While most of the year it is free to park at Chautuaqua, you will need to pay to park on the weekends from Memorial Day to Labor day. During the paid parking days there is a free shuttle service that you can use to access the park.
Established in 1898, The Colorado Chautauqua is a 40 acre National Historic Landmark. The Texas-Colorado Chautauqua Association was incorporated in Austin, Texas in September 1897. This organization was for the purpose of conducting a summer school and lecture series for Texas school teachers at a Colorado location.
On May 12, 1898 construction of the Chautauqua Auditorium commenced and the Dining Hall construction started one week later. Both buildings were completed in time for the opening of the first Chautauqua season on July 4, 1898. The first cottages were built in the spring of 1899. At the opening of the second Chautauqua season, between 30 and 40 cottages were available. On December 20, 1900, the Texas-Colorado Chautauqua was reorganized as the Colorado Chautauqua, with an entirely local board of directors. Title to the land remained with the city of Boulder, but the Colorado Chautauqua Association operated the Chautauqua under a long-term lease, since renewed several times.
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What date did The Whitney Brothers Quartette agree to appear at The Colorado Chautauqua?
After doing this virtual cache, there is lots to explore at Chautauqua, including the dining hall, general store, park, play area, theatre and miles and miles of beautiful hiking trails.
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Virtual Rewards 3.0 - 2022-2023
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between March 1, 2022 and March 1, 2023. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 3.0 on the Geocaching Blog.