On this page you'll find seasonal trip reports, travel tips and local stories from the Gunnison Valley. It’s a great place to learn more about our region of Colorado as well as to find inspiration for your next adventure.
Blue Mesa Reservoir, located just a few miles west of Gunnison on Highway 50, is a scenic Colorado lake with an abundance of recreational opportunities. After a snowy winter, Blue Mesa is expected to...
Gunnison and Crested Butte have hundreds of miles of biking, including road biking, mountain biking or gravel biking. Though Crested Butte and Gunnison are known for mountain biking, gravel biking has...
As you’re planning your spring or summer mountain biking trip to Crested Butte and Gunnison, you’ll undoubtedly hear about how great the bike trails at Hartman Rocks are. Hartman Rocks Recreation Area,...
Gunnison Trails announced on May 1 that Hartman Rocks is open to mountain bikers for the 2023 season. All trails closed for seasonal closures opened on May 15.
On May 1 their Instagram read:
Trails...
Written by Brandon Diamond, Gunnison area wildlife manager for Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Public Lands in Crested Butte and Gunnison
My relationship with Gunnison and Crested Butte began in earnest...