The Gunnison center is around the area of Downtown Gunnison and the area of Western Horizon Resorts.
Gunnison has many events all year long that draws visitors to the city. Located in the west central Rocky Mountains, the main city street is Highway 135 and is the primary access to Crested Butte. Visit the Whitewater Park for river rafting or tubing. Awesome four wheel drive routes and find the Crystal Mill, a historic site, just to name a few things to do in Gunnison, Colorado.
Because of its high elevation, Gunnison experiences some of the coldest winters in the United States. January months dip into the negatives, while the average July high reaches the low 80s. Gunnison typically receives 50 inches of snow per year, starting in November and sometimes stretching on to April. The cold and the snow make Gunnison an excellent ski resort town. Gunnison typically receives only 11 inches of rain per year, so spring, summer, and fall usually offer perfectly clear weather for outdoor recreation.
If you're planning to travel to Gunnison in July for the annual Cattlemen's Days Rodeos, be sure to book your hotel early. Established over 115 years ago, the 10-day festival celebrates all things about life in the West, from barrel racing to bull riding, and has been named one of the top 10 Western-themed events in the country.
Check into the Comfort Inn Gunnison if you need a great hotel with competitive discounted hotel rates for military and government service members, seniors, or AAA members. This hotel is also ideal for families, given its proximity to the playground at Jorgensen Park and amenities like an indoor pool and spa tub.
Everyone will be entertained by the free satellite programming and complimentary wireless internet access. If you need extra space, book two adjoining rooms. Two children also stay free with a parent. Everyone will appreciate the complimentary hot and cold breakfast buffet, which includes two waffle flavors and favorite breakfast meats.
The Holiday Inn Express and Suites Gunnison is an all-around great hotel, convenient to the historic district and area ski slopes. You will enjoy all the comforts at this homey hotel, from an indoor pool to a complimentary breakfast buffet and free wireless internet access. Moreover, you'll enjoy welcome surprises like a lobby fireplace, snack shop, DVD-lending library, and round-trip airport shuttle service.
Gunnison is home to Western State Colorado University, so it will come as no surprise that there are plenty of things to learn and see in town.
The city was named after explorer John W. Gunnison, who came through in 1853 on a quest to find the best route for the transcontinental railroad. Aside from the Native Ute tribe, traders and trappers were the earliest residents, followed by miners during the gold and silver mining boom years from the 1850s through the 1870s. The railroad came to town in 1880.
Check out the Gunnison Pioneer Museum for a look back into the period of Gunnison's founding, from the 1870s to present. The exhibits include Gunnison's first post office, dating to 1876, two furnished rural school houses, a log cabin chapel, the Denver & Rio Grande Narrow Gauge Train, and an antique car museum.
You can also do a self-guided Gunnison Historic Walking Tour, or see historic sites by car, following the Gunnison County Heritage Driving Tour. A short drive over to Crested Butte puts you into a historic mining town born of the gold and silver boom of the late 1800s. You can also take a day trip out to real, preserved ghost towns at Ohio City or Pitkin.
For a change of pace, visit the Gunnison Arts Center and enjoy excellent live performances, from theater to music, or browse local artwork at Lucille Lucas Gallery and Frame Shop. The best views of all are found at the Gunnison Valley Observatory. Thanks to the high altitude, the starry night sky view over the Rocky Mountains is unbelievably crisp and clear.
Climb the mountains, explore the valleys, or ride a horse where cowboys once roamed. In Gunnison, Colorado, you can fulfill your Western fantasies and make memories to last a lifetime.
Below are reviews of the city of Gunnison, CO from an actual visitor's perspective.
A charming town.
Gunnison is a typical tourist mountain town.
Beautiful, only stayed for the night,
City of Gunnison is nice. We have a summer home in Colorado.
Very clean-country atmosphere.
Very nice town with great people and great food!
Very nice town with great people and great food!
The college was very nice! Did not really visit the city extensively!
It's a nice town. Small town and good people. Good place to stay while going to the other recreational sites around here.
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Must try the little Mexican restaurant on the corner named Anejo Bistro and Bar! Yummy food and margaritas! Prices reasonable for the area.
Great food, kind people and an impressive little university.
I visited Ole Miners Restaurant and the beautiful ladies there (in appearance, personality and service). Gunnison Middle School put on a great wrestling tournament. Thank you Gunnison Middle School for allowing Pagosa Springs wrestlers to bunk in the gym overnight.
The Power Stop had awesome burgers and it was an easy, short walk from the Comfort Inn. We ate there twice in the three days we were in town.
I would recommend the Miners Steak restaurant, excellent filet migon. Gunnison is an easy town to get around in and historical sites and university all add to it's appeal
Quaint hotel and friendly employees.
Pioneer Museum was much better than a one-building museum. Loved the 5B's BBQ and family interaction of the owners of the Double Dragon.
Great little mountain town!
Beautiful
Beautiful!