National Recreation Area · Colorado

Trails in Curecanti National Recreation Area

19 named trails · 14 miles · 7 trailheads · 8 with the Park Service's own write-up. Each trail's page has its profile, trailhead and the Service's write-up. The lines, trailheads and points are the Park Service's; the write-ups are the Service's own words; the climbing is read from USGS elevation along each line.

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19 trails, A to Z.

Beaver Creek Trail

2.4 mi · about 300 ft of climbing

Picnic areas

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Coopers Ranch River Trail

0.2 mi

Cooper's Ranch Trail Drive there

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Coopers Ranch Trail

0.2 mi

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Crystal Creek Trail

1.5 mi · about 400 ft of climbing

ViewsPicnic areasthe Service's write-upCrystal Creek Trail Drive there

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Curecanti Creek Trail

2.0 mi · about 70 ft of climbing

ViewsPicnic areasthe Service's write-upCurecanti Creek Trail Drive there

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Dillon Pinnacles Trail

1.9 mi · Hike Dillon Pinnacles: 1.9 mi one way · about 400 ft of climbing

Viewsthe Service's write-up

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Elk Creek Ampitheatre Trail

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Elk Creek Showers Trail

0.1 mi

Picnic areas

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Elk Creek Walk-In Campground Trail

0.1 mi · about 20 ft of climbing

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Gateview Trail

0.6 mi

Exhibits

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Hermits Rest Trail

2.5 mi

Picnic areasthe Service's write-upHermit's Rest Trail Drive there

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Iola Trail

0.1 mi

Picnic areas

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Lake Fork to Hwy 92/Hwy 50 Trail

0.1 mi

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Lake Fork Trail

about 10 ft of climbing

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Mesa Creek Trail

0.7 mi · about 90 ft of climbing

ViewsPicnic areasthe Service's write-upMesa Creek Trail Drive there

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Neversink Trail

0.6 mi · about 10 ft of climbing

Picnic areasthe Service's write-upNeversink Trail Drive there

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Pine Creek Trail

0.9 mi · about 40 ft of climbing

Boat launchesthe Service's write-upPine Creek Trail Drive there

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Ponderosa Trail

0.4 mi · Hike Dillon Pinnacles: 1.9 mi one way

Campgroundsthe Service's write-up

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Stevens Creek Ampitheatre Trail

0.1 mi

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

About these trails

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.