Crested Butte, Colorado is a great place for a vacation home!

Often called "the last great Colorado ski town", Crested Butte is a small resort town located in Gunnison County in the state of Colorado. A former coal mining hub, Crested Butte is now a destination for skiing, mountain biking, and a variety of other outdoor activities. The Colorado state legislature has designated Crested Butte the wildflower capital of Colorado.  The primary winter activity in Crested Butte is skiing or snowboarding at nearby Crested Butte Mountain Resort in Mount Crested Butte, Colorado. Snowmobiling (private or rental) in the surrounding drainages is some of the best in Colorado. Mount Crested Butte rises to 12,162 feet (3,700 m) above sea level. The large amount of extreme skiing terrain at Crested Butte has attracted the US Extreme Skiing Championships and the X Games.

The town of Crested Butte itself has a Nordic Center which has an ice skating rink as well as many miles of groomed cross country skiing trails.  Crested Butte is one of the locations where mountain biking is claimed to have started and in fact, the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame is located in Crested Butte.

Other popular summer activities in Crested Butte include hiking, camping, whitewater rafting, and fishing.

Crested Butte hosts a number of summer festivals, including an Arts Festival, a Wildflower Festival, and a Rubber Ducky Race.