Best Places to Visit Near Boulder
Visit some of the best attractions in the vicinity of Boulder with hundreds to choose from to make your perfect day out or weekend break away. Browse the below list featuring some of the best destinations (such as Rocky Mountain National Park, Denver, Fort Collins) or select map view to search geographically.
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Cities and Localities Near Boulder
Where to go for a weekend trip near Boulder? A list of surrounding cities, towns and villages nearby or close to the suburbs of Boulder within a 50 mile radius.
National park
![rocky mountain national park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/a11b976b1e04471dc74361226064e0e5.jpg?1582270511)
City
![denver](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/54db9a51ae826534b02beeb42e280fd5.jpg?1587291467)
City
![fort collins](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/84d58d1b0391aac26470ed8406f9d056.jpg?1616321989)
Locality
![golden](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/2f41324174cdf93fe5dd9e3a735dca12.jpg?1605261482)
Town
![estes park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/58e4f518bcd5b9284376fbebeb7d43b8.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![arapahoe basin](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/2f43216937646a9596d1685a94242e13.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![morrison](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/40cd37ed544be344bde8aac74e0f84e5.jpg?1582270511)
City
![idaho springs](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/9640c6e766983b5199fb96e9cf762ae7.jpg?1582270511)
City
![aurora](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/bf8b20b66914829b9aa19f824962b152.jpg?1617895463)
Locality
![englewood](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/e1250405d2ad6077fe216b1e98e68a6c.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![loveland](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/2a42b52f5377ff71b57fb14f67e96dcc.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![georgetown](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/40fbd71b6bf61b001d7907a4f2f6393e.jpg?1582270511)
City
![westminster](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/6e711a09a116b6427f810e559c44eec6.jpg?1590927334)
Locality
![littleton](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/e64b4cd0a5922ca916fb2903c74a0bd9.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![grand lake](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/51ced6a003d1a9b151acf984b2affcad.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![greenwood village](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/7802dac5a1273249ee64e149d9b6b7e4.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![longmont](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/fd83a7c5648752c6c5ee678d6c01e8e1.jpg?1582386770)
Locality
![winter park arapaho national forest](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/6b3c518b84cc95b07ea6ab12c4a5202d.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![greeley](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/5701ad194201a944da2abe42eaca6b2b.jpg?1582270511)
City
![arvada](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/bf55f7f9324924fa40a87d7d58f4dd76.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![keystone](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/cd7aee9b0328398b396766b5c5da8002.jpg?1582270511)
City
![centennial](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/7fba4e194af36f932d8bc6bd4bf0b08c.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![black hawk](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/dd51e382b379aa223e0b008014f9d5f4.jpg?1582270511)
City
![broomfield](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/9dbf38e35100a3d79f04f9e56d7e7d9d.jpg?1637945555)
Locality
![evergreen](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/d6766d6b2b9ae71f4ab811eb4217aba9.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![central city](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/a4134e97a99fe5df808786997d47db5c.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![parker](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/f3c5ba923af393626cc48e1d9e357211.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![louisville](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/53623fedfb7225b3f1076c5bb4739e11.jpg?1582270511)
City
![thornton](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/dc0263467ea55a6e3d1e298e1f79bd29.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![lone tree](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/3ac9b771719f6cb1d6a89c3a62b6450c.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![nederland](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/2e2dfa92eb7511a73f04dcb10e61e92e.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![highlands ranch](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/85b84e41d69daf6e3a03ec07dd08d2a4.jpg?1582270511)
National park
![arapaho national forest](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/a94e887fe666574e74a0be18894e77fd.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![lafayette](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/285690f014943c3eb0585fbd8c5be244.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![lyons](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/b3e6fbd44edb9751b55e1b8badee071d.jpg?1582270511)
National park
![james peak wilderness](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/270f8c9d26e2b7295680095b955b7d71.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![fraser](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/8f290081f81d5429b22d244314a30e05.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![brighton](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/a04f75850f4fd728b40b4240c7201378.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![keenesburg](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/85d2bdeda5e584ba34257c0053766269.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![windsor](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/5735f9aa223a3b41599a1a3f48126cf1.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![hot sulphur springs](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/6972f4905128c844ea95998a933e6650.jpg?1582270511)
National park
![roosevelt national forest](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/e80f31c971cafa7abc48fc8146fe8061.jpg?1629461623)
Locality
![erie](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/2e86bf223f923ae88c7a1b98024225f0.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![commerce city](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/6c4fd9273c0e8d6f720f0209659c0670.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![berthoud](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/978ae980562ff79179b561a5b4f57573.jpg?1582270511)
National park
![mount evans wilderness](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/6f487d82733b2407c39fd9c89f655858.jpg?1582270511)
National park
![cache la poudre wilderness](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/0c0c627becce4389f9e48bb410a6dcaf.jpg?1582270511)
National park
![indian peaks wilderness](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/2c2d170651d415f16d3cfbe0850772ac.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![firestone](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/758da037b6c4e95913cd2f2016c12e1a.jpg?1582270511)
National park
![arapaho national recreation area](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/39cdac67c2989a6a5ea248e036ac5bf6.jpg?1582270511)
TOP Attractions
Best Day Trips from Boulder
Best Day Trips from Boulder
![Denver Museum of Nature and Science](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/48f6a66eddfe54c5bedc786004ca5d8b.jpg?1587291512)
![Colorado State Capitol](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/f8580210098e09bd97e157e721227de1.jpg?1582270511)
Tours and exhibits about Colorado history
![Lakeside Amusement Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/a5f07ebaa185a9fd401f3f413dea0d4a.jpg?1591893319)
![Dick's Sporting Goods Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/72b108e080d151e440ebcc328c3d943d.jpg?1582270511)
![Coors Field](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/060a34d33752d159896238411508027d.jpg?1592672991)
Colorado Rockies ballpark
![Denver Botanic Gardens](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/7f414fe7fde5ace4b1a79d11bf723d8f.jpg?1602865808)
![Denver Zoo](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/883ac9ee2b46d07dd1c5054f54003e0a.jpg?1603029210)
![City Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/cb9dea046624bae4d5d881a8aaf70a56.jpg?1582270511)
![Morrison Natural History Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/8d40cf64ef02e534ef8b156ffec2a058.jpg?1582270511)
![Denver Art Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/dd78037c10122cade877da9a059ab743.jpg?1615308283)
Western and regional works over 7 stories
![The Gardens on Spring Creek](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/8d7601c772dbcb36e0970d3775fda997.jpg?1616321806)
![Arapahoe Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/b12d110b9ffd96874ce45c7d52f2bff5.jpg?1617895592)
![Red Rocks Amphitheatre](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/8afe2a0c59e44ebd64e7d8a6232a3ab8.jpg?1619190538)
Reserve with red cliffs and amphitheater
![Bear Lake](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/4117b998619fc79c1b4af889d4a032c8.jpg?1625395463)
![Longs Peak](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/f8c21d95563f46b9fc8627abc244a6c7.jpg?1637517412)
Snow-capped national park mountain peak
![Colorado Railroad Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/ff249110454f68df2c87dbe1e52f83e4.jpg?1582270511)
![Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/164b9125cc14c3f3d3872b2491e80d90.jpg?1582270511)
![Butterfly Pavilion](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/c5f4da989fa00f5dc0b55ec50a21fe08.jpg?1582270511)
Zoo with thousands of invertebrates
![Budweiser Events Center](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/c44260d50e2090e641185539b892123f.jpg?1582270511)
![Dream Lake](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/108fdd1ddaaeb08509bc2a7d4d814d4a.jpg?1582270511)
![Echo Mountain Resort](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/a7d763ad71edfdd31dd5f194878c6628.jpg?1582270511)
![1stBank Center](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/4c2ffc149fb95af15b905d44e58fd9fd.jpg?1582270511)
![Sprague Lake](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/a28d5df611693ad709991f7051d55f50.jpg?1582270511)
![Children's Museum of Denver](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/3cf09b47e0397ac0271188b5bc382e12.jpg?1582270511)
![Poudre Lake](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/79cc02340ca2015b065adfe1d6505beb.jpg?1582270511)
![Chapel on the Rock](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/2e533b366914b25e0e6ee76cf3b524e9.jpg?1582270511)
![Molly Brown House Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/6731e4e5270ec9a455cc3aa27c1b99d7.jpg?1582270511)
![Belmar](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/us/39_7092_-105_078.jpg)
![Carousel of Happiness](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/0e32a69cf4cb73116ee16aaf2356b4a6.jpg?1582270511)
![Island Grove](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/53b7de1f78b2ee00cac1e5b7b60432fc.jpg?1582270511)
![Colorado Tribute to Veterans Monument](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/us/39_73924_-104_98662.jpg)
![Rialto Theater](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/400fd731a2870b7d7cc746bd21148e3e.jpg?1641735022)
![Holy Ghost Catholic Church](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/8fb1db6c27bd14b7f205e204f61d37f0.jpg?1582270511)
![Chasm Falls](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/27a3a72b616aaa892a743abcb45830ab.jpg?1582270511)
![Moraine Park Museum and Amphitheater](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/f9ba958105c2ca085877621a22f68b19.jpg?1582270511)
![International Church of Cannabis](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/42334255fa091cfb80f14b7a5c83f8cd.jpg?1648551139)
![Summit Lake Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/d2331035afab39af45b05aa8ead40348.jpg?1582270511)
![Colorado Sports Hall of Fame](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/33d9258e0989c230600291a9d494add9.jpg?1582270511)
![Mother Cabrini Shrine](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/45fadbeedeb4396a6ca6d61d789d043c.jpg?1582270511)
![Bellco Theatre](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/749a7c0235729ae27e23865d9246a12d.jpg?1582270511)
![Fillmore Auditorium](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/19347e88ae5fcc16336cc28739f56eb0.jpg?1582270511)
![The Wild Animal Sanctuary](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/5cc341a31b2f2b85549252679aa29ed1.jpg?1582270511)
![Grays Peak](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/fcd26669adcfa7c60fcad70b81cb0cf3.jpg?1582270511)
![Museum of Contemporary Art Denver](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/306e2bd101d37b52468c4a4c45030123.jpg?1582270511)
![Denver Millennium Bridge](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/8a12144eb227a9c4a8577ff56331ac65.jpg?1582270511)
![Ogden Theatre](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/28e8e0aa135180262f50fbfd4c716f07.jpg?1582270511)
![Byers-Evans House Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/ba6805cf8b7a74147d2e723cbc92ce09.jpg?1582270511)
![Paramount Theatre](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/cc0155a72d87e26c44560855ef00266b.jpg?1582270511)
![Cathedral of St. John in the Wilderness](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/b0fcf3d7f5a2dcd7fd917196917a6170.jpg?1582270511)
![History Colorado Center](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/6c791495bfe3d0647b403ec6eb5cd05f.jpg?1582270511)
![Speer Boulevard](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/c9aafeee05597501f41ca3d0891b08df.jpg?1641585531)
![Denver Performing Arts Complex](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/acc263e215b46c9bb98ec3d3a0c7a7c7.jpg?1582270511)
![Mount Bierstadt](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/8bd3f7c2974ab3d8286b0b1b2b135ab6.jpg?1582270511)
![Pass Lake](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/us/39_65475_-105_87891.jpg)
![Avery House](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/bab43cc60f1f61b8875079ec62e741de.jpg?1641726354)
![Daniels & Fisher Tower](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/6bf259564a4e4fe97e051112d48f9f7c.jpg?1582270511)
![Fort Logan National Cemetery](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/ad73c4cbebcf8a87938271cb6d4a5f24.jpg?1582270511)
![Gothic Theatre](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/1d94ab7ff6516542836f97a98fe8e4db.jpg?1582270511)
![Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/9d1bff1e7bf319e05cc873075a1a8729.jpg?1582270511)
![Alamo Placita Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/0ec64a0259716b4d7d0555c447816e6c.jpg?1648515114)