MSFS2020: Let's CAMP! Largest Lake in Colorado - Blue Mesa Reservoir – Gunnison

Coordinates: 39.323257, -111.934674
Nearest airport: KGUC Gunnison

Despite having family in the area I do not recall ever going to the Gunnison Reservoir as a kid.

The 9,000-acre Blue Mesa Reservoir is the largest body of water entirely in Colorado and one of the state’s best beach spots. It’s in the Curecanti National Recreation Area, which has 96 miles of shoreline for sunbathing and other outdoor activities.

Blue Mesa Dam is a 390 foot tall earthen fill dam on the Gunnison River. When the dam was built in 1965, it created the Blue Mesa Reservoir. The lake is the most well-known and impressive of the recreation area‘s three main reservoirs, although most tourists are unaware of the other two: Morrow Point and Crystal Point.