Hotels near Nederland, Colorado

A little about Nederland...

Nederland is a scenic mountain town in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 1,337.

Nederland began its history as the site of the mill for silver ore from the rich mines at Caribou (now a ghost town five miles away) and, during World War I, for tungsten ore from surrounding mines. Today it is better known as a gateway to outdoor recreation in the nearby Indian Peaks and the new James Peak Wilderness Areas. Nederland is located 15 miles west of Boulder.

On Barker Reservoir within Roosevelt National Forest, Nederland hosts two major events every year: The Nederland Music & Arts Festival and also Frozen Dead Guy Days.

NedFest: The Nederland Music & Arts Festival is Nederland's annual two-day outdoor music event. It is located on the shores of Barker Reservoir in the mountains of Nederland... just 17 miles west of (3,000 ft above) Boulder, Colorado. The music featured at NedFest is in the bluegrass, jazz and world-beat genres... or more so, a sound that blends these styles together. The first NedFest happened in 1996 at Nederland's Chipeta Park. After a short hiatus it was resurrected during the first weekend of August 1999 at its current site, The Jeff Guercio Memorial Baseball Park, where it has been held ever since. The event has since become the highlight of summer in Nederland. Five to six bands headline each day, with solo, duo or trio 'tweener' sets between each band. Artists who have performed at NedFest in the past include:

Victor Wooten (the bass player from Bela Fleck & the Flecktones);
Stanley Jordan (jazz guitar legend and innovator of the touch-and-tap technique);
Charlie Hunter (who plays a unique 8-string guitar/bass-hybrid);
Robert Walter's 20th Congress; most members of Leftover Salmon;
There is a limit of 2,000 tickets sold per day, and in addition to two full days of music NedFest also features Arts & Crafts/Merchandise Booths, Food/Beverage Booths, Information Booths and several Service Booths.

Nederland is also the site of the annual Frozen Dead Guy Days, which occurs every year in early March. The festival commemorates a substandard attempt to practice cryonics on the grandfather of a deported resident using dry ice after several days of warm ischemia.