From horseback riding and hot air ballooning, to rock-climbing and disc golf, Crested Butte is a veritable playground for summer visitors. Well-known among extreme sports enthusiasts as a mountain biking mecca, Crested Butte boasts a wealth of single-track trails and hosts the annual Fat Tire Bike Week races. Adventurous types who’d rather explore the area’s rugged wilderness by foot can enjoy a number of hiking trails that wind past wildflower meadows, deep alpine forests, and mountain streams. Warm weather brings loads of fishing and rafting enthusiasts to town, all eager to take advantage of gold medal fisheries and thrilling rapids on the Gunnison, Taylor, and Lake Fork rivers.