Curecanti National Recreation Area is a National Park Service unit located on the Gunnison River in western Colorado. Established in 1965, Curecanti National Recreation Area is responsible for develop
The Dillon Pinnacles in Curecanti NRA.
Blue Mesa Reservoir from the air.
Morrow Point Reservoir in winter.
Bridge over Crystal Reservoir at Cimarron.
Gunnison, Colorado
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Gunnison is a home rule municipality that is the county seat of and the most populous municipality in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 6,560 at the 2020 United States
Curecanti National Recreation Area
…called the Curecanti Project, was tasked with building three dams on the upper reaches of the Gunnison, approximately 27 miles west of the city of Gunnison. Curecanti was named for a 19th-century Ute Indian sub-chief. The resulting reservoirs, Blue Mesa, Morrow Point, and Crystal, would not only make…
Storefronts along Main Street in Gunnison.
Welcome to Gunnison sign for travelers on Hwy 50 entering Gunnison from the east.
View of Tenderfoot Mountain taken from Gunnison in September 2009. The "W" signifies Western Colorado University.
Gunnison–Crested Butte Regional Airport