Tourism Association: PURE fun…SIMPLE life is what you’ll find in our 1880s Western and Victorian Rocky Mountain towns. Gunnison-Crested Butte and everything around these towns have distinctions that set this part of Southwest Colorado apart from the rest! Crested Butte was named the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s “Distinctive Dozen Destinations” for 2008 and, it’s also a registered National Historic District as well as the “official wildflower capital” of Colorado! And, Crested Butte is birthplace to mountain biking and home to the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame. Gunnison is home to the Gunnison Valley Observatory, the 5 acre Pioneer Museum, Colorado’s largest lake, Blue Mesa the icon of Curecanti National Recreation Area and is known for “gold medal trophy trout” waters! And, you can’t beat a whitewater rafting trip on the beautiful Taylor River! Experience the best of Colorado all in one beautiful mountain destination and enjoy diverse lodging, one-of-a-kind shopping and dining and authentic historic towns! Learn more at GunnisonCrestedButte.com.



