City of Boulder closures for Labor Day holiday, Sept. 7

All City of Boulder administrative facilities and Age Well Centers will be closed Monday, Sept. 7, for the Labor Day holiday. The following facilities and services will be open:

• Scott Carpenter Lap Pool will operate 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Due to staffing limits, Spruce Pool and Scott Carpenter Leisure Pool operational decisions will be made available on the city’s pool schedules webpage. Community members are encouraged to check this page before they plan a visit to outdoor pools on Labor Day.
• North Boulder Recreation Center (NBRC) will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. As a reminder, the NBRC is currently undergoing an extended pool closure. East Boulder Community Center and South Boulder Recreation Center will be closed.
• Boulder Reservoir will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. The swim area will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Boats will need to be off the water by 8 p.m. with the exit gates closing at 9 p.m.
• Flatirons Golf Course will be open from sunrise to sunset for tee times.
• Open Space and Mountain Parks trails and trailheads will be open. Plan your visit to city open space.
• The local HOP bus service will be running holiday hours from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. at a 23-minute frequency.

City of Boulder park hours are from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. Fires and outdoor grill use are currently prohibited due to an emergency fire regulation rule in place. Alcohol consumption is also prohibited, and dogs must be leashed in parks. As a reminder, it is the season for bears to begin preparing for hibernation. Community members are also encouraged to help protect bears by ensuring trash and food is collected from outdoor recreation, trash containers are locked and dogs are leashed where required.

On Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7, parking is free on city streets and in all city-owned lots and downtown garages except for on-street parking in and near Chautauqua Park, where paid parking and free shuttle service to Chautauqua Park is in effect from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. during the Park to Park shuttle program’s last weekend of the 2026 season: Saturday, Sept. 5 to Monday, Sept. 7.