Boulder is an incredible city that blends outdoorsy adventuring with quirky shops and city-life. You're bound to find a part of Boulder that you mesh with!

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The Great Outdoors

Boulder is central to amazing hiking and climbing, walking distance from historic Chautaqua Park and only a 45 minute drive from Rocky Mountain National Park.

Hiking near CU Boulder:
Flatirons (Royal Arch, 1st and 2nd Flatirons, Chautaqua Trail)

Hiking outside of Boulder:


City Life

Boulder's historic Pearl Street Mall has amazing shopping, nightlife, and public art installations right in your own backyard. Looking for something bigger? Denver is only a 40-minute bus ride away, where you can explore





Campus Events

Engage with incredible cultural, scientific, and historical programming without ever leaving campus at all:


Fiske Planetarium
Museum of Natural History
Art Museum

National Labs

Boulder is home to a couple national labs which you may tour and visit during your time here