Chautauqua Park

Parks and Recreation manages the manicured lawn area and request for 50 to 100 group gatherings applications for ceremonies/rites of life only (weddings, memorials, Bar Mitzvah, etc.).

Requests are accepted up to one year in advance of the event date. Permits do not save a spot on the open grass lawn.

Groups with fewer than 50 people do not need a permit. These groups can gather on the lawn as long as they follow the general park rules.

• Times are four hours between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• No permit for the lawn are issued after 5 p.m., due to the other events in the Chautauqua facilities.
• Upon approval of your permit, you will be charged a $25 booking fee through your SmartRec account.

Large Group Permit Reservations

For another type of event or to find information on the Chautauqua picnic shelter at Chautauqua, please check the Chautauqua Association or call the main phone 303-442-3282.

Chautauqua Park is a portion of an iconic historic landmark dating back to when the City of Boulder began preserving wild lands over 100 years ago. In 1898, Boulder residents approved a bond issue to purchase 80 acres to be used as a “Chautauqua”. The park land owned by Boulder Parks and Recreation is located adjacent to OSMP trails, OSMP rentals, Chautauqua Dining Hall and Auditorium, and Chautauqua Ranger Cottage . A wonderful playground, tennis courts, and open turf.

Sleepy Bear has new friends: meet Mila, her companion the fox and their animal friends.

These bronze sculptures by artist Anita Miller were generously donated to the park by Mila’s family. This is a place for the community to gather and be reminded of the adventures of Mila bug and the hope that Mila's life has given to millions of children with rare genetic disease around the world.

To learn more about Mila, visit milasmiracle.org

Chautauqua Park provides families with access to Open Space Mountain Park trails, which have a wide range of opportunities for children’s unstructured interaction with nature. Within the park children are found playing freely on the open turf with an iconic view of the Flatirons.