Mee Canyon, Natural canyon in Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness, Colorado, US

Mee Canyon is a gorge in the Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness with steep red rock cliffs that drop toward the Colorado River. The walls display visible layers of Wingate Sandstone in shades of red and orange.

The Bureau of Land Management designated this area as part of the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area to protect its natural formations. This protection was established to preserve the geological features for future generations.

Mee Canyon lies in the Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness, part of the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Its name comes from the Mee family, early settlers who ranched and grazed cattle in the Glade Park area. Visitors reach it by boat from the Colorado River or by trail from a trailhead near Glade Park.

Access is either by boat from the Colorado River or from a trailhead near Glade Park. Facilities are primitive and access is limited, so plan for self-sufficiency. The 100-foot alcove holds a year-round stream that flows around a rubble pile fallen from its ceiling.

The alcove is about 100 feet deep, cut into soft sandstone by a stream that runs year-round. The stream passes around a large rubble pile in the centre, fallen from the ceiling. Arch Tower, a 375-foot Wingate Sandstone tower with a natural arch, was first climbed in 2003.