Colorado · 3 to 4 days · about 50 miles

Telluride Bluegrass: Telluride and the San Juans

Box-canyon music weekend with Ouray and Ridgway overflow.

Telluride Bluegrass fills the box canyon each June, and town lodging books out fast. Mountain Village sits a free gondola ride above town, while Ridgway and Ouray hold more rooms about an hour away.

Official event site: Planet Bluegrass Telluride

Where to stay, night by night

1. Stop 1 · 2 nights

   Telluride, CO

   Walk to Town Park and the festival gates.

   Our pick: Hotel Telluride

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2. Stop 2 · 1 night

   Mountain Village, CO

   Resort stays linked to town by the free gondola.

   Our pick: Madeline Hotel & Residences

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3. Stop 3 · 1 night

   Ridgway, CO

   Ranch-town overflow about 45 minutes away.

   Our pick: Chipeta Solar Springs Resort

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4. Stop 4 · 1 night

   Ouray, CO

   Hot springs town on the Million Dollar Highway.

   Our pick: Wiesbaden Hot Springs Spa & Lodgings

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When to go

Usually mid to late June. Tickets and rooms go early.

Check exact dates and tickets on the Planet Bluegrass Telluride page before you book.

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