Crestone, Colorado

About Crestone

Set in the southern part of Colorado, Crestone is a tiny community, home to 140 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Crestone holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.39 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 359 residents per square mile.

📰 Crestone News Today

• Crestone Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Less crowded Colorado destinations for camping, gravel biking, hot springs and more The Derrick · Jul 23
• Colorado home to 'Bermuda Triangle of the West': Folklore, UFO sightings, and nefarious characters Denver Gazette · May 5
• Climbing engineers identify possible new 14er in Colorado — and one that might need to be demoted The Colorado Sun · Oct 17
• John Russell Morrow Legacy obituary · Jul 20

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Crestone Unique

• The only place in America named Crestone — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southern Colorado, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Colorado — one of 482 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 19 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Crestone

• Cloud Station (café)
• Desert Sage Restaurant — international
• Painted Sky Cafe And Bakery

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Crestone Town Hall · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Crestone

• Baca Grande Park reviews ★
• Little Pearl Pocket Park reviews ★
• Sangre de Cristo Wilderness · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Crestone

• Crestone Charter School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Crestone

🏘️ Nearby Communities