Curecanti National Recreation Area

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Curecanti National Recreation Area is a protected area in western Colorado known for its three large reservoirs along the Gunnison River, offering boating, fishing, hiking, and scenic canyon landscapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national recreation area ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
containsDam Blue Mesa Dam ⓘ
Crystal Dam ⓘ
Morrow Point Dam ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
ecosystemType riparian corridor ⓘ
semi-arid shrubland ⓘ
established 1965 ⓘ
governingBody U.S. National Park Service ⓘ
hasDesignation IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape) ⓘ
hasFeature boat-in campsites ⓘ
high desert landscape ⓘ
steep-walled canyons ⓘ
hasRecreationalUse cross-country skiing ⓘ
ice fishing ⓘ
powerboating ⓘ
sailing ⓘ
snowshoeing ⓘ
hasReservoir Blue Mesa Reservoir ⓘ
Crystal Reservoir ⓘ
Morrow Point Reservoir ⓘ
hasTrail Curecanti Creek Trail ⓘ
linked to: Pine Creek Trail

Dillon Pinnacles Trail ⓘ
Pine Creek Trail ⓘ
hasVisitorCenter Elk Creek Visitor Center ⓘ
knownFor canyon landscapes ⓘ
three large reservoirs ⓘ
water-based recreation ⓘ
locatedIn Colorado ⓘ
Gunnison County, Colorado ⓘ
Montrose County, Colorado ⓘ
locatedInRegion western Colorado ⓘ
linked to: Western Colorado
locatedOnRiver Gunnison River ⓘ
managingOrganization National Park Service ⓘ
namedAfter Curecanti Creek ⓘ
nearestCity Gunnison, Colorado ⓘ
Montrose, Colorado ⓘ
offersActivity boating ⓘ
camping ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
scenic driving ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
partOf Colorado River Basin ⓘ
Colorado-Big Thompson Project ⓘ
primaryWaterBody Blue Mesa Reservoir ⓘ
traversedBy U.S. Route 50 ⓘ

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Gunnison County, Colorado → contains → Curecanti National Recreation Area ⓘ
Western Colorado → containsProtectedArea → Curecanti National Recreation Area ⓘ
Blue Mesa Dam → locatedInProtectedArea → Curecanti National Recreation Area ⓘ
Montrose, Colorado → hasNearbyAttraction → Curecanti National Recreation Area ⓘ
subject linked to: Montrose
Gunnison River → flowsThrough → Curecanti National Recreation Area ⓘ
Blue Mesa Reservoir → partOf → Curecanti National Recreation Area ⓘ
Blue Mesa Reservoir → locatedInProtectedArea → Curecanti National Recreation Area ⓘ
Gunnison, Colorado → isGatewayTo → Curecanti National Recreation Area ⓘ
Montrose County, Colorado → contains → Curecanti National Recreation Area (part) ⓘ
linked to: Curecanti National Recreation Area
Western Colorado University → nearbyFeature → Curecanti National Recreation Area ⓘ
Gunnison → hasNearbyPublicLand → Curecanti National Recreation Area ⓘ
Montrose, Colorado, United States → isGatewayTo → Curecanti National Recreation Area ⓘ
Gunnison Basin → hasProtectedArea → Curecanti National Recreation Area ⓘ
Crystal Dam → formsPartOf → Curecanti National Recreation Area ⓘ
Curecanti Unit → associatedProtectedArea → Curecanti National Recreation Area ⓘ
Gunnison Valley → near → Curecanti National Recreation Area ⓘ
Dillon Pinnacles Trail → locatedIn → Curecanti National Recreation Area ⓘ
Dillon Pinnacles Trail → withinProtectedArea → Curecanti National Recreation Area ⓘ
Elk Creek Visitor Center → locatedIn → Curecanti National Recreation Area ⓘ
Elk Creek Visitor Center → servesArea → Curecanti National Recreation Area reservoirs ⓘ
linked to: Curecanti National Recreation Area
Curecanti Creek → locatedInProtectedArea → Curecanti National Recreation Area ⓘ
Curecanti Creek → namedBy → Curecanti National Recreation Area ⓘ
Curecanti Creek → hasNameOriginRelation → Curecanti National Recreation Area ⓘ
Curecanti Creek → hasNearbyAttraction → Curecanti National Recreation Area reservoirs ⓘ
linked to: Curecanti National Recreation Area
Morrow Point Dam → locatedInProtectedArea → Curecanti National Recreation Area ⓘ
Pine Creek Trail → locatedIn → Curecanti National Recreation Area ⓘ
Pine Creek Trail → partOf → Curecanti National Recreation Area trail system ⓘ
linked to: Curecanti National Recreation Area
Pine Creek Trail → category → Curecanti National Recreation Area ⓘ
Crystal Reservoir → partOf → Curecanti National Recreation Area ⓘ
Crystal Reservoir → locatedWithinProtectedArea → Curecanti National Recreation Area ⓘ
Morrow Point Reservoir → locatedInProtectedArea → Curecanti National Recreation Area ⓘ
Morrow Point Reservoir → partOf → Curecanti National Recreation Area lake system ⓘ
linked to: Curecanti National Recreation Area
Montrose, Colorado → nearProtectedArea → Curecanti National Recreation Area ⓘ
Western Slope of the Rocky Mountains → contains → Curecanti National Recreation Area ⓘ
Almont, Colorado → isGatewayTo → Curecanti National Recreation Area ⓘ