CARBONDALE

As one enters this area awed by the beauty of the magnificent mountain to the south (Mt. Sopris), so too were Colorado’s first people, the Northern Ute Nation, many thousands of years ago. Northern Utes were a migratory Native American tribe. Today, we would call them “snowbirds,” leaving their mountain homelands here for warmer climes in the winter.

Through all the cycles of boom and bust, the Town of Carbondale has developed, and continues to promote, a sense of community, manifesting itself in the promotion of the artist’s community, public radio, community gatherings and events, and a proclivity for accepting a wide range of economic, social, and philosophical viewpoints into the community fabric. The Carbondale Council for Arts and Humanities, KDNK Public Radio, the Mountain Fair, Mount Sopris Nordic Council, Potato Day Celebration, and the Festival Las Americas are all examples of the vibrant sense of community connection.

To learn more about the community of Carbondale Colorado and all it has to offer visit the local Carbondale Chamber of Commerce website.