Founded: 1908
Population: 8,952
Craig, Colorado is rich in recreational opportunities, natural resources, Native American and pioneer history and Old West lore. Located midway between Denver and Salt Lake City, Craig boasts the only wave-pool complex on the Western Slope and a beautiful and challenging 18-hole golf course with scenic views of the Yampa River.
In Moffat County, visitors and residents enjoy the area’s sport fishing, abundant wildlife and petroglyphs. We are the Gateway to Dinosaur National Monument and home to one of the last free-roaming herds of wild mustangs. Resident deer, elk, antelope and other species of wildlife may be spotted from roads that wind through scenic country. Northwest Colorado is nationally renowned for big-game hunting. Summer recreation opportunities include hiking, biking, horseback riding, rafting, kayaking, tubing, motocross, off-highway vehicle fun, camping and more. In winter, residents and visitors enjoy a variety of snow sports such as cross-country and downhill skiing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, ice hockey and ice fishing.