Colorado Chautauqua | 895 followers on LinkedIn. Escape. Engage. Elevate. | The 26 acre Colorado Chautauqua, nestles between Boulder, Colorado and the iconic Flatirons mountains. Chautauqua is THE western representation of a lifelong learning, nature and Music and Arts movement which swept the U.S. in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Our 62 cottages and lodges and beautifully restored venues are situated less than an hour from Denver International Airport (DIA), two miles from downtown Boulder (America's favorite college town) and a mile from the CU, Boulder campus.