Victoria’s Guidebook
Hiking Trails Nearby
10 minutes away. Extensive trail system with great views. Easy to moderate hikes. You also have the access to Bear Peak from the south side via the Shadow Canyon trail. Parking costs $5 for not-locally-registered vehicles, and can be quite limited on weekends or holidays.
15 locals recommend
South Mesa Trailhead
3633 Eldorado Springs Dr10 minutes away. Extensive trail system with great views. Easy to moderate hikes. You also have the access to Bear Peak from the south side via the Shadow Canyon trail. Parking costs $5 for not-locally-registered vehicles, and can be quite limited on weekends or holidays.
15 minutes away. Take a picture of “The Flatirons,” the iconic backdrop of the city. Hike the Flatirons or the Royal Arch. Stop by the Ranger Cottage first to obtain a trail map. Parking is easy and free during the week and you may want to take the shuttle bus along Baseline Road on weekends.
91 locals recommend
Chautauqua Trailhead
Bluebell Road15 minutes away. Take a picture of “The Flatirons,” the iconic backdrop of the city. Hike the Flatirons or the Royal Arch. Stop by the Ranger Cottage first to obtain a trail map. Parking is easy and free during the week and you may want to take the shuttle bus along Baseline Road on weekends.
Coalton Trailhead
3495 McCaslin BlvdOnly 2 minutes away! Easy walk. Or bring the bike for a ride! Free parking.
15 minutes away. Easy to moderate loops in the woods. You also have the option to go up Bear Peak via Fern Canyon, for an impressive view of the entire Boulder Valley. The trailhead is by a neighborhood so you can always find a parking spot here for free.
30 locals recommend
Shanahan Ridge Trailhead
1915 Lehigh St15 minutes away. Easy to moderate loops in the woods. You also have the option to go up Bear Peak via Fern Canyon, for an impressive view of the entire Boulder Valley. The trailhead is by a neighborhood so you can always find a parking spot here for free.
10 minutes away. Easy hike with spectacular view of the foothills.
24 locals recommend
Flatirons Vista Trailhead
3663 CO-9310 minutes away. Easy hike with spectacular view of the foothills.
20 minutes away. Short but strenuous. A favorite for the locals.
146 locals recommend
Mount Sanitas Trailhead
Sunshine Canyon Drive20 minutes away. Short but strenuous. A favorite for the locals.
Marshall Mesa Trailhead
5258 Eldorado Springs Dr10 minutes away. Easy hiking.
Other Local Attractions
15 minutes away. Visit here for the architecture (by I. M. Pei), the exhibits and plenty of hiking.
64 locals recommend
NCAR Mesa Laboratory
1850 Table Mesa Dr15 minutes away. Visit here for the architecture (by I. M. Pei), the exhibits and plenty of hiking.
15 minutes away. A pedestrian street in the heart of Boulder. Take a stroll and watch the street performers. Enjoy a coffee or an ice cream.
591 locals recommend
Pearl Street Mall
1303 Pearl Street15 minutes away. A pedestrian street in the heart of Boulder. Take a stroll and watch the street performers. Enjoy a coffee or an ice cream.
40 minutes away. You can come here during the day just to tour the theater, and then roam around in the park for some great hiking.
1973 locals recommend
Red Rocks amphitheater
18300 West Alameda Parkway40 minutes away. You can come here during the day just to tour the theater, and then roam around in the park for some great hiking.
15 minutes away. Come here for rock climbing and some great hiking, and for picnic by the South Boulder Creek.
172 locals recommend
Eldorado Canyon State Park
9 Kneale Rd15 minutes away. Come here for rock climbing and some great hiking, and for picnic by the South Boulder Creek.