Where to eat & what to do
Please note there is no DoorDash, GrubHub, food delivery service of any kind. Any take out must be picked up.
Breakfast
Lunch / Dinner
Dinner
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Oldest saloon in town. Pool, shuffleboard, darts, etc. $4 beers, don’t order a cocktail.
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Local dive bar
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Old bar and music venue. Phish once played here. Great balcony.
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Upscale cocktail bar
$$
Drinks
Activities
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Lower/Upper Loop - Easy/Medium
Wood’s Walk - Easy
Green Lake - Hard
Upper Upper Loop - Medium
Snodgrass (Drive) - Medium
Mt. Crested Butte (bus or drive) - Medium
Check out AllTrails for more!
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Fly Fishing Guides:
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Gunnison River - more mellow
Taylor River - more intense
Raft Guides:
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Bike Rentals:
Trails from Town:
Lower/Upper Loop
Lupine
Mt CB Bike Park
Guided Rides:
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Rent from Wheelies & Waves
Vehicle required
Float the Slate River
Paddle at Lake Irwin (~20 mins)
Paddle at Emerald Lake (~40 mins and a sketchy drive)
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The Club at Crested Butte (Private)
Dos Rios, Gunnison (Municipal)
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Courts at Mount Crested Butte
For guided activities, call Irwin Guides at (970) 349-5430
Getting Around
THERE IS NO UBER, LYFT, TURO, ZIPCAR, OR ANY APP-BASED CAR SERVICE OF ANY KIND.
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Free local bus; runs every 15 minutes.
Loops town (4 stops) and then goes to the base of the mountain
Service ends at 11pm
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Free bus running from Mt. CB<>Gunnison with a stop in CB South
Service ends at 11pm
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The town of Crested Butte is very walkable. There is also a rec path that takes you up to the mountain.
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Some of the hotels and rentals will provide townie bikes. This is the most local way to get around!
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For anything outside of town or getting to certain trailheads, a personal or rental car is recommended.
Hitchhiking is also still pretty viable out here.
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Can be pricey!
The RTA Bus runs from Gunnison to town, but it is a short walk from the airport.
Check with local friends or those with rental cars for rides!
