Boulder Canyon Trail

Boulder Canyon Trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Boulder Canyon Trail

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Boulder Canyon Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.01187, -105.30686. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Boulder Canyon Trail

• Flagstaff Mountain · viewpoint · Boulder · ~1 km · Must-see
• Pine Street Church · church · Boulder · ~3 km · Must-see
• Andrews Arboretum · park · Boulder · ~3 km · Must-see
• Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art · museum · Boulder · ~3 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua Park · park · Boulder · ~3 km · Must-see
• Museum of Natural History - Henderson Building · museum · Boulder · ~4 km · Must-see
• The Flatirons · viewpoint · Boulder · ~4 km · Must-see
• Green Mountain · viewpoint · Boulder · ~4 km · Must-see
• Bear Peak · viewpoint · Boulder · ~7 km · Must-see
• South Boulder Peak · viewpoint · Boulder · ~8 km · Must-see
• Walker Ranch Park · sanctuary · Boulder · ~9 km · Must-see
• Little Church in the Pines · church · Boulder · ~9 km · Must-see
• Monument Hill · viewpoint · Boulder · ~11 km · Must-see
• Gross Reservoir · lake · Boulder · ~11 km · Must-see
• Eldorado Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Boulder · ~13 km · Must-see
• Boulder Reservoir · lake · Boulder · ~13 km · Must-see
• Walden Ponds Wildlife Habitat · sanctuary · Boulder · ~13 km · Must-see
• Eldorado Mountain · viewpoint · Boulder · ~14 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Boulder Canyon Trail

Other forts & heritage near Boulder Canyon Trail

• Civil War Monument · fort · Denver · ~51 km · Must-see
• LoDaisKa site · fort · Jefferson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Bradford House II · fort · Jefferson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Fort Collins Colorado Temple · fort · Larimer · ~73 km · Must-see
• Boulder Creek Path · fort · Boulder · ~1 km
• Old Lesser House · fort · Boulder · ~3 km
• U.S. bicentennial commemoration/time capsule · fort · Boulder · ~3 km
• Civil War memorial · fort · Boulder · ~3 km
• SAE-ZBT-Marpa House · fort · Boulder · ~3 km
• The Holiday Sign · fort · Boulder · ~8 km

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