The Stage Stop Rollinsville Blog

We are excited to announce we will be reopening on Monday, May 14th at 11am.  Lunch/Dinner will be served daily from 11am-10pm with brunch served on Saturday & Sunday from 7am-1pm.  Chef Evan is working away in the kitchen creating a house made garden burger,  scrumptious fried chicken, & some delicious food for you to munch on during concerts.  The bar will feature lots of Colorado liquors made into creative cocktails & some of your favorite Colorado beers on tap.  

The music calendar will keep you grooving straight through the fall.  Great American Taxi is kicking off the music scene with a concert on Thursday, May the 17th.  Tickets are $12 in advance & $15 DOS.  Don't miss Vince Herman & the band as they welcome back the beats in the hayloft!   

The Motet will be jamming away on Saturday, May the 26th.  Tickets are $15 in advance & $20 the day of the show.  Door open at 8pm & they will take the stage at 9.  It has been awhile since they have played in our neck of the woods so put on you dancing shoes & come see a show that you haven't been able to see up here in awhile.   

You can now buy your tickets online at for the Great American Taxi show at http://stagestop.ticketbud.com/gat & the Motet at http://stagestop.ticketbud.com/motet.  You can also call us at 303-258-0649 & leave a message & we will call you back so you can purchase your tickets.  Feel free to pop in any Friday from 10am-1pm to buy your tickets in person.  

We are looking forward to seeing all of you again soon!  We have missed you while we have been away.  

Happy Holidays Stage Stop Fans!  

After much consideration we have decided to alter the direction of the Stage Stop & make the Stage Stop a seasonal venue. We will be closing our doors for the season after the Elephant Revival show on Thursday, December 29th & re-opening with a bang over Memorial Day weekend.  Keep your eyes posted on our website www.stagestop1868.com over the upcoming months for information on our farmers' market, event schedule, delicious menu, ice cream stand, general store, & much more!  If you are interested in booking your child's birthday party, your wedding, summer party or anything else during the spring & summer months please email us at stagestop1868@gmail.com.  

We want to say a huge THANK YOU to our staff, Emily, Christy, James, Zach, Lauren, Adam, & David for their help & support over the past year & hope to see them all return with us when we re-open.  This past year would not have been possible without them.  

Thank you to all our of loyal customers as well.  

We haven't closed our doors yet & there will be plenty of fun to be had over the next two weeks so stop on in! 

Thursday the 15th & the 22nd stop on in from 5pm-8pm for dinner & Karaoke!  Karaoke is free so grab your friends & family & come sing your heart out!  We love to see all ages in here for this event & think the kids would have a blast. 

Saturday, December 17th join RealLife Actual & Bob Molly with special guest Stan Sutton from 8pm-1am in the hayloft.  Tickets are only $5!  There will be a free shuttle picking up at the attic in Boulder at 8pm & then shuttling back & forth from the Whistlers parking lot in Nederland to the Stage Stop all night.  Hop on in for a sober ride & don't forget to tip your driver.  

Sunday, December 18th we will be hosting a Children's Holiday Party from 1pm-4pm.  It’s the most wonderful time of the year & we hear the pitter patter of Santa’s reindeer on the roof!  Bring your kids to the Stage Stop for an afternoon filled with holiday cheer, games, & laughter.  Santa & one of his elves will be stopping by to take photos, hear the children’s wishes, & collect their letters. A suggested $5 cash donation at the door will support the Gilpin County & Nederland Food Pantries.

Thursday, December 29th, join Elephant Revival for our final event of the season!  This show is going to be amazing!! Tickets can be purchased at www.elephantrevival.com.  Doors open at 7:30 & show starts at 8:30pm.  Come early & enjoy some of Matt's delicious food for a pre-show dinner.  

Hope to see you here for one, two, or all of these events & thank you for your support this past year & we can't wait to see you this Summer!  

Turn west off the Peak to Peak Highway in Rollinsville, and you will drive through Tolland en route to the East Portal. Now a collection of cabins, in it's hey day, Tolland was a thriving township. Here's a photo from the collection of the Denver Public Library collection, taken sometime between 1910 and 1920. 

Tolland today, in a Google Earth Image:

The Rollins Pass Restoration Association will hold their annual picnic in Rollinsville on Sunday, August 21, at noon. See their website for details: http://moffatroad.org.

There will be two shows at the Stage Stop this weekend, Aug 19-20.

ROSCOE TRAIN & FRIENDS play Friday night at 9 pm ($5 cover).

THE NEW FRENETIX play Saturday afternoon at 3 pm ($5 cover).

Come on down and enjoy the music!

Mountain bikers on West Magnolia Road. There is a great loop that takes you up to the Lone Star Mine on FR 355, and down the other side on FR 105 to the Tolland Road and the Stage Stop in Rollinsville. To return, ride up the Highway or the Old Stagecoach Road about 1/2 mile. At a large turnout on the west side of the highway, ride west following trails to FR 105-2A, returning to West Magnolia Road. Or, ride the highway, or, take the (free) Gilpin County Connector!

Link to a larger map. (Images from the information post at the West Magnolia Road trailhead.)

Try Coal Creek Canyon to reach the Peak to Peak Highway from Denver – it's a scenic drive with gorgeous views of the divide from Wondervu. Take the Boulder Turnpike (Rt. 36) to the Sheridan Blvd exit, and head west on 88th St. You will pass by Standley Lake, and eventually cross the Golden–Boulder highway (Rt. 93).

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Keep on heading west and enter Coal Creek Canyon. As you enter the canyon, you will cross beneath the main railway line that also takes a similar route up to the Moffat Tunnel. Follow straight up Coal Creek Canyon:

At Wondervu, a vista of the Indian Peaks comes into view, followed by a descent to South Boulder Creek and a climb to the Peak to Peak Highway. The Stage Stop is south on Rt. 119, towards Black Hawk and Central City, which makes a nice loop back to Denve, via Clear Creek Canyon and Rt. 6.  Enjoy!

See other vistas of the  Rollinsville area — click here.

Stage Stop T-shirts and caps have our traditional logo (on the website) and some of Patrick's new artwork, featured in a previous post.  Short sleeve T-shirts are $18; long sleeve T-shirts are $20.  We will ship these to any destination. They are great gifts!  Here are some of our designs:

The Stage Stop is the large red building in the center of Rollinsville. The Peak to Peak Highway crosses the railway tracks and climbs through spectacular mountain scenery. The main Denver-Salt Lake line winds its way along South Boulder Creek through a rocky gorge, headed for Denver. If you live down on the plains, now is the time to come on up and enjoy the fresh mountain air. This photo was taken today – download a print here - better yet, come visit!

The Stage Stop in the center of Rollinsville (the large red building):