Crested Butte / Gunnison per diem ratesColorado · FY 2027
Crested Butte / Gunnison’s high season has shifted: in FY 2021 it ran December to March, now October and June to September. Crested Butte / Gunnison’s full-year average lodging cap, $160 a night, ranks eighth of the 15 Colorado areas, between Montrose ($164) and Grand Lake ($158).
Crested Butte / Gunnison since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 Crested Butte / Gunnison’s full-year average has grown 15.5%; ranked by that growth, Crested Butte / Gunnison sits between Bend (OR) and Raleigh (NC). Against FY 2026, Crested Butte / Gunnison’s full-year average rose 4.2%, between West Sacramento / Davis (CA) and Portsmouth (NH) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Crested Butte / Gunnison ranked 82nd of 293 by full-year average, between Santa Cruz (CA) and Boulder / Broomfield (CO). Along the way: up 7.6% in FY 2023, up 1.5% in FY 2024.
Crested Butte / Gunnison among the 295
Crested Butte / Gunnison’s Oct, Jun–Sep peak lodging cap of $179 ranks 115th among the peak caps of the 295 areas, between Santa Cruz (CA) and Atlantic Beach / Morehead City (NC). Nationally, Crested Butte / Gunnison is 104th of 295 by full-year average, between Seaside (OR, $161) and Detroit (MI, $160). Colorado, area by area.
| Months | Cap | Nights |
|---|---|---|
| October | $179 | 31 |
| November to March | $150 | 151 |
| April to May | $140 | 61 |
| June to September | $179 | 122 |
Four days in October
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $838, three nights at the October cap plus $301 M&IE. Starting April 5 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $721.
Weighted by days, the cap sits 42% above the standard rate over the year.