The Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area is a 62844 acres National Conservation Area located in west-central Colorado near Montrose. It is managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as part of the National Landscape Conservation System. 57725 acres were designated in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-76 ). The Black Canyon of the Gunnison Boundary Revision Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-78 ) expanded the NCA to its current size.