Boulder, Colorado

Boulder

Flanked by Rocky Mountain National Park and populated by as many bicycles as people, Boulder, Colorado, is a city of and for lovers of the outdoors. Located 30 miles northwest of Denver, Boulder maintains 56 parks and 200 miles of trails, setting aside a whopping 40,000 acres of green space within city limits. This small town of 100,000 residents even owns a waterfall 11 miles to the west. Locals affectionately refer to Boulder Falls as the “Yosemite of Boulder Canyon.”

A town in love with the outdoors couldn’t ask for a better neighbor than Rocky Mountain National Park. This 415-square-mile wilderness area is home to an astonishing array of wildlife, from elk to bighorn sheep, and from…