Curecanti National Recreation Area
Colorado
🔴 hikes
Free entry
Three reservoirs and surrounding lands make up this recreation area in western Colorado. It is a landscape of tradeoffs; natural and human made features exist together. Geologic wonders are abundant from the sagebrush shrublands to forests. Visitors can experience the park year-round on both land and water.
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No entrance fee.
Hours
Open 24 hours per day, 365 days a year.
Conditions
Weather now: ☀️ Clear, 59°F
☀️ 81°/47°
☁️ 82°/59°
🌦️ 83°/51°
Things to do
Hike Pine Creek Trail
Boat on Morrow Point Reservoir
🔴 Boat on Crystal Reservoir
Hike Mesa Creek Trail
Hike Neversink Trail
Hike Curecanti Creek Trail
Fishing at Curecanti
🔴 Drive East Portal Road
Campgrounds
Cimarron Campground
Dry Gulch Campground
East Elk Creek Group Campground ↗
Gateview Campground
Ponderosa Campground
Visitor centers
Elk Creek Visitor Center
Not an official safety source — always defer to NPS.gov and rangers for life-safety decisions.
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