Crested Butte, COWildflower Country
WHERE TO STAY
Your Basecamp for the Valley
Lodging across every neighborhood and style. From slopeside hotels to historic downtown inns.
CURATED PICKS
What We'd Actually Do
SUMMER · TRAIL GUIDE
7 Bucket List Mountain Bike Trails
From flowy intermediate descents to the steep, technical lines that put CB on the map. Here are the trails worth planning a trip around.
SUMMER · HIKING GUIDE
The Crested Butte Hiking Guide
Sixty plus trails, walked, mapped, and photographed by us. Filter by difficulty, length, and drive time, with honest ratings for the hikes where moderate is doing a lot of heavy lifting.
LIVING IN CRESTED BUTTE
More Than
a Place to Visit
For many who visit Crested Butte, what starts as a weekend escape often becomes a lifelong connection to the valley. Entrepreneurs, builders, artists, and philanthropists have all chosen to put down roots here, contributing their passions and talents to the community.
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Peak Gothic Fireweed
The wildflowers have been loving the afternoon showers!
Photograph by Katie Henderson
Past weeks
ALL ABOUT CRESTED BUTTE
Quick Answers
VISIT WISELY
A Few Things to Know
Wildflower etiquette
If every visitor picked just a few wildflowers, the meadows would empty fast. Take photos instead.
When nature calls
What you leave behind doesn't disappear. Pack it out, or learn the cathole rule.
Support CBCC
Last year, the Crested Butte Conservation Corps hauled 2,654 pounds of trash out of the backcountry. That's a fraction of what they do.
