Park-to-Park free shuttle to Chautauqua program

The Park-to-Park shuttle provides satellite parking and free shuttle service to and from the beautiful and popular Chautauqua Park on summer weekends and holidays from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day.

The 2026 Park-to-Park season runs from Saturday, May 23, to Monday, Sept. 7, 2026.

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Park-to-Park provides free satellite parking and shuttle service to and from Chautauqua Park on summer weekends and holidays.

Park-to-Park is part of the City of Boulder Chautauqua Access Management Program, which seeks to better manage access to the park while minimizing impacts to the neighborhood and the area’s natural and cultural resources. Park-to-Park also includes paid parking on summer weekends and holidays at Chautauqua and nearby neighborhood streets to help pay for the shuttles, as well as ambassadors to assist visitors.

Schedule

The Park-to-Park shuttle operates on summer weekends and holidays from Memorial Day weekend in late May to Labor Day weekend in early September. Paid parking in and around Chautauqua Park is also in effect on weekends and holidays only.

2026 Schedule

The free shuttle runs every 30 minutes from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekends and holidays only from Saturday, May 23, through Monday, Sept. 7. The holidays for shuttle service are Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, and Labor Day.

Plan Your Trip to Chautauqua

Shuttle frequencies

  • For real-time shuttle schedule and information, download the Transit app.
  • The Park-to-Park shuttle runs every 30 minutes from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on summer weekends and holidays.
  • The shuttle only runs in the summer. During fall, winter and spring, there is no shuttle or satellite parking service, and parking is free at Chautauqua.

Shuttle pickup stops

The shuttle picks up riders at several stops around Boulder, including downtown Boulder parking garages. The shuttle route travels along Broadway and features stops closer to the Chautauqua trailhead and Chautauqua Dining Hall.

The 11th and Spruce street parking garage will be closed for construction this season, and will not be a pickup location.

Parking

  1. Free Shuttle Parking

    Free shuttle parking is available at all downtown Boulder parking garages, except the 11th and Spruce parking garage, which will be closed for construction this season.

  2. Paid Parking
    • Paid parking at Chautauqua is required on weekends and summer holidays.
    • Parking costs $2.50/hour. Pay at pay stations or via the ParkMobile app.
    • Parking is free during the weekdays, the fall, winter and spring.

Accessibility, Bikes and Strollers

  • The city's downtown parking garages and all Park-to-Park shuttles are ADA-accessible for people using wheelchairs.
  • Free ADA-accessible parking is also available at Chautauqua Park in the Ranger Cottage lot and around the Chautauqua Park green parking area.
  • Shuttles feature bike racks. Dogs, strollers and hiking gear are also welcome aboard.

Park-to-Park Map

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park-to-park shuttle, black with via logo, in front of flatirons

Parking revenue helps pay for Park-to-Park. The shuttle is operated by Via Mobility Services.

The Park-to-Park shuttle is a separate service from the HOP 2 Chautauqua shuttle. The HOP 2 Chautauqua is a free transit service to the Colorado Music Festival and Chautauqua Summer Series events and is operated by the Colorado Chautauqua Association. Learn more about the HOP 2 Chautauqua.

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