Our annual camping expedition returns to Crested Butte with adventure-packed days, catered dinners and music by the campfire each night.
About Gravity Haus Overnight Experiences
Gravity Haus creates best-in-class experiences that welcome our community to spend time in reverence of the great outdoors, where you’ll embrace your inner adventurer, disconnect from the grind of daily life, and develop relationships with your fellow Gravity Haus members as you create memories outside, together.
About This Trip
The Gunnison Valley and its awe-inspiring views – including Taylor Canyon – will play host to this epic camping weekend near Crested Butte. For the second year in a row, we’ve rented out the entire Campfire Ranch, a private campground halfway between Crested Butte and Gunnison.
Each day is chalk full of adventures, including two new programs for 2023: a foraging class/hike followed by a cooking demonstration, and a floating trip down the Taylor River!
We’ve hired a new chef to cook dinners each night, wrangled the best musicians in town to provide delicious and relaxing evenings. Top them off with a visit to the hot springs nestled into the river across from camp, or pop into the mobile sauna onsite just for Gravity Haus members.
Highlights
Friday, August 4
- 4 pm Welcome Social by New Belgium
- 6 pm Dinner, s’mores and tunes by the campfire, with drinks by New Belgium
- ~8:30 pm Dusk Headlamp Hike
- Warm up in the Whetstone Sauna, then take a dip in the Taylor River to cool off!
Saturday, August 5
- Fireside Breakfast – Classic American
- Morning: Guided fly fishing outing (additional fee), or make your own adventure! We recommend hiking, mountain biking or floating the Taylor (inner tubes will be provided!)
- Lunch and afternoon: on own. We recommend hiking, mountain biking or floating the river (inner tubes will be provided at camp)
- 1:30-3 pm Campside Cooking 101 with Wyld Honeys
- 5:30 pm Wine Tasting with Buckel Family Wine
- 6 pm Dinner, s’mores and tunes by the campfire, with drinks by New Belgium
- Warm up in the Whetstone Sauna, then take a dip in the Taylor River to cool off!
Sunday, August 6
- Fireside Breakfast – Breakfast Tacos
- Morning: Scarp’s Ridge trek through the wildflowers of Crested Butte, a guided mountain bike ride (additional fee), or a guided horseback ride (additional fee)
- Lunch and afternoon: on own. We recommend checking out the Crested Butte Farmer’s Market (9 am – 2 pm), hiking, mountain biking or floating the river (inner tubes will be provided at camp)
- 6 pm Dinner: Make Your Own Pizza Party at camp plus live music and drinks by New Belgium
- Warm up in the Whetstone Sauna, then take a dip in the Taylor River to cool off!
- Depart if you’d like!
Monday, August 7
- Campside Breakfast – Flapjacks on the griddle with Kodiak Cakes
- Depart at your leisure
FAQ
- Group Size: 30
- Dogs? Yes!
- Included: Gravity Haus host, campsites (tent pads, picnic tables, fire rings & charcoal grills at each site), all meals and experiences listed above (fly fishing and horseback riding extra), mobile sauna onsite, access to Haus Quiver for all gear needs.
- Not included: Tent, sleeping bag/pad/pillow (grab your tent and sleeping bags from Haus Quiver if you don’t have them!), transportation, gratuity, any meals or activities not listed above.
- Are you going to make me share a tent with someone? Nope!
- Will I share a campsite with someone? Maybe! Each campsite has 3 tent pads, with plenty of room in between. Based on numbers, we may assign you a site with another camper, but you’ll be in your own tents.
Tell Me More About Campfire Ranch
- Located off County Road 742, down the road from the newly paved Cottonwood Pass, our site is just 18 minutes to Crested Butte and 18 minutes to Gunnison. Taylor Canyon is home to some of the most iconic views in the Central Rockies, abundant recreational pursuits and outstanding access to nearby communities.
- All campsites are walk-in and tent-only, which means no RVs allowed. This saves you from sleeping beside noisy generators, idling vehicles and slamming car doors each night.
- Campfire Ranch features stress free camping: clean bathrooms, potable spring water, plenty of parking, easy access to trails, onsite trash, and unlimited free firewood!
- Tent pads, picnic tables, fire rings & charcoal grills are furnished at each site.
