Google photos · Trevor White, Joseph Fox
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Add recon~$300-$400 for the ceremony, one of the cheapest views in the state
So affordable it almost feels like a typo, $300-$400 for a 3-hour block through the City of Boulder, plus a $25 alcohol permit if you want beer/wine. It's ceremony-only though, so this is one line item and you're building the rest of the day elsewhere!
I am kind of obsessed with this spot for the view alone, panoramic Front Range and the plains stretching out forever behind you at the altar. Two big heads-up from people who've used it: mornings are the move because the light is best then AND there is almost no shade up there, so afternoon ceremonies can cook your guests (bring sun hats). And it books up because everyone who sees it wants it. For $400 and that backdrop, worth planning the whole day around.
$300-$400 for a 3-hour block (ceremony-only city site)
City of Boulder fee schedule. 3-hour blocks are $300 resident / $400 non-resident; 1-hour early-morning blocks are $100/$150. Add a $25 city alcohol permit (beer/wine only) and a $5 daily parking permit for non-Boulder-County cars. That's it, it's a bare park rental.
Set expectations before you fall for the photos: 1. It's CEREMONY-ONLY. No reception here, you'll need a second venue (people pair it with a Boulder brewery dinner). 2. Hard cap 100 people, and it's a 1933 stone amphitheater on the Flagstaff summit. 3. Basically no amenities, no electricity, no water, pit toilets only. No catering infrastructure. 4. Long restriction list: no open flame (no unity candles), no freestanding arches, no glass, no petals/confetti, amplified sound limited. 5. Closed Oct 31-Apr 30, so it's a May-Oct ceremony only. 6. Parking is tiny (10 spots) and not guaranteed, carpool or shuttle.