Fall in love with Boulder

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Fall in love with Boulder

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Boulder is a perfect balance of urban and outdoors. Known for its stellar food scene, breweries, an always-exciting downtown and more outdoor activities than you can count, the city is just 30 minutes northwest of Denver, where the Rocky Mountains meet the plains.
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Boulder
414 residents recomanen
Boulder is a perfect balance of urban and outdoors. Known for its stellar food scene, breweries, an always-exciting downtown and more outdoor activities than you can count, the city is just 30 minutes northwest of Denver, where the Rocky Mountains meet the plains.
Nederland sits in a valley created by a glacier thousands of years ago. In the 1960's the "hippies" brought a vibrant music scene and a new lifestyle to the sleepy valley. By the 1990's, Nederland's population had grown quite a bit. At this time, Barker Meadow was developed into the town's only shopping center and plans were underway to spruce up downtown to attract more tourist and encourage local residents to spend their dollars in town, instead of "down the hill" in Boulder. At the turn of the 21st century, the town's population growth began leveling out. One thing is certain: Nederland is a town like no other, and always will be. It's truly a hippie mecca that's something to see including the "frozen dead guy", the carousel of happiness, funky bars, and the best pizza in CO at Crosscut.
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Nederland
164 residents recomanen
Nederland sits in a valley created by a glacier thousands of years ago. In the 1960's the "hippies" brought a vibrant music scene and a new lifestyle to the sleepy valley. By the 1990's, Nederland's population had grown quite a bit. At this time, Barker Meadow was developed into the town's only shopping center and plans were underway to spruce up downtown to attract more tourist and encourage local residents to spend their dollars in town, instead of "down the hill" in Boulder. At the turn of the 21st century, the town's population growth began leveling out. One thing is certain: Nederland is a town like no other, and always will be. It's truly a hippie mecca that's something to see including the "frozen dead guy", the carousel of happiness, funky bars, and the best pizza in CO at Crosscut.

Royal arch is our favorite trail. It's medium in terms of challenging and takes about 2.5 hours to summit.

Great hiking!
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Parc de Chautauqua
9th Street
649 residents recomanen
Great hiking!

Food scene

This is a 9-minute bike ride from the house in the neighborhood and on trails. It's an adult spot and super eclectic!
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Dark Horse
2922 Baseline Rd
38 residents recomanen
This is a 9-minute bike ride from the house in the neighborhood and on trails. It's an adult spot and super eclectic!
All-you-can-eat wings on Wednesdays
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The Roadhouse Boulder Depot
2366 Junction Pl
10 residents recomanen
All-you-can-eat wings on Wednesdays
Best breakfast in town. Sometimes there's a long wait. The saddlebags plate is the bomb.
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The Buff
2600 Canyon Blvd
53 residents recomanen
Best breakfast in town. Sometimes there's a long wait. The saddlebags plate is the bomb.
Lovely farm-to-table, chef-ran restaurant.
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Oak
1400 Pearl St
139 residents recomanen
Lovely farm-to-table, chef-ran restaurant.
Very high end restaurant that overlooks Boulder. Wonderful experience!
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Flagstaff House
1138 Flagstaff Rd
56 residents recomanen
Very high end restaurant that overlooks Boulder. Wonderful experience!
Laughing Goat Coffeehouse at Norlin Library
1998 Pleasant St
Great coffee
Fabulous cocktails and trendy environment.
92 residents recomanen
The Bitter Bar
835 Walnut St
92 residents recomanen
Fabulous cocktails and trendy environment.
The sipping chocolate is heaven.
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Piece Love and Chocolate, LLC
805 Pearl St
31 residents recomanen
The sipping chocolate is heaven.

fun in the sun

The pool is affordable, heated, and has slides, diving boards, a lazy river, over-water rock climbing wall, kids area, lap pool, and you can bring food and picnic in a well-shaded area. Bring a picnic blanket, there's not much seating.
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Parc Scott Carpenter
1505 30th St
27 residents recomanen
The pool is affordable, heated, and has slides, diving boards, a lazy river, over-water rock climbing wall, kids area, lap pool, and you can bring food and picnic in a well-shaded area. Bring a picnic blanket, there's not much seating.

Outdoor activities

World-renowned outdoor climbing.
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Eldorado Canyon State Park
9 Kneale Rd
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World-renowned outdoor climbing.
You can rent mountain bikes for the awesome park. We have cruiser bikes onsite but do not recommend those for this extreme-sport spot.
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Parc de bicicletes Valmont
3160 Airport Rd
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You can rent mountain bikes for the awesome park. We have cruiser bikes onsite but do not recommend those for this extreme-sport spot.
Avoid sitting in the traffic on i70 for hours and take the bus 45 minutes to Nederland to ski this smaller, local mountain. It has great terrain, jump parks, and is only small compared to CO's enormous resorts.
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Eldora
2861 Eldora Ski Rd
148 residents recomanen
Avoid sitting in the traffic on i70 for hours and take the bus 45 minutes to Nederland to ski this smaller, local mountain. It has great terrain, jump parks, and is only small compared to CO's enormous resorts.

Children's activities

We take our four children here a lot as it's fully catering to children climbing. https://www.abckidsboulder.com/
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ABC Kids Climbing
1960 32nd St
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We take our four children here a lot as it's fully catering to children climbing. https://www.abckidsboulder.com/
This is about a 25-minute drive up the canyon towards Nederland. It's a beautiful, tourist spot that's an easy walk (not hike).
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Cascada de Boulder
Boulder Canyon Drive
32 residents recomanen
This is about a 25-minute drive up the canyon towards Nederland. It's a beautiful, tourist spot that's an easy walk (not hike).

Campus

Only 2.8 miles away.
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University of Colorado at Boulder
133 residents recomanen
Only 2.8 miles away.