Aspen, Colorado

About Aspen

Aspen is a close-knit town in western Colorado counting 6,556 people who proudly call it home.

Aspen holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 3.86 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,698 residents per square mile.

📰 Aspen News Today

• 'A fortune of failures': The Colorado ghost town that almost became Aspen BBC · Oct 11
• Delta vs. Aspen: Colorado High School Girls Volleyball, Oct. 10, 2026 CHSAANow.com · Oct 9
• RFV made it through Colorado’s worst fire season relatively unscathed Aspen Daily News · Oct 11
• “The blankets did exactly what they were supposed to do”: Aspen Snowmass considers snow storage pilot a success The Colorado Sun · Oct 7
• 11 Of The Most Captivating Small Towns In The Rockies WorldAtlas · Oct 10

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Colorado headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Aspen Unique

• The only place in America named Aspen — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in western 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

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 6,556.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 14 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Aspen

• Angelo's — italian
• Asie — asian
• Clark's Oyster Bar — international
• French Alpine Bistro Crêperie du Village — french
• Hickory House — barbecue
• Justice Snow's
• Little Ollie's — chinese
• Matsuhisa — japanese
• Meat & Cheese
• Mezzaluna — italian

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Aspen Art Museum · Museum
• Aspen Historical Society · Museum
• Baldwin Gallery · Art gallery
• Casterline|Goodman Gallery · Art gallery
• Christopher Martin Gallery · Art gallery
• Galerie Maximillian · Art gallery
• Holden/Marolt Mining & Ranching Museum · Museum
• Resnick Center for Herbert Bayer Studies · Art gallery
• Wheeler/Stallard House Museum · Museum
• Ashcroft Ghost Town · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Aspen

• Aspen Center for Environmental Studies · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Ajax Park reviews ★
• Aley Property reviews ★
• Anderson Park reviews ★
• Aspen Alps Park reviews ★
• Bugsy Barnard Park reviews ★
• Conner Memorial Park reviews ★
• Francis Whitaker Park reviews ★
• Glory Hole Park reviews ★
• Harmony Park reviews ★
• Henry Stein Park reviews ★
• Herron Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Aspen

• Aspen Elementary School
• Aspen High School
• Aspen Middle School
• Aspen Preschool

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Aspen Valley Hospital · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Aspen

🏘️ Nearby Communities