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Montrose Colorado
Downtown Montrose, CO.

Montrose, Colorado

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Montrose is one of the larger mountain towns on the Western Slope. It’s still a small town, but there’s plenty of commercial options for eating, shopping and dining. Depending on who you ask, it’s pronounced either “mon-trose” or “mont-rose”. Most people use the former.

The town sits at 5,807 feet at the western base of the Rockies along the scenic Highway 550. This historic western slope town was incorporated on May 1, 1882. It’s located in Montrose County, in between Delta and Ridgway.

Montrose CO Visitor Center Former Elk Lodge
Former Elk Lodge built in 1927, now houses the Montrose Visitor Center. Photo: Don Barrett

Main Attractions

Black Canyon of the Gunnison – The entrance to the South Rim is located only about 10 miles from downtown. This national park offers year round recreation and sightseeing.

Recreation

Montrose CO South Townsend Road
San Juan Mountains rise behind South Townsend Avenue in Montrose. Photo: Visitmontrose

Camping:

  • South Rim of the B.C.G. has several campgrounds close to town.
  • Read about the camping near Montrose and Delta.

Fishing:

  • Fly fishing and artificial lures are permitted in the Gunnison River in the national park.

Accommodations



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Hotels and lodging:

  • Read about the best hotels in Montrose.

Special Events

Jun – Unknown Motorcycle Show – Downtown Montrose hosts more than 100 vintage and custom motorcycles in early June.

San Juan Mountains hover outside town.
Both Highway 50 and 550 run through downtown.
East Main Street.
More shops on East Main.
Movie theater.
Railroad station.
More businesses downtown.
Horsefly Brewery.

Activities near Montrose

Drive-In Theaters:

  • The Star Drive-In Theatre (1mi)
  • Tru Vu Drive-In Theatre (22mi)

Federal Lands:

  • Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park (12mi)
  • Black Canyon of Gunnison Wilderness Area
  • Gunnison Gorge Wilderness Area
  • Gunnison National Forest
  • Uncompahgre National Forest

Hot Springs:

  • Ouray Hot Springs Pool (32mi)
  • Orvis Hot Springs (27mi)

Made in Colorado:

  • Colorado Yurt Co.
  • SOM Footwear

Museums:

  • Montrose County Historical
  • Mountain West (4mi)
  • Ute Indian Museum

State Parks:

  • Ridgway State Park (22mi)
  • Sweitzer Lake State Park (18mi)

Towns:

  • Bedrock (78mi)
  • Cimarron (19mi)
  • Delta (22mi)
  • Naturita (78mi)
  • Nucla (78mi)
  • Olathe (10mi)
  • Ouray (36mi)
  • Paradox (113mi)
  • Redvale (56mi)
  • Ridgway (26mi)
  • Uravan (78mi)

Transportation:

  • Montrose Regional Airport

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