Marble Colorado
Welcome! The perfect Rocky Mountain family vacation begins in Marble, Colorado,
home of the famous Crystal Mill, Yule Marble Quarry, and the
Maroon Bells/Snowmass and Raggeds Wilderness areas. Visitors can
experience Colorado splendor like it used to be, in a quiet, uncrowded
setting amongst aspen groves, 14,000-foot peaks, clear streams, and
evergreen forests.
LOCATION Situated in the heart of the Colorado Rockies, Marble is
located on the headwaters of the Crystal River in the Elk Mountain
Range. Marble is 45 minutes south of Glenwood Springs, just off
Colorado 133 on the West Elk Loop. Aspen is only an hour to the north
and Crested Butte is 45 miles to the south. Many Marble visitors come
from Vail and Summit County. Vail is about 2 hours to the north and
Grand Junction is two hours to the west. The closest towns to Marble
are Redstone, just 8 miles away, and Carbondale, 30 miles down the
Crystal River.
RECREATION Visitors to Marble, Colorado, have a wealth of recreation
options to explore:
Summer, winter, spring, and
fall vacationers enjoy incredible scenery, great guest hospitality, a
vast network of uncrowded hiking and horseback trails, abundant
wildlife, and clear trout streams and mountain lakes.