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Park Place and the CU East Campus 31st St. and Marine St., Boulder, Colorado

Conditions - The Park Place office complex and the CU East Campus stretch a few blocks to the south starting at 31st and Arapahoe. Parking on the campus section is free during the weekend and at nights. Everything is well kept and if you need it, there is water and bathrooms in the campus buildings and there is a gas station right next to Park Place.

Security - During the day and especially on week days, there are students, employees, and other people in the area. Because of this, you are more likely to run into trouble during these times because more people results in more unwanted attention or misunderstanding. The whole area is pretty deserted on nights and weekends. However, you will notice several security vehicles in the Park Place parking lot. Don't be alarmed though, the security patrol company has its headquarters in the building and leaves some of their vehicles there permanently. At nights and on weekends, you are highly unlikely to run into any security issues as long as you stay smart and stick to ground level obstacles.

Obstacles - There is a great variety of obstacles in this area. Park Place offers the most and best things to do. Here you will find courtyard areas surrounding the building that have close and condensed portions of walls of all shapes, sizes, and angles. Many of these walls are so close that you can practice all kinds of different things in one small area. Some of these movements include, tic tac to cats, cat leaps, cat to cats, precision jumps, vault to cats, and vault to precisions. The obstacles are much more spread out on the East Campus, but you can still find rails, picnic tables, walls, and interesting roof tops to practice all kinds of movements.

Features: Close and condensed obstacles, roof gaps.
Lacks: Not much.

Overall - Overall, this area is a great place to train. Park Place in particular offers an awesome variety of obstacles. With some creativity, you can drill almost every movement and common combination here. The East Campus also has a good variety, the only downside is that it isn't condensed together in a small area.