3/29/2022: Parking permits are needed to park between 9PM and 5 AM at the following locations:

Gregory Canyon - Base of Flagstaff Road

Panorama Point - 1.0 miles up Flagstaff Road
Crown Rock - 2.2 miles up Flagstaff Road
Realization Point - 3.4 miles up Flagstaff Road

Flagstaff Summit - 0.5 miles up Flagstaff Summit Road from Realization Point
Lost Gulch Overlook - 4.3 miles up Flagstaff Road
Shoulder parking in designated areas

Under a new Boulder ordinance, beginning December 2, parking along Flagstaff Road (above the turnoff for Gregory Canyon) will only be allowed from 5am - 9pm, rather than the current rule of 5am - 11pm. This change was due to considerable law-breaking behavior along Flagstaff Road, and not due to alleged misbehavior by climbers.

Link to City of Boulder Press Release.

This is only a parking rule. The boulders and other terrain will remain open 24/7, for those willing to park at the base of Flagstaff and hike or bike up/down.

The Good News: The BCC, together with our friends at the Flatirons Climbing Council, worked hard to successfully persuade Open Space staff, Board of Trustees, and Boulder City Council to create an online system that will allow users to obtain a permit to park until 11pm — preserving the same access as before. Open Space staff are working to develop the permit system, but it will not be ready on November 18. We will publicize the timing and logistical details of the system when they are known.

Please comply with the 9pm parking closure (starting December 2nd) and the permit system once it is created (if you want to park until 11pm). This is more than an issue of getting a parking ticket. Open Space staff will review this entire structure in a year. Our ability to persuade Boulder to create the permit system, rather than suffer a total loss of parking access after 9pm, was due in large part to the good relations climbers have developed with this land manager.

To learn more, check out the City of Boulder’s OSMP home page: