Fast Facts of Gunnison County
• 85 percent of Gunnison Country is pristine, scenic public land
• 20,000 acres of public fishable waters, including the largest body of water in Colorado. Blue Mesa Reservoir is 20 miles long and has 9,000 acres of fishable waters with 92 miles of shoreline.
• 3,900 miles of fishable streams
• 50 moose (and the numbers are growing)
• 200 Rocky Mountain Goats
• 325 bighorn sheep
• 400 pronghorn antelope
• 14,500 elk
• 16,000 deer
• 17,000 cattle
• 38 campgrounds (totaling 570 sites) in the Gunnison National Forest
• 42 Miles of rafting waters
• 100 licensed outfitters and commercial recreational services
• Biking trails- too many trails and too varied to mention!
• Hiking Trails- ditto
• 43 historic town sites and “ghost areas”
Courtesy of www.GunnisonCrestedButte.com
