Eating & Sleeping

Camping

Curecanti has ten campgrounds for visitors to choose from. There are several more campsites that are accessible by boat. East Portal Campground is accessed through Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, but lies within the boundary of Curecanti National Recreation Area.

Camping Outside the Park

Camping may be available in private campgrounds or on other public lands nearby.

 

 

Lodging and Dining

There are no restaurants or lodges in Curecanti National Recreation Area. No food is available. The nearest restaurants and hotels are in Montrose, CO, or Gunnison, CO.

Lodging is available in nearby communities. Please visit the following links for more information:

• Montrose Visitor and Convention Bureau
• Gunnison Country Chamber of Commerce
• Gunnison-Crested Butte Tourism Association

 

Picnic Areas

Picnic areas are first come, first served areas for day use only. Pack out or properly dispose of any food waste and trash. Help protect park wildlife by not feeding animals or leaving food scraps behind.

• Riverway Picnic Area: vault toilet, fire grates
• Neversink Picnic Area: vault toilet, fire grates
• Cooper's Ranch Picnic Area: vault toilet, fire grates
• Beaver Creek Picnic Area: vault toilet, fire grates
• Old Stevens Picnic Area: vault toilet
• Dry Creek Picnic Area: vault toilet
• Dillon Pinnacles Picnic Area: vault toilet
• Cimarron Picnic Area: vault toilet, fire grates
• Mesa Creek Picnic Area: vault toilet, fire grates