Reviews of Curecanti National Recreation Area (Park)

Jeff

Love this place.

Nathan Mesich

Beautiful. For. Spacious. Skies.

Trevor Garner

Nice spot for a picnic.

John Vien

Beautiful views & scenery

Mike Campell

Quiet, beautiful place to kick back or join lake festivities without breaking the bank..

Lisa Crafton

Beautiful. Stunning. Breathtaking.

Flora Davidson

Ranger talk was informative and the planet gazing was amazing!

Lily Knopp

It is a great campground definitely would recommend.

Roger Ternyak

Enough room for lots of boaters to do their own thing. The elk ramp does get crowded so parking a boat trailer there in order to use the fish cleaning station can be impossible.

Cliff Payne

Great hike into the gorge, great boat ride, the staff very informative about the history of the canyon. My wife and I would do this again.

Brittany Love

Love this place ❤️

Jim Kearns

Just drove through. Didn't use any facilities but loved the scenery.

Jessica Mestas

Just driving through unfortunately. I'll make plans in the future for a longer visit. There looks like a lot of fun to be had with any type of water toys. The drive was incredibly beautiful. The lake is sadly very low.

sher geske

Great place to relax on lake. Fishing should be done very early am. Wind seems to get bad in afternoon then calms down around 4 to 5pm

Carla Cordova

We come here once or twice a year. Love it!

Jones à la liberable

Amazing and jones are not in jail!

Kelly B

Great place for fishing, camping, hiking and exploring.

Kevin Lewis

Best area to camp. Loved our spot.

Christopher Sienza

Very pretty area, much less crowded than national parks a short drive from the area. Tons of hiking and water sport options, camping, and interesting features. The total package and a great option for a long weekend getaway.

Penny Zimbelman

One of our favorite places, beautiful day, beautiful country.

Daniel jaeke

This year the water is up almost to full! Great camping and water activities only scratch the surface of fun you can experience here!

Becky Betts

Beautiful scenery. A lovely drive.

Sheikh R

Nice place, consider a visit if you are in colorado.

Judith Barro Johnson

Drove through, Beautiful!

Graeg Gast

Winter or Summer- Put it on your bucket list.

scdubiski

Hwy 92. Was a find for my motorcycle trip. Wasn't on my list but looked like a good road to try when I stopped to check out the dam. Glad I did. Very scenic and curvy. Very little traffic which is ALWAYS a plus. A must ride road if in the area.

rick dufon

One of the prettiest places in Colorado

Devi R

Mother Nature at her best

Joe Schaul

Gorgeous Views of High Mountain Desert Reseviors, and Canyon Fishing at Its Finest!

Lisa Jensen

Unfortunately it was too windy to fish at Blue Mesa reservoir the day we visited. In fairness, it deserves another shot. If you have the time, take the road over to Crawford. There are some incredible views! I recommend that you stop at Pioneer Point.

Michael Hiebert

What a great lake

Emily P

Absolutely beautiful with cheap pontoon rentals ($50)

Trevor Clifton

Great lake for boating

Marcos Iglesias

Definitely a place to visit

Mike Cochran

Went fishing with a local guide and had a great time. Nice and clean and not overly busy. Water level is 50 feet below normal.

William Sowle

Also check out next to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison

Russell Loveland

Lake was beautiful. They are just getting thing ready for summer, needs some weeds pulled and boat trailer parking cleaned , most likely will change and improve

Stephanie Strait

Very nice recreational area! Great fishing, hiking, camping, and absolutely wonderful sunsets!

Susan Rigney

We simply drive through on our way home from Arkansas to Utah. The drive was unbelievably gorgeous and so worth the route we took!

Ken Kennedy

GLORIOUS, BEAUTIFUL PRESENTATION OF HIS MASTERY

Adam Calvery

Great area to explore. It gets hot in the sun and cool in the shade on the trails. Layer accordingly and bring water.

Kirk Hamblen

Love taking the boat out on lake Gunnison

Liz Macek

Beautiful area National park, currently in a historic drought. Friendly, helpful local residents, some services near by, otherwise next town is 15 miles away.

Sally Jeffryes

Great place for kayaking, fishing, boating, though I seldom camp there it has a nice setup for it.

Mary Ficklin

Love to go to Blue Mess fishing. Great service and camp grounds are clean

William Romero Jr

So peaceful it's easy to forget how blessed we are to be living so close to nature. The trail to the lake was about 1 hour down and 45 minutes back up to the parking lot.

Gordon Stahlsmith

Absolutely stunning, beautiful pristine natural environment

Darien Marx

Love it here love the Easter and fishing is awesome

jaaks6

We drove through the park, right along side the Blue Mesa. What a lovely view and ride for the motorcycles.

Trisheeta Holmes

Beautiful views! Wonderful atmosphere. How could you not feel the peace and at one with nature?

Blu Moon

A very beautiful and special place. The reservoir may be full or near empty but since I'm not a boater or fisher person that doesn't matter and it's picturesque either way. Lots of hiking, off-roading and mountain biking in the surrounding hills which are beautiful and geologically interesting, Gunnison and Crested Buttes are close and very much worth a visit. It's a mecca for mountain bikers: Hartman Rock near Gunnison and Crested Buttes both have networks of trails for all skill levels. There's camping, RV Resorts and motels in the the surrounding area but on holiday weekends it's best to have a reservation.

Erin Wiggers

By far our dogs' favorite place

Steve Biggs

We got rain, it smelled so clean. The deer are in good shape for a dry summer. Another beautiful day.

Jack Daniel

Very cool place but it was crowded, lots of mosquitoes, no cell service and everything got soaking wet around 5am and stayed that way until we left around 11. I actually had to towel dry my whole tent. Would recommend for rv use mainly. Does have a toilet.

Chris Honaker

Great place if you like the raw outdoors. Pulled over my kayak to relieve myself amongst the bones of some prey. Bring bear spray...

Rachel Byrnes

Incredible trail. Took 4 kids and although it was tough on the way back up, we made it work! Come prepared with lots of water, smacks/food and definitely recommend walking sticks and good hiking boots. The end of the trail was flooded but we still got to see a lot of amazingness. It ended up being 4 miles to the end and back, and it took us 3 hours with taking lots of stops for rest, hydration and photos. Highly recommend!

T. B.

We stayed in one of the Primitive camp sites next to the water and it was great! The camp hosts were really nice, we talked several times about different things. Spent one day kayaking and fishing. Drove down to one of the dams and realized the water is 100+ feet in a lot of areas of the lakes. Can't wait to go back again!

Robert Jastrab

Don't come you'll hate it! Too much beauty, too much fun!

Christine w

My daughter and I stopped several times driving through for pictures. The views were awesome

Dustin Collins

A small camp site and boat launch with an incredible view. It's not as heavily trafficked and it is dog friendly.

Robert Lawyer

Everyone to visit once in their life

mrmetall usa

Blue Mesa Reservoir... Beautiful reservoir area and sorrounds. Great for water sports. many options camping site... We love KOA.

Chuck Denny

Awesome place. What beautiful areas!!

M&M Overland Adventures

Beautiful area when we were there the lake was iced over and saw elk on the ridge.

wes bowers

So many possibilities! Amazing views, hikes, fishing, camping, ECT, ECT, ECT!

Joshua Gilbert

such a beautiful place to visit

Margo Roberts

Beautiful, fun, lots of adventure

Carter Cole

The boat rental was really reasonable and we got a kyak to get to the shore it was a sunburn blast

Angela Sisk

Love this place! Colorado's beach!!

John Nemetz

Great place to fish or just hang out and have a picnic. The water was pretty low last summer, but the fish were still biting

daniel vigil

Fishing is always good. Catching was fair today.

M.D. Campbell

The Blue Mesa Reservoir is just Beautiful!! This park and man made lake is huge and has many things to do like fishing, swimming, wind boarding, hiking, and camping!

Tim Irwin

Huge, incredibly beautiful Lake in a high desert setting. The surrounding volcanic features make for a photographer's dream!

Thomas Janecek

Big and very nice

Agata Bogucka

Beautiful! Great area to find a spot to cool off by the water.

cavinoff usa

Huge lake! Didnt catch any fish .

Denise Barlock

Beautiful area to drive through! We really enjoyed passing through and enjoying the scenery!

Brad Townsend

Hidden Gem of Colorado. Almost afraid to tell anyone. ☺

Scott B

Not crowded, awesome scenery, well maintained trails, good fishing

Ted Uhlemann

Many trails and overlooks with great views. Interesting geology. Nice wildflowers. Boating, rafting.

Mike Johnson

Love this whole area of Colorado. Awesome landscapes, water sports, hiking, fishing, hiking, camping, and more. Great place for kayaks. Waterskiing in the morning is like a dream, with the water often being smooth as glass. Lots of dirt roads for exploring surrounding lands.

Jim Carpenter

Fantastic views of the lake, hear fishing good to but requires a boat.

Carolyn LeCroy

Stayed at Elk Creek campground from Sunday before Labor Day until Friday. Once the Labor Day crowd headed home. We had no neighbors for 5 days.

Alfredo Apodaca

Love this place....great place for family outing....

Michelle Mead

The best place in our beloved Colorado to go for a glorious camping experience. Our hands-down favourite. The only thing missing was a hiking badge for Curecanti in the visitor's center. I look forward to coming back agajn.

Justin P

Curecanti is a national recreation area around three reservoirs on the upper Gunnison River. There are a number of spots for boating and fishing on the lakes as well as campgrounds, picnic areas and hiking trails. We were passing through the area and stopped for a break to hike at Dillon Pinnacles. A 2 mile trail leads to spectacular views of the strangely eroded volcanic pinnacles. It was a really beautiful hike and great way to break up the drive. Would like to explore the area more if we're ever in the area again.

Amanda Brown

Beautiful! Fresh mountain air, views for days!

Christine May

Unbelievable beautiful hiking

Stephen Uppfalt

Long lake with lots of public access.

Ciewantu

Beautiful National Park. I highly recommend visiting!

Ken Garcia

Very uninviting and no Services what so ever... Luckily I was able to go up the Hill to the point where they had some supplies and cash machine ... Next time I'm camping at The Point.

Dean Herrera

Absolutely beautiful area ro visit fish camping

Marie Archuleta

Beautiful...a little to cold this time of year.

Jeff Colton

A great place to explore nature where cell phones don't work.

Paul Szychinski

It's a beautiful place to fish

Mike Goodliff

Was really nice! Lakes were great!

millard foster

Amazing boat tour by the NPS!

Don Hall

Drive through. Beautiful area. Cannot comment on amenities.

Chelsea Carpenter

A good spot to camp, but many of the campgrounds were closed or by reservation only. Leaving you to be forced to pay for RV parks. The best and most beautiful spot was for big groups only - which is kinda unfair to people who only get to drive through this area the one time they are here. Wish I could have been in more natural areas, but still a pretty place.

Ryan Woods

Great place for family fun!

Colorado Dave's Fulltime RV Life

Beautiful area! It's a must see when passing thru the area. Great hiking trails. The river does flood the trail at times. But the trail follows the river and it amazing!!

T L Sucharzewski

Really great! Took ride to Lake City and saw some beautiful country, deer and elk.

Diana Beatty

Nice trail and picnic area with bathrooms.

Elisabeth Van Roijen

Beautiful park and really really big. Be sure to plan out where you want to stay before going, or else you could be driving around for a while!

David Burke

Its very nice!

Carlos Orozco

Very nice stop, learned about what was there before, interesting!!

Destini Bennett

Blue Mesa is a decent day trip. I have yet to camp there but where I've explored there isn't much shade. It's massive though so there has to be some good camping spots.

His Mom

Breath taking beauty.

Robbie Browder

Kids had fun playing in the water

Jon Amore

Go you will like it

Ketaki Toye

A great drive!! Drove through this beautiful area. This is Colorado's largest body of water. There are three reservoirs throughout. The Lake and reservoir is large. Crystal clear blue water. stunning, panoramic views, lovely scenic drive with No entrance fee. There are a number of spots for boating and fishing on the lakes as well as campgrounds, picnic areas and hiking trails. There are restroom spots too. If you have time, stop and enjoy the scenery & beautiful views.

alcz5161

One of my favorite places in Colorado.

Elaine Williams

Beautiful sight.

David Partee

So Beautiful just to visit.

Lauri

We fished Blue Mesa Reservoir, caught 3 lake trout. Nothing else was biting right now. Trout must be spawning???? We've enjoyed fishing here for 40 years now!

Marc Slover

A lot of biting bugs at twilight, but worth it!

Leila Steele

Blue Mesa is filling again! I don't think it will totally fill this year, but another good winter would do it!!

William Williams

BEAUTIFUL!! Wonderful views and great photo opportunities!!

J Grins

Beautiful Spot to Stop

Uncle Bobby

Great lake great fish, etc.. the only downside is the wind it could be a nice sunny day and the wind would ruin it spent 200 some odd dollars to boat that day and had to return to the dock due to the wind..

b dunn

Nice trail. I think it will be underwater soon.

John Seastone

The lake is full this year. Campgrounds are also full.

Philip McBrain

Stunning geological formations, cool, calm water, great for paddleboarding, water skiing and swimming.

Deplorable DeadHead

Totally Awesome. Pure Colorado.

Jonathan Ewert

This is an amazing and huge Recreational Area. Beautiful hikes, amazing waterside camping available. We hiked the Curecanti trail that takes you down to the bottom (water level). 900 feet down over the course of 2 miles. One extremely steep area lets you know that you are almost there, and greets you quickly as you start the way back up. It is amazing and beautiful at the bottom (and there are even a couple of campsites on the way!) Once you see the Balck Canyon of the Gunnison, you will (or at least I did) realize that this is the quintessential hike for the area. What a fantastic part of God's Creation!

Kyle Keezer

Beautiful, lots to see and do there. Water looks great and boat traffic wasn't very heavy. I would like to back there again and spend more time there.

Jason Davis

Great camping site. Good views of the water from most camping spot. The fact it's close to the highway is a blessing and a curse. It's a quick detour off the highway to your camping spot however at night the noise of the passing trucks can get obnoxious at times so you never feel as your away from civilization. There are a lot of great bodies of water with plenty of shore line to fish from however during my time there there wasn't much action. A few minutes away is a town where you can restock and supplies your depleted. Over all a great time and a site I'd enjoy returning to.

Art Martinez

Can't wait to go back, Lot's of fun

MrMjm333

Great place to stop on Highway 50 in Colorado and take in some breathtaking views.

Sebastien Comtois

Straight up amazing place!

erica doemland

So cool to be out there with the water levels down! Beautiful and peaceful. I really wish you could camp on the beach like you can in Alaska, California and Washington. It is truly a remarkable place that could be so much better with bonfires and camping. It would be magical!

kaitlyn hansen

Despite very little shade in the camping areas, this place is amazing. No complaints. :-)

Elijah Nix

We went kayaking for fathers day. Very fun place to hang out.

david cencak

Very scenic great place

Freida Posada

So much to do here! A sweet breath of fresh air as well! Great for groups!

Travis Bird

Secluded area with well maintained camp grounds. Park rangers were friendly and informative. Great place if you're in to hiking or fishing.

Jack Ferrell

Expansive reservoir- great to take a pontoon out for the day

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It's a perfect place!!