20 Best Shopping in Steamboat Springs and Northwest Colorado, Colorado

Once an apple-packing shed, the Apple Shed has been restored and remodeled into a series of unusual gift shops and arts and crafts galleries. An attached tasting room features their own locally produced Williams Cellars wines and Snow Capped Ciders, while the deli serves breakfast Thursday through Sunday and Mexican fare and sandwiches and salads for lunch and dinner daily.

This market sells a wide range of fresh and dried fruits, including cherries, pears, apricots, and peaches, as well as chocolate-dipped fruits, nuts, and locally produced jams, jellies, and syrups. During the growing season, the market sells fresh produce as well. There's a second location in Grand Junction.

The best place in the area for Tony Lama boots and Minnetonka moccasins is Champion Boots & Saddlery, in business since 1936.

The sweetest deal in town, Enstrom Candies is known for its scrumptious candy and renowned toffee.

Owned by the same family for four generations, F. M. Light and Sons caters to the cowpoke in all of us. If you're lucky you'll find a bargain on Western wear here.

Featuring original watercolor paintings and limited-edition prints by Colorado artist John T. Myers, Fawn Creek Gallery also sells Fremont and Ute rock-art replicas and duck carvings made from 100-year-old cedar fence posts.

The Main Street boutique Girlfriends sells a line of comfy clothes, pottery, benches, candles, and one-of-a-kind gifts.

The cute but upscale boutique Heirlooms for Hospice has great secondhand designer clothing and shabby-chic furniture.

A former member of the U.S. Ski Team and a veteran of the rodeo circuit, Jace Romick has shifted from crafting splendid textured lodgepole furniture at his now-closed Into the West shop and focuses instead solely on his photography here, which features contemporary Western images for sale. Two other galleries also share the space: RWR Roland Reed Gallery, which features Native American photographs from the turn of the 20th century, and R-Diamond Collection, devoted to Western contemporary art.

The generic-sounding name doesn't do justice to the intriguing and appealing collection of Native American turquoise, locally crafted jewelry, and museum-quality fossils and rocks (including dinosaur eggs and megalodon teeth as well as chair-sized pieces of quartz) housed here. It's fascinating to browse even if you're not in the mood to buy.

Off the Beaten Path is a throwback to the Beat Generation, with poetry readings, lectures, and concerts. It has an excellent selection of New Age works, in addition to the usual best sellers and travel guides. The on-site coffee shop is the best in town, with fresh baked goods and sandwiches. Hours vary by season so call ahead to confirm.

Downtown Steamboat's Old Town Square is a collection of upscale boutiques and retailers. There are also plenty of places to sit and people-watch or get a good cup of coffee.

If you need to be outfitted for the slopes, look no further than Ski Haus, which has a full line of winter gear and also offers rentals. The Ski Haus Bike Shop rents bikes directly across the street.

This outfitter is about 30 miles west of Steamboat and worth the drive if authentic Western attire, including boots and hats, is on your shopping list. They also sell all manner of cowboy collectibles; home-decor items; gear; kitschy stuff for your dog, horse, and truck; and locally crafted jewelry.

This sporting-goods store is a good bet for downhill necessities.

A wood-burning stove graces the front of charming Sweetbriar, a little store that sells a variety of gifts and home decor.

This market puts out nearly two dozen kinds of peaches, as well as apples and pears, and the juices of all three annually from mid-July through the end of December. The huge, fourth-generation-run operation sells local products and will take you on a tour of the place if you ask. The rustic taproom sells apple cider, apple juice, hard cider, and local wines.

In this remodeled 1904 building on Market Street, you can buy an eclectic mix of clothing, housewares, body-care products, greeting cards, Brighton jewelry, and Native American turquoise and sterling silver from Arizona. The coffee shop has morning comfort foods like oatmeal and biscuits and gravy, as well as lunchtime sandwiches until 2 pm every day but Sunday.

Native American images, local landscapes, and wildlife adorn the walls of the Wild Horse Gallery. This shop across from the Steamboat Art Museum is the place to buy artwork, jewelry, and blown glass.

This studio and gallery carries prints, pottery, stained glass, and unique gifts.