Location: Colorado < USA
Nearest Airport:
Gunnison Airport at 28
Miles
This home is located 28 miles north of Gunnison, where Western State College is located. Along your drive up to Crested Butte you'll see many points to stop off. When you reach Almont, you can drive down the Taylor Canyon to the dam and Taylor Reservoir. Keep going to see the historic mining town of Tin Cup. Continue to Crested Butte and you'll see Crested Butte South and Skyland. Both stops have great hiking, biking, snowmobiling, and back country skiing. Play golf with a backdrop of mountains at Skyland's Club at Crested Butte.
Once you've made it to Crested Butte, don't forget to drive out Slate River Road, Kebler Pass, or Washington Gulch to see all of the summer-time wildflowers!
On Mount Crested Butte enjoy all of the great outdoor activities you can participate in. Keep going past the mountain and you'll find yourself at another historic mining town, Gothic. Here is where our biological research facility is located, keeping us up to date with the environment around u