Paonia River Park is a reclaimed riverfront park on the North Fork of the Gunnison River, with picnic tables, walking paths, a boat ramp and places to sit close to the water. It is one of the rare public access points on a river where much of the frontage is private.
This is not a grand wilderness outing; it is the easy outdoor pause that makes a Paonia day work. Bring lunch, walk the interpretive paths, and watch the river that feeds the orchards and farms around town.