8301 U S 50 Gunnison, CO 81230

15 acres capturing the true beauty of Western Colorado. Create your dream property here with endless possibilities. This property has an older mobile home, with electric, septic and a well. Located just a few minutes away from the Blue Mesa Reservoir you could make this your basecamp for all the fun you need. As a unit of the Curecanti National Recreation Area, Blue Mesa Reservoir offers a number of recreational opportunities, including boating, fishing, developed and primitive camping, hiking, horseback riding, and hunting. A popular lake for boating, Blue Mesa has marinas at Elk Creek and Lake Fork, near the dam, both of which can be accessed by U.S. 50. Watercraft can also be launched from the Ponderosa and Stevens Creek campgrounds, and at Iola, on the reservoir's southern shore. During winter months Iola Basin is also a popular spot for ice fishing. In addition to Blue Mesa Reservoir, Curecanti National Recreation Area also contains Morrow Point Reservoir and Crystal Reservoir. Both Morrow Point and Crystal are smaller, narrower lakes, located within the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. Though considerably harder to access than Blue Mesa, these two lakes nevertheless offer visitors unique views and challenging recreational opportunities. West of Blue Mesa and immediately downriver from Crystal Dam is Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, a National Park that offers camping, hiking, and views of the river and the surrounding 1900-ft. deep canyon.North of the reservoir is the Gunnison Ranger District of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, a unit of the U.S. Forest Service. The Gunnison Ranger District includes campgrounds and a number of hiking and equestrian trails spread across 1.3 million acres. Towns near Blue Mesa include Gunnison to the east and Montrose to the west, all of which can be accessed via U.S. 50.