Redstone Castle
A Tudor-style mansion built in 1902 by a coal-mining magnate in the Crystal River valley, best combined with a visit to the red-stone town and coke oven ruins.
Redstone Castle was built beside the Crystal River in 1902 by coal-mining tycoon John Osgood. It is a Tudor Revival mansion with 42 rooms, featuring teak carvings, Tiffany lamps and silver-leaf decoration. Nearby Redstone town preserves wooden houses built for miners at the time and the ruins of beehive coke ovens. Red sandstone cliffs on both sides of the valley contrast with golden aspens in autumn. The interior of the castle is open only on guided tours, which must be booked in advance. From Aspen it is about an hour's drive via Carbondale. Further south lie the town of Marble, the source of marble for the Lincoln Memorial, and the Crystal Mill.
Opening hours
Guided tour times vary; booking required
Nearby sights
- Snowmass
- Maroon Bells
- Buttermilk
- Aspen Highlands
- Aspen Music Festival (Music Tent)
- Downtown Aspen
- Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (Hallam Lake)
- Wheeler Opera House