If you want to pitch a tent near the Maroon Bells but don't have time to get into the backcountry, this is your spot. There are three small campgrounds along the access road, all of which take reservations; the other two are Silver Bar and Silver Queen. Water is available, but there are no electrical hookups for RVs.
Silver Bell Campground
Aspen
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Crested Butte Center for the Arts
19.49 MILES
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15.79 MILES
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The access point to the breathtaking Castle Creek Valley is the ghost town of Ashcroft, a silver-mining town founded in 1880. What remains are mostly…
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5.29 MILES
This art museum's striking building features a warm, lattice-like exterior designed by Pritzker Prize–winner Shigeru Ban and contains three floors of…
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18.69 MILES
Several of Redstone's original buildings are still standing, including the original chalet-style workers' cottages and John Osgood's personal residence,…
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Come here for famous 20th-century names from Chagall to Lichtenstein, mixed in with works from contemporary American and British artists.
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A two-floor gallery, the Baldwin opened in 1994 and specializes in contemporary American art. It's among the best in the Rocky Mountains.
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Opened in 2017, this is the Western outpost of Marianne Boesky's Manhattan gallery, displaying the works of emerging artists over two floors.
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