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
• What’s Working: How one Colorado gardener feeds dozens in a San Luis Valley food desert The Colorado Sun · Sep 19
• Injured climber rescued from Colorado's Crestone Needle CBS News · Sep 9
• John Russell Morrow Obituary Jul 7, 2026 Horan & McConaty Funeral Service and Cremation · Jul 7
• Colorado home to 'Bermuda Triangle of the West': Folklore, UFO sightings, and nefarious characters Denver Gazette · May 5

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 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 · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 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

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Crestone

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