarkable backcountry recreation opportunities just minutes from downtown Grand Junction. The area takes in several wild canyons, including Bangs Canyon and Northeast Creek, which together with their tributaries include more than 35 miles. Although close to Grand Junction, Bangs Canyon possesses a sense of remoteness and solitude. Designation of Bangs Canyon as wilderness will preserve important primitive recreation opportunities on the edge of western Colorado’s largest urban area.
