Take a look at our Carbondale Rodeo FAQ page for important information to help you plan your excursion.
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Carbondale Wild West Rodeo tickets can be purchased at the gate or purchased in advance at the Roaring Fork Valley Coop in Carbondale. Purchasing a book of six tickets at the RFV Coop will save you $2.50 per ticket. Books sell for $75.
Individual tickets are $15/each at the gate. Children ten and under are free. $10 on-site parking fee per vehicle.
Ticket stubs contain a 20% discount on merchandise at the Roaring Fork Valley Coop. See our sponsor page under Roaring Fork Valley Coop to learn more about the merchandise available at the Roaring Fork Valley Coop.
New in 2023:
** We will also be charging an on-site parking fee of $10 per vehicle. We hope this will encourage people to ride the FREE shuttle buses.
** FREE SHUTTLE BUSES will run from in town to the Rodeo and back. Pick-up point is The Orchard, 110 Snowmass Dr. Pickup times begin approx. at 5:00 p.m. and running until approx. 10:00 p.m. We encourage people to use the shuttles as parking will be limited much more than in the past.
** NO PARKING ON COUNTY ROAD 100: By order of the Sheriff Dept for safety reasons. Cars cannot get off the road surface and it is dangerous walking along that road, especially in the dark.
** LIMITED PARKING ON WILLOW, DAISY AND ROSE LANE: By order of the Sheriff Dept, there will be parking on only ONE SIDE of these roads, in order to maintain proper access for emergency vehicles in the neighborhood. DO NOT BLOCK DRIVEWAYS or you will risk being towed. Shuttle buses will try to swing through this area when possible.
** ARENA PARKING: This has become a real problem and people leaving vehicles at the arena and on Willow Lane starting on Wednesday is not acceptable. We are hoping to go to an on-line system for reservations for a spot. Regardless, leaving vehicles on Wednesday will NO LONGER be permitted and vehicles may be towed if necessary. We will provide better detail as it becomes available. In addition, the Arena Parking Fee will increase to $50 this year.
** DO NOT BRING YOUR OWN ALCOHOL: This will no longer be allowed. The Sheriff Dept and the Town Police Dept feel that alcohol should be served on-site to be better controlled. In addition, this will help to control any underage drinking. You will be allowed to move about the entire rodeo grounds with alcohol and proper identification (wrist band).
Up-front parking and a special seating area next to the fence with a close-up view of the action, is available for our spectators with disabilities and/or mobility issues. This parking is behind both bleachers; and the seating reserved for our guests with disabilities/mobility issues is located in front of the west bleachers (closest to Carbondale). BRING your own chairs as the seating area does not have chairs but is simply a reserved area for spectators with disabilities/mobility issues and their guests. Be sure and let the parking staff know you are headed to handicap parking so they are not trying to direct you to the main parking lots instead.
Location:
Gus Darien Riding Arena
1151 County Road 100 (Catherine Store Road)
Carbondale, CO 81623
If coming from Glenwood Springs on Highway 82 make a right at the light at County Road 100 (Catherine’s Store Road) and follow the road. The rodeo will be on your right. If coming from Aspen on Highway 82, make a left at the light on County Road 100 (Catherine’s Store Road) and follow the road to the arena. The rodeo will be on your right.
In 2023 We will have the following changes. ** We will also be charging an on-site parking fee of $10 per vehicle. We hope this will encourage people to ride the FREE shuttle buses.
** FREE SHUTTLE BUSES will run from in town to the Rodeo and back. Pick-up point is The Orchard, 110 Snowmass Dr. Pickup times begin approx. at 5:00 p.m. and running until approx. 10:00 p.m. We encourage people to use it as parking will be limited much more than in the past.
** NO PARKING ON COUNTY ROAD 100: By order of the Sheriff Dept for safety reasons. Cars cannot get off the road surface and it is dangerous walking along that road, especially in the dark.
** LIMITED PARKING ON WILLOW, DAISY AND ROSE LANE: By order of the Sheriff Dept, there will be parking on only ONE SIDE of these roads, in order to maintain proper access for emergency vehicles in the neighborhood. DO NOT BLOCK DRIVEWAYS or you will risk being towed. Shuttle buses will try to swing through this area when possible.
Admission is $15 per adult. Ten years old and under are free. There is an on-site parking fee of $10 per vehicle and arena side parking is now $50. (Note: Beginning in 2021 we no longer offered the carload price due to safety factors, and confusion of what constituted a carload.) For questions about admissions contact Mike Kennedy, Carbondale Wild West Rodeo Association Board President at 970-379-3907.
Children under ten years are free as long as they are accompanied by an adult.
Discount tickets are available in booklets of 6 at the Roaring Fork Valley Coop on Highway 133 in Carbondale, CO. Purchasing a booklet of 6 at RFV Coop will save you $2.50 per ticket. Booklets of six sell for $75.
Parking around the arena fence increased to $50 in 2023.
2023 Changes** ARENA PARKING: This has become a real problem and people leaving vehicles at the arena and on Willow Lane starting on Wednesday is not acceptable. We are hoping to go to an on-line system for reservations for a spot. Regardless, leaving vehicles on Wednesday will NO LONGER be permitted and vehicles may be towed if necessary. We will provide better detail as it becomes available.
CWWRA was required to address parking congestion and traffic issues on County Road 100 and surrounding lanes with input from the Town of Carbondale and Garfield County Sheriff.
The 2023 rodeo season will begin on Thursday, June 1st and continue through Thursday, August 17th. Come down to the rodeo every Thursday evening for 12 weeks with slack at 6:00 p.m. and the main performance at 7:30 p.m.
To volunteer, email Mike Kennedy at:
[email protected] or call at:
(970) 379-3907
Gus Darien Riding Arena
County Road 100
(Catherine Store Road)
Carbondale, CO 81623