• Curecanti National Recreation Area

    Curecanti

    National Recreation Area Colorado

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  • East Portal Road is Open

    Be advised that the road could close again if winter conditions exist.

Operating Hours & Seasons

Curecanti National Recreation Area is open every day of the year.

VISITOR CENTERS

Elk Creek Visitor Center
Open all year.
Hours: Spring: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm every day, closed on federal holidays.
Summer: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm every day.
Fall, Winter: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Wednesday through Sunday, closed Monday, Tuesday and federal holidays.
Phone: (970) 641-2337 extension 205
Location: Sixteen miles west of Gunnison, CO on U.S. Highway 50.

Cimarron Visitor Center
Cimarron Visitor Center will be CLOSED for 2013.
Location: Cimarron, CO, 35 miles west of Gunnison on U.S. Highway 50


SEASONAL ROAD CLOSURES
East Portal Road is closed in winter. The road typically closes mid-November and reopens mid-April.


WATERCRAFT INSPECTIONS
Inspection and Launch Ramp Locations and Hours »

Did You Know?

Morrow Point Dam

Morrow Point Dam, found within the silent walls of the Black Canyon, was the first thin-arch, double curvature concrete dam built in the United States (completed in 1968).