Summer Visitors Guide to Crested Butte and Gunnison, Colorado

Summer in Gunnison - Crested Butte, Colorado

Summertime in Gunnison-Crested Butte is the perfect Colorado vacation destination for everyone. Colorado's Western Heritage is all around you in Gunnison, a true ranching town. Home to Western State College of Colorado, visitors will find the young, old timers and families welcoming them with their own brand of western hospitality. Hiking, biking and picnic areas abound at Hartman Rocks Recreation Area and Curecanti National Recreation Area as well as in Crested Butte, Mt. Crested Butte and the beautiful Crystal River Valley around the old mining town of Marble, not to mention the beautiful Gunnison National Forest. World-class fishing and boating are defined on Blue Mesa Reservoir, Colorado's largest lake and on the many rivers in Gunnison County including the Gunnison River, East River, Taylor River and Crystal River and on Taylor Reservoir, the centerpiece of endless vistas at Taylor Park near the "wicked little town of Tin Cup" as legend tells it! Or, visit Marble and take a side trip to the Crystal Mill, one of Colorado's most photographed historic mill sites (a high clearance 4-wheel drive vehicle is highly recommended to go to the mill).

If soft adventure is your goal, no worries...shopping, museums, art centers and galleries and a variety of dining options along with health, wellness and spa services abound. And, on weekends visit the Gunnison Valley Observatory, Colorado's largest public access research quality telescope and take in our clear and classified "stable skies" for a once-in-a-lifetime experience! Summer weekends also bring farmer's markets touting delectable eats and treats... Saturday in Gunnison at the corner of Virginia and Main Street, and on Sunday in Crested Butte on Elk Avenue between 1st and 2nd Streets.

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