Alt Text Map of Curecanti National Recreation Area in Colorado. Park areas, shown in green, stretches across the north and south banks of the Gunnison River, represented as a blue waterway of varying widths from the top left corner to the top right edge. Surrounding terrain is shaded in beige. Extended Description Brown lines representing major roads thread above and below the river, and through the park area. The park is dotted with several campgrounds, marinas, trails, and picnic areas. The river is divided into three reservoirs, which are separated by dams. Crystal Reservoir stretches from the top left to about one-eighth of the way across the map. From there, Morrow Point Reservoir continues up to the Blue Mesa Dam, about halfway across the map. Blue Mesa Reservoir includes three wide basins most of the rest of the way across the map, then narrows out as the Gunnison River. Surrounding areas include a small section of Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park in the top left corner of the map. Gunnison National Forest stretches above Curecanti from around Crystal Creek and over the Black and Soap mesas, and then off the top right edge of the map. Sapinero State Wildlife Area sits east of Dillon Mesa and west of Rainbow Lake Road. Two highways running above and below the river meet near the middle of the map and continue as one road across the rest of the river. This description will work left to right and top to bottom, noting points of entry and features of the park, followed by a full transcription of the legend. From the East Portal In the top left corner, a small dark rectangular shape represents Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park, which shares a narrow boundary across the river with Curecanti. A road winds from the national park into Curecanti’s East Portal, which has a campground and picnic area, near the Gunnison Diversion Dam. A blue dashed line from this point labeled Gunnison Tunnel exits the left edge of the map. The road stops before Crystal Dam. Text here reads “Vehicles longer than 22 feet are prohibited on East Portal Road.” From State Route 92 State Route 92 drops into the map from near the top left corner. Text at the upper edge reads “To Hotchkiss.” The highway crosses Crystal Creek and leads down to a boundary with the park that adjoins Crystal Creek Trail (2.5 miles, 4 kilometers). The trail leads to a boat-in campsite at Crystal Creek. State Route 92 continues east above the park boundary to Hermits Rest, which has a trail (3 miles, 4.8 kilometers), picnic area, and overlook. The trail goes south to Hermits Rest boat-in campsite on Morrow Point Reservoir. Continuing east, State Route 92 pops above Nelson's Gulch and up Curecanti Creek, then comes back down to Pioneer Point, which has the Curecanti Creek Trail (2 miles, 3.2 kilometers) and a picnic area. The trail leads to Curecanti Creek boat-in campsite. Across the river is Curecanti Needle and Blue Creek. The road continues above the park boundary then back into it after Chipeta Falls, reaching Blue Mesa Dam Overlook before the dam. Just beyond the dam, the road connects to US Highway 50. An unpaved road from Blue Mesa Dam Overlook goes northeast up the bank to MacIntyre Gulch, which has a picnic area, and then continues north up the Soap Creek Arm of the Sapinero Basin. The unpaved road reaches Ponderosa, which has a campground, picnic area, and boat launch. Exiting the park area and continuing north, it leads to Soap Creek (USFS) and campground. From US Highway 50 Near US Highway 50’s emergence from the left middle of the map, text reads “To Montrose.” The road goes east to Cimarron, then to a path into the park to Cimarron Visitor Center (open seasonally), which has a railroad exhibit, campground, and picnic area. Closer to the river, near Morrow Point Dam, there is a lookout, picnic area, and the Mesa Creek Trail (0.8 mile or 1.2 kilometer). Just southeast of the Visitor Center is East Cimarron, which has a picnic area. US Highway continues out southeast, below the park area, crossing the Cimarron River, Stumpy Creek, and Blue Mesa Summit (8,704 feet, 2,653 meters). The road then curves northeast around a leg of the park that includes Blue Creek and follows below the river east into the park just past the unpaved Blue Mesa Road. Inside the park, an unpaved road leads to Pine Creek, which has boat tours and the Pine Creek Trail (1 mile, 1.6 kilometers). Blue Mesa Dam and US Route 92 are a short distance away, followed by Lake Fork Visitor Center (open seasonally), which has a campground and marina. US Highway 50 crosses the Lake Fork Arm of the river via the Lake Fork Bridge and reaches Sapinero. Down the Lake Fork arm is a boat-in campsite, and down at the tip is Gateview campground. An unpaved road continues out of the park area with stops at Vanguard Site picnic area and the Railroad Camp interpretive trail. The road nearly converges with Blue Mesa Road as they head off the bottom of the map toward State Route 149. From Sapinero, US Highway 50 continues below the Sapinero Basin, below Soap Creek Arm and West Elk Arm, which has a boat-in campsite at its northern tip. Past West Elk, an overlook sits on US Highway 50 near an intersection with the unpaved Lake City Cutoff Road, which veers southeast of the park over the Sapinero Mesa toward State Route 149. Crossing the river via Middle Bridge, US Highway 50 reaches Dillon the Pinnacles Trail (2 miles, 3.4 kilometers), which has an interpretive trail and picnic area and more overlooks. Farther east, Red Creek, which has individual and group campsites, connects to Red Creek Road, which exits the park through Sapinero State Wildlife Area before continuing off the top of the map. US Highway 50 continues east above the Cebolla Basin, then meets an unpaved road that leads to Dry Gulch campground just outside the park boundary. On the other side of the river is the Cebolla Arm, which has a boat-in campsite before it narrows out as Cebolla Creek. After Dry Gulch along US Highway 50 is a windsurfing area and picnic area, near an unpaved road leading to East Elk Creek, which is a group campground only. Next is the Elk Creek Visitor Center, which has a campground and picnic area, near a restaurant and a marina. East of here is the Turtle Rock boat-in campsite. Just before Rainbow Lake Road, US Highway 50 stops by Dry Creek, which has a picnic area, then continues above the Iola Basin with stops at Willow Creek, Old Stevens with a picnic area, and Stevens Creek, which has a campground and boat launch. As the Iola Basin narrows out to the Gunnison River, Lake City Bridge connects State Route 149 to US Highway 50. At this point is a picnic area, then State Route 149 swoops below the Iola Basin to Iola, which has a picnic area and boat launch. The road continues south off the bottom of the map “To Lake City.” Continuing up US Highway 50 is Beaver Creek picnic area, followed by Cooper Ranch, which has a trail (0.5 miles, 0.8 kilometers) and picnic area. At the top is Neversink, which has an interpretive trail (0.8 miles, 1.2 kilometers) and picnic area. Text next to US Highway 50’s exit off the map reads “To Riverway and Gunnison.” Legend A scale in the lower left corner of the map shows distances of 2 kilometers and 2 miles. The legend reads as follows: White line encased in black for Unpaved road, Black half-circle on a red line for Overlook, Black dashed line for Hiking trail (distances are one-way), and Dark blue line against pale blue for Former river channel. Two columns of symbols represent Campground, Boat-in campsite, Marina, Boat launch, Picnic area, and Interpretive trail. Additional text reads, “Drinking water can generally be obtained at road-access campgrounds May through September. Unpaved roads may be impassable in winter; check with a ranger.”