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Inside Niwot

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Things to Do

Trails, parks and places worth an afternoon in and around Niwot.

A gravel trail at the edge of the grassland east of Niwot, looking west toward the foothills at sunset

TrailTrail network

LoBo Regional Trail

The twelve-mile Longmont-to-Boulder trail runs through Niwot and joins the local trail network. The eastern fields at sunset are the reason to come.

The Niwot Tribune false-front building on Second Avenue with a grand piano on the sidewalk

VenueOld Town

Old Town, Second Avenue

The brick and false-front commercial block from the railroad period, walkable end to end in about ten minutes, and still where the community gathers.

VenueOld Town, Second Avenue

Osmosis Gallery

Contemporary gallery in a renovated 1910 brick building, showing more than forty Colorado artists, with openings on First Fridays.

The red 1907 Burlington Route caboose on its short length of track at Whistle Stop Park

ParkOld Town

Whistle Stop Park

The lawn beside the 1907 caboose at the edge of Old Town, where the Rock & Rails concerts happen every summer Thursday.

ParkOld Town

Niwot Children’s Park

The playground on First Avenue, built by the Cultural Arts Association ten years ago, across from Whistle Stop Park.

VenueOld Town, Second Avenue

Niwot Hall

The Left Hand Grange hall on Second Avenue: talks, the Why Not Niwot? art show, the holiday market, dance classes and community meetings.

TrailTrail network

Niwot Loop Trail

The flat county loop around town that the Niwot Trot runs every October, joined to the LoBo Trail and Left Hand Creek.

ParkOld Town

Niwot Sculpture Park

An outdoor sculpture collection around Old Town, run by the Cultural Arts Association since 2018: owned pieces alongside works lent by artists for a year at a time.

The steel gateway sculpture at the highway edge of Niwot: an oval sign held inside two curving rails

VenueHighway edge

The Niwot gateway sculpture

The steel gateway at the highway edge of town, an oval sign held inside two curving rails. The landmark you arrive at, and the meeting point for most walks.

Stay the night

LodgingOld Town, Second Avenue

Niwot Inn & Spa

Fourteen rooms and an on-site spa in the middle of Old Town, the only place to stay on Second Avenue.

Outdoors, in depth