The Great American Road Trip ChallengeOne trip, ~2.5 years, 48 states
The Colorado Rockies

Stop 3 · Days 686–688

Boulder

Boulder, CO

An outdoorsy, brainy college town beneath the tilted slabs of the Flatirons — a pedestrian mall, mountain trails, and a famous tea factory.

Where to stay

  • A hotel near Pearl Street

    Walkable to the mall and trailheads.

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You gotta eat this

  • Farm-to-table & kombucha

    Health-minded Boulder does it well.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 686Day 686 — Flatirons & Pearl StreetFull day · 6h planned
  2. 687Day 687 — Free DayFree day
  3. 688Day 688 — South to DenverDrive day · 45m drive

What this stop is made of

  • Cities & Metros
  • Outdoor & Water Activities