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For a town that is as small as Telluride, Colorado (population: ~2,400), you may look at visiting, stop, and think “well, I’ll just stay in town.”

For most small towns in the USA, this logic holds. But given that Telluride is an incredibly popular tourist destination for festivals, general nature experiences, and of course winter skiing, the limited number of hotels and Airbnbs can book up in a hurry.

Throw on that there is a thriving Mountain Village just a short gondola up the mountain, which is the epicenter of all things ski season, and you really have a few things to stop and think about when visiting- regardless of the season.

So in this one we thought we’d share some of the best things to keep in mind when planning where to stay in Telluride- in town, in the Mountain Village, and why you shouldn’t stay outside of town outside of a few clear exceptions.

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When you arrive in Telluride, Colorado, you are greeted with a beautiful view of a waterfall at the eastern end of the valley bowl.

This is not Bridal Veil Falls.

The waterfall you see from the town center is, in fact, Ingram Falls, and is just one of many great waterfalls that you can reach when staying in Telluride. While beautiful, it is not the famous waterfall popular with hikers and mentioned in Sam Bush’s “Circles Around Me” (if you’re into the Telluride Bluegrass Festival like we are, you know this song well).

So, where is Bridal Veil Falls, what is the hike like, and what are some tips for getting there? We’ve got you covered.

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It has been a dream of ours to attend the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in Colorado for many, many years. This festival is often considered to be the best bluegrass festival in the world, and many of our favorite musicians are staple performers who love attending just as much as the fans do.

We finally made our dream a reality for 2022’s festival, plus a second trip in 2026, and we sure did learn a lot from our trips to this western Colorado gem!

So in this one, we wanted to share all the lessons learned from our trips to the bluegrass festival in Telluride to help you have the best time possible when you go!

Disclaimer: This guide is long and is intended to be a comprehensive resource for all things Telluride bluegrass. That being said, we stayed at an apartment rental in Telluride and did not camp. As such, while we will briefly discuss camping information in this article, we do not have first-hand experience there for any extra insider tips as we do with other topics. 

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Although we love traveling the world and exploring new-to-us countries and regions, we are also quite busy exploring our home in Pittsburgh and southwest PA. So much so, that we also run a local destination blog to Pittsburgh called Discover the Burgh where we’ve featured roughly 1,500 attractions, parks, events, restaurants, bars & breweries, and more in the area!

Ever since launching that site in 2015, we have kept our local coverage almost exclusive over there to be a (near) complete resource to southwest PA; however, we realized we’d be remiss if we didn’t share some of our favorite things to do in Pittsburgh on this site, too!

So after exploring Pittsburgh for 11+ years and hitting up, well, almost everything, we wanted to share a look into 10 of the best experiences for visitors- from a local’s perspective!

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