Cottonwood Pass -

COTTONWOOD PASS 2025

On August 3, 2024 we visited Crested Butte and drove Cottonwood Pass for the first time.

On October 1st, 2025 we went on a fall drive. The drive through Cottonwood Pass has 3 videos.

Cottonwood Pass Drive 1

Cottonwood Pass Drive 2

Cottonwood Pass Drive 3

The view from the Continental Divide.

A moose poses for us. Moose is at the end of video 1.

The Cottonwood Lake dam.

Cottonwood Lake

Almost the entire 50 miles was bordered by Aspen's.

The pass was also bordered by a river and canyon walls.

Watch the 3 videos of the drive.

Farms appeared as we neared the end of the drive.

We end in our favorite restaurant in Gunnison.