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Visit Telluride, Colorado
A box canyon, a free gondola and Colorado's tallest waterfall.
Ski world-class terrain, ride the free gondola between town and Mountain Village, hike to Bridal Veil Falls, catch a festival every weekend in summer and discover the gold-rush town at the end of a box canyon that became one of the most beautiful resort towns on earth.
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A Perfect Day
One Day in Telluride
Morning
Coffee at Butcher & Baker, then hike the Jud Wiebe Trail for a panoramic loop above town — or push to Bear Creek Falls for a dramatic waterfall hidden in the canyon.
Afternoon
Ride the free gondola up to Mountain Village at 9,545 feet, walk Bridal Veil Falls road to Colorado's tallest free-falling waterfall, then browse Main Street's galleries and shops.
Evening
Sunset cocktails at Allred's — fine dining at 10,551 feet accessible only by gondola — then slide into the New Sheridan's 1895 bar for a nightcap in the oldest saloon in the San Juans.
Things To Do
A box canyon full of everything
Colorado's tallest waterfall, a free gondola between town and mountain village, world-class skiing, a summer festival every weekend, Victorian Main Street and a dramatic box canyon setting that makes every other ski town look flat.
Telluride Ski Resort
2,000+ acres across the front face and the legendary Revelation Bowl — plus a free gondola connecting town to Mountain Village.
Bridal Veil Falls
Colorado's tallest free-falling waterfall at 365 feet — a 4WD road or a moderate hike from the east end of town.
Free Gondola to Mountain Village
A free 13-minute gondola ride from town to Mountain Village at 9,545 feet — year-round, with San Juan views the whole way.
Bear Creek Falls Trail
A moderate 5-mile round-trip hike to a thundering waterfall in a narrow canyon — one of Telluride's classic day hikes.
Historic Main Street
Victorian storefronts, galleries, boutiques and the New Sheridan Hotel — the gold-rush Main Street at the bottom of a box canyon.
Telluride Via Ferrata
A protected climbing route across the canyon walls above town — rungs, cables and exposure for the adventurous. Free and self-guided.
Where To Stay
Sleep in the canyon or on the mountain
An 1895 hotel on Main Street, a luxury Auberge resort in Mountain Village, ski-in condos and Victorian B&Bs — Telluride splits between town and mountain, connected by the free gondola.
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Madeline Hotel & Residences, Auberge Collection
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Sleep in the San Juans
Mountain Village condos, canyon vacation rentals and a town park campground right in Telluride.
Telluride Town Park Campground
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Where To Eat
Fine dining at 10,000 feet
A gondola-access restaurant at 10,551 feet, an 1895 chop house, tacos with a box canyon view, an izakaya on Main Street and the oldest bar in the San Juans — Telluride's dining is as dramatic as its setting.
Allred's
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Shop Local
Take Telluride home
Victorian Main Street storefronts — cashmere boutiques, a chocolatier, performance gear shops and galleries between the canyon walls.
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Could Telluride become home?
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Nearby Towns
The San Juan corridor
Telluride sits at the end of a box canyon — Ridgway and Ouray over the passes to the east, Montrose an hour north.