What it s like to drive alongside the crystal river from marble colorado to crystal mill and the ghost town of crystal in the beautiful maroon bells.
Colorado hwy 3 from marble to crystal mill.
The road to crystal mill forest road 314 is listed as moderate in the 4 4 book i mentioned in this post.
The crystal mill old mill or historically known as the sheep mountain mill is one of the most beautiful picturesque and reputed to be the most photographed area in colorado state.
It sits at an elevation of 7 992 feet in gunnison county a far drive from the county seat of gunnison.
Autumn at crystal mill near marble.
Hidden away several miles off highway 133 on county road 3 marble is a cool little mountain town.
It s located above the crystal river in crystal colorado between the towns of glenwood springs and aspen on highway 82 seven miles southeast of marble.
3 in gunnison county colorado from the town of marble to the famous crystal.
If you are not interested in driving or your vehicle does not have generous ground clearance the trip to crystal and the mill can be reached by foot mountain.
Ot episode 1 crystal mill this episode of off tracks takes us across county rd.
It is reachable only in the summer and fall months by a rough one lane 4 wheel drive road.
Marble an unpretentious hamlet lies nestled in the upper crystal river valley surrounded by the tall peaks of the maroon bells snowmass and raggeds wilderness areas.
So be prepared for a several hour adventure especially depending on your mode of.
The road to crystal mill.
It s about a 10 mile round trip excursion from marble to the mill and then the ghost town of crystal beyond.
Know before you go to crystal mill marble colorado there are definitely a few things to note before taking off on an overlanding trip to crystal mill and beyond you can either drive it yourself or take the jeep tour to crystal mill with crystal river jeep tours.