Summer Crested Butte Style

The season begins with Alpenglow – music in the park – overlooking magnificent Crested Butte Mountain. Have a blast at the 4th of July festivities; listen to world-class music at the Crested Butte Music Festival and participate in our famous Wildflower Festival. Walk up & down Elk Avenue on Arts Fair weekend and see the wonderful wares. Enjoy short films at the Reel Fest; forage for mushrooms at the Wild Mushroom Festival and have a rollicking good time at Cattleman’s Days, Colorado’s oldest rodeo. For more info on these and all the many other events happening in Crested Butte this summer, please go to our calendar of events.
 

Colorado Summer Vacations-Colorado Summer Getaways

Crested Butte summer activities include:

Watersports
While planning your Colorado summer vacations, stay at the Nordic Inn. Sail, windsurf and waterski on Blue Mesa Reservoir, a 20-mile-long lake with 96 miles of shoreline. Curecanti National Recreation Area has three lakes, each offering a different boating experience. Don't forget the boat tours on Morrow Point Lake. Their regular summer schedule will take you to spectacular views of ancient rock spires including the Curecanti Needle.

Hiking
Hikes of all kinds are in plentiful supply. You can make it as easy as riding a chairlift up Mt. Crested Butte, taking in the view at the top, and then walking down. In Crested Butte, you can lace up your boots and just walk out of town to dozens of popular hikes. There are also four-wheeling roads and high elevation passes that give you amazing access to peaks that reach 14,000 feet. Have your camera ready to capture images of mule deer, elk, birds of prey, foxes and fields of precious wildflowers. At the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and the Curecanti National Recreation Area you can hike along the rim or descend into the 2,000 foot deep abyss.