Gunnison (Colorado)

Gunnison is a mountain town in the state of Colorado.

Located in Southwestern Colorado, Gunnison is far from Denver and off the beaten path... unlike many of Colorado’s ski areas located along interstates or major population areas. Gunnison is a bedroom community located about a half hour drive from the Crested Butte Ski Resort.

The valley contains the Victorian towns of Gunnison and Crested Butte.

• 38.533889-106.9330561 Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC  ^IATA). Provides frequent and convenient jet service, American Airlines, United, and United Express from Dallas, Denver, Houston. Regularly scheduled ground transportation offered by Alpine Express and Mountain Express are available as are car rentals from Dollar, Hertz, Avis, and Budget.  (updated Apr 2020)

• Hartman Rocks. Awesome bouldering, rock climbing, and biking 
• Blue Mesa.  

Mountain biking, skiing and rafting are great ideas when you are in the area -- one for each season except Fall, try fly-fishing

• Crested Butte Mountain Resort. World-class skiing and snowboarding and cross country skiing on over 30 km of well maintained trails at the Crested Butte Nordic Center. 
• Rafting Black Canyon of the Gunnison. The Gunnison River runs through this pristine and tightly controlled canyon. 

• 38.552597-106.9261821 Palisades Restaurant, 820 N Main St, ☏ +1 970 641-9223. 11AM-9PM daily. Family restaurant with a western theme and great food. Large kids menu and full bar with 9 TVs for sports and buzztime trivia. Plenty of parking and free Wi-Fi. moderate.  
• 38.547005-106.9266572 Farrell's Restaurant, 310 N Main St, ☏ +1 970 641-2655. The beautiful outdoor patio is a pleasant place to eat lunch in the spring and summer months.  
• 38.545848-106.9266843 Twisted Fork Bistro, 206 N Main St, ☏ +1 970 641-1488. Asian-influenced American food. Made from scratch, delicious food.  

Crested Butte and Gunnison are both good pub-crawl candidates.

• 38.546121-106.9266781 Alamo, 226 N Main St, ☏ +1 970 641-9907. The dive bar of the valley.  
• Tributary Coffee Roasters 120 N Main St. Daily 7AM - 4PM.

• 38.7307-107.5161 Smith Fork Guest Ranch, 45362 Needle Rock Rd, Crawford, ☏ +1 970 921-3454.  
• 38.546246-106.9338732 Wanderlust Hostel, 221 N Boulevard St, ☏ +1 970 901-1599, [email protected]. Dorms $23, privates $45-62.  
• 38.527009-106.9635993 The Gunnison Inn at Dos Rios, 37478 W Hwy 50, ☏ +1 970 641-1650, toll-free: +1-800-642-1650. A hotel with free hot breakfast.  

• Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Grand Junction ← Curecanti N.R.A. ←

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→ Poncha Springs → Pueblo