Redstone Inn


Redstone, known as the "Rubies of the Rockies", is located on the edge of the Maroon Bells Wilderness Area at an elevation of 7,201 feet.  The sparkling clear Crystal River flows along the entire west side of Redstone just one block off the main street, providing swimming, fishing, rafting, and kayaking opportunities, or just sit along the bank and take in the peaceful sounds of this tranquil stream and enjoy lovely sunsets on the red cliffs rising high above Redstone. 

Redstone was developed by turn-of-the-century industrialist John Cleveland Osgood, cousin to former President Grover Cleveland, whose coal empire spurred construction of the Crystal River Railroad and Redstone's historic dwellings includind the Redstone Inn, Redstone's Beehive Coke Ovens, and the Redstone Castle. 

Redstone's historic beehive coke ovens were used to transform raw coal into the high-grade "coke" used in the production of steel.  Osgood constructed "Cleveholm Manor," the opulent 42-room Tudor-style mansion now commonly referred to as "the Redstone Castle" for his second wife, Swedish Countess Alma Regina Shelgrem. By the time Cleveholm was completed in 1902, the estate included servants' quarters, a gamekeeper's lodge, a carriage house, and a greenhouse.  Today, Redstone consists of 92 people. 


Crystal Mill

The small town of Marble, Colorado is located up the road from Redstone approximately 8 miles.  Strategically tucked into the Rockies at an elevation of 7,950 feet, Marble has a small population of a little over 100 people. 

The town is home of the famous Crystal Mill, Yule Marble Quarry and the Maroon Bells. The town's claim to fame is the largest single piece of marble ever quarried. Marble's economy was entirely dependent on the marble found here in the late 1800s. A 100-ton block, squared to 56 tons, created the Tomb of the Unknown Solider, and marble from local quarries were also used in the construction of the Lincoln Memorial. After a tragic flood and mudslide in 1941 that leveled Marble, the quarry has today reopened and continues to ship its famous stone internationally.