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Curecanti National Recreation Area
Operating Hours & Seasons

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



ELK CREEK VISITOR CENTER
Open all year.
Hours:
Fall, Winter: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm Monday through Friday, closed on federal holidays.
Spring: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm everyday, closed on federal holidays.
Summer: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm everyday.
Phone: (970) 641-2337 extension 205
Location: Sixteen miles west of Gunnison, CO on U.S. Highway 50.

CIMARRON VISITOR CENTER
Open intermittently mid-May through the end of September.
Hours: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Phone: (970) 249-4074
Location: Cimarron, CO, 35 miles west of Gunnison on U.S. Highway 50


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

Pine Creek Stairs  

Did You Know?
To get to the Morrow Point Boat Tour in Curecanti National Recreation Area, visitors must walk down (and back up) 232 stairs on the Pine Creek Trail.
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Last Updated: April 08, 2008 at 16:56 EST