Visiting Gypsum, Colorado on EasyLiving Front Range Colorado

With its tree-lined streets, blue skies and friendly people Gypsum evokes a sense among most visitors that they’ve been transported back to a better time in America. Many feel as if they’re coming home for the first time. Some decide to stay forever.

Gypsum is more than just another pretty place, though. There is a lot to do here. If you love the outdoors, it is a wonderland. You can just enjoy the scenery or take advantage of some of the best recreation spots in the state.

Fish at the Gypsum fishing ponds, Gypsum creek, LEDE Reservoir or the Eagle River; these are some of the most beautiful angling areas in America. Hiking trails abound. You can head out on foot at the south end of the reservoir and hike the Antones Trail or any of the other trails that jump off from Gypsum Creek Road on the way to LEDE.

During the warm-weather months, you might spend your afternoons at area golf courses like the Pete Dye-designed Cotton Ranch or the incredible new Brightwater Club.

If you prefer driving, summer is a perfect time to take the scenic route over the Cottonwood Pass to Basalt. Nature photographers find that Gypsum is one of the best-kept secrets in the West.

Perhaps you would like to park your RV in the midst of Gypsum’s scenic landscape and head for the shooting range. Once you have “sighted in your guns,” you can hunt for deer, elk, bear and mountain lions or go camping in the nearby mountains. Winter brings snowmobiling and snowshoeing in the mountains and skiing and snowboarding at the nearby resorts, so you can play in Gypsum year round.

After a day on the water, in the mountains or on the golf course, you’re likely ready for a hearty meal. Consider one of Gypsum’s local restaurants, including the new Red Canyon Café in the Gypsum Recreation Center or Heidi’s Deli. Other eateries include the restaurant at the Cotton Ranch Club, the Gypsum Grill, Manuelita’s, the Columbine Market Deli, Tacos y Salsa, Buka’s Deli and Panda City.

Annual community events in the summertime draw visitors and locals alike. Two highlights: the Porchlight Players theater group and the summer theatre series at the Lundgren Amphitheater. This outdoor venue was created when the old Lundgren barn was moved to a beautiful site in town. A stage was added to the barn and the building is surrounded by grass where the audience can bring lawn chairs to sit in the clear mountain air and watch and listen to a variety of performances.

Summer events for 2008 include Movies in the Park on the Lundgren Amphitheater lawn. Movies begin at dusk and are appropriate for the whole family. The Fall Sunday Sounds will continue as well with live performances on Sunday afternoons in August and September. Local and regional favorites are expected to draw crowds again for this successful Gypsum event.

During July, plan on attending Gypsum Daze with its old fashioned pancake breakfast, crafts fair, talent show, beer garden and lots of family activities and the latest stars for live entertainment.

The new Gypsum Recreation Center is complete, and it is a fantastic addition to the town. The center provides a place for a wide variety of sports and other activities, including an indoor aquatic center with lap pool, water slide, children’s pool, as well as a large fitness room with all the latest cardio and strength-training equipment.

Near the Recreation Center are a skate park and a newly completed bike path joining Gypsum with Eagle. Your recreation options are many and varied in Gypsum. In fact, as home to the Eagle County Regional Airport and Vail Valley Jet Center, it’s easy to get in and out of Gypsum. You can skip the big-city hassles of Denver and fly right to where the fun is.

Come spend a day with us—you’ll want to make it a lifetime!

Town of Gypsum

The town of Gypsum was first settled in 1881; by 1884 there were 31 ranches and many businesses including a blacksmith, general store, saloon, restaurant, hardware store and a livery stable. Its growth has continued steadily to this day, resulting in a population of around 5,000.

For nearly a century, Gypsum thrived as a ranching community, known for its crops of hay, grain, potatoes and lettuce. These days, with the advent of big ski resorts in the Eagle Valley, it is known more as an outdoor recreation wonderland.

As home to the Eagle County Regional Airport (the largest and busiest airport on the Western slope), Gypsum is the first place many visitors see when they arrive in the valley.

If you are traveling to the Eagle Valley, be sure to take advantage of the recreational opportunities around Gypsum. There are more than a dozen 14ers (mountains with summits of at least 14,000 feet) to climb and an abundance of wildlife to see and photograph. On a clear day you might see deer, elk, eagles, bears and, if you are lucky, perhaps even a mountain lion.

For those last-minute camping, grocery or just living needs, stop by the new Costco store and find some bargains at one of the newest outlets in this giant retail chain.

For four-seasons fun you can’t beat Gypsum. If you are flying into the Eagle Valley to any destination via the Regional Airport, plan on spending an extra day in Gypsum to take in all the family fun this unique town has to offer.

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