DELTA COUNTY SPONSORS

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Delta County provides year-round recreation with golf, mountain biking, boating, scenic drives, art shows, Wine Tours, Farm Tours, Council Tree Pow Wow, North Fork Bluegrass Festival, and more.

 

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Delta County includes the communities of: Cedaredge, Crawford, Delta, Eckert, Hotchkiss, Orchard City and Paonia.

Delta County is rich in culture and history, with bountiful orchards cradled by lake strewn mountains, vast forest & enticing desert canyons.

 

FAST FACTS

 

Dinosaurs, Ute Indians, 2 friars (Dominguez & Escalante), the McCarty Gang, a bunch of Little Britches, an English Baron, Olympic athletes and just a few characters have left their mark in Delta Country.

 

ATTRACTIONS

 

Needle Rock
This amazing geographic feature reaches 700 ft into the skyline.

Gunnison Gorge
Featuring trophy trout fishing on Gold Medal waters.

Dominguez and Escalante Canyons
Providing fly fishing, rafting and ancient rock art.

Orchards, Vineyards and Ranches
Still driven by an agricultural economy, descendants of the original settlers, who discovered our fertile soil, temperate climate, and abundant water, still run the farms and ranches you see.

Golf Courses
DeerCreek Golf Course in Cedaredge
Devil's Thumb Golf Club in Delta

Historic and Scenic Byways
West Elk Loop (Hwy 133/92)
Grand Mesa National Scenic & Historic Byway (Hwy 65)

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
One of the Nation's newest parks. You will be breathless as you peer down 2,000 feet into the canyon.

Galleries
Local artists as well as nationally known artists are on display in our quaint galleries.

Wineries
Home to more than twelve wineries and tasting rooms.

Pioneer Town Museum & Fort Uncompahgre
Living History Museum

Roadside Organic Produce Stands


EVENT SCHEDULE

Eckert Crane Days | Eckert March 15 & 20, 2008 970.835.9463

North Fork Sheep Camp Stock Dog Trials | Hotchkiss
May 9-11, 2008 970.872.3226

Crawford Pioneer Days | Crawford June 12-14, 2008 970.921.4000

North Fork Bluegrass Festival | Hotchkiss June 13-15, 2008

Paonia Cherry Days | Paonia July 4-6, 2008 970.527.3886

Little Britches Rodeo | Cedaredge July 11-13, 2008 970.856.6961

Deltarado Days | Delta July 17-20, 2008 970.874.8616

Render the Rock Art Festival | Crawford Sept. 6, 2007 970.921.4300

Cedaredge Applefest | Cedaredge Oct. 2-5, 2008 970.856.6961

Mountain Harvest Festival | Paonia Sept. 26-28, 2008 970.527.3424

Color Sunday Week | Grand Mesa Sept. 22-28, 2008 970.856.4153

Ute Council Tree Pow Wow | Delta Sept. 14-16, 2008 970.874.1718

 
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