Betsy's Guidebook
Food scene
Slow Groovin BBQ
101 W 1st StReally great barbecue in a rustic setting.
Redstone Inn
82 Redstone BlvdNice patio dining for breakfast, lunch and dinner
Great pizza and a funky little place along the Crystal River
https://www.propagandapie.com/
19 locals recommend
Propaganda Pie
467 Redstone BlvdGreat pizza and a funky little place along the Crystal River
https://www.propagandapie.com/
A very hip restaurant in Carbondale with good American/Thai food and great drinks.
62 locals recommend
Phat Thai
343 Main StA very hip restaurant in Carbondale with good American/Thai food and great drinks.
Also in Carbondale, good pizza as well as salads, Italian food, apps. Good family place.
55 locals recommend
White House Pizza
801 Main CtAlso in Carbondale, good pizza as well as salads, Italian food, apps. Good family place.
ALLEGRIA PASTA- SALAD & VINO
335 Main StGood Italian food if a bit pricey. In Carbondale.
A local’s favorite for breakfast and lunch in Carbondale.
75 locals recommend
Village Smithy Restaurant
26 S 3rd StA local’s favorite for breakfast and lunch in Carbondale.
Sightseeing
Redstone has the Redstone Inn where you can get breakfast, lunch and dinner. Propaganda Pie is a pizza restaurant for a lunch and dinner. There are several fun shops as well as the Redstone Art Gallery where you can see wonderful art and shop for gifts and things for the home.
Redstone was once a company town when the coal mine was in its heyday.
59 locals recommend
Redstone Historic District
Redstone has the Redstone Inn where you can get breakfast, lunch and dinner. Propaganda Pie is a pizza restaurant for a lunch and dinner. There are several fun shops as well as the Redstone Art Gallery where you can see wonderful art and shop for gifts and things for the home.
Redstone was once a company town when the coal mine was in its heyday.
Marble
A great place for relaxing , hiking and eating barbecue at Slo Grovin’
There are several really good restaurants in this small but hip little town. Its only a 20 minute drive from Redstone.
36 locals recommend
Carbondale
There are several really good restaurants in this small but hip little town. Its only a 20 minute drive from Redstone.
Gorgeous in the fall especially. You can make reservations at a pricey but exceptional restaurant- the Pine Creek Cookhouse.
8 locals recommend
Ashcroft
Gorgeous in the fall especially. You can make reservations at a pricey but exceptional restaurant- the Pine Creek Cookhouse.
Being a world renown all year resort town, it’s worth the hour drive. There’s plenty of gorgeous drives and the famous Maroon Bells which require taking a bus from Aspen Highlands.
44 locals recommend
Aspen
Being a world renown all year resort town, it’s worth the hour drive. There’s plenty of gorgeous drives and the famous Maroon Bells which require taking a bus from Aspen Highlands.
You can take a tour of this historic mansion that was built by the coal baron, John Cleveland Osgood who founded the Colorado Fuel and Mine Company https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Osgood
22 locals recommend
Redstone Castle
58 Redstone BlvdYou can take a tour of this historic mansion that was built by the coal baron, John Cleveland Osgood who founded the Colorado Fuel and Mine Company https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Osgood
Family Fun
Access is on a gondola and the views are fabulous.
Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park
51000 Two Rivers Plaza RoadIf you have 4WD you can drive most of the road or you may book a ride with Crystal RiverJeep Tours http://www.smithfamilycolorado.com/CRJT/.
In spite of becoming almost too popular, its a special place in wildflower season and all summer long.
Lead King Basin Trailhead
Unnamed RoadIf you have 4WD you can drive most of the road or you may book a ride with Crystal RiverJeep Tours http://www.smithfamilycolorado.com/CRJT/.
In spite of becoming almost too popular, its a special place in wildflower season and all summer long.
In Marble, you can rent stand up paddle boards or kayaks for the lake which is warm in the summer.
Beaver Lake
In Marble, you can rent stand up paddle boards or kayaks for the lake which is warm in the summer.
Also less than an hour’s drive, there are lots of activities in Snowmass for the whole family. Visit https://www.aspensnowmass.com/ to get the scoop and current events.
44 locals recommend
Snowmass Village
Also less than an hour’s drive, there are lots of activities in Snowmass for the whole family. Visit https://www.aspensnowmass.com/ to get the scoop and current events.