Boulder County’s Agricultural Heritage Center, at 8348 Ute Highway in Longmont, is a free look at local farm life from 1900 to 1925. The site has a restored 1909 farmhouse, two barns, a milk house, an outhouse, an heirloom garden and interactive exhibits. Farm animals are on site from April through October.
Admission is free, and so are private tours. Groups of eight or more can request a tour any time of year, and the county asks for at least 21 days of notice. Tours usually take an hour to an hour and a half. Groups may stay up to three hours and are welcome to bring a picnic lunch.
A note for homeschool families: the county’s pages do not name homeschool groups. Its program request page does say schools, scout groups, community clubs and other organizations of eight or more are welcome, and that programs are free. A co-op that can gather eight people should ask, and smaller families can simply come during open hours.
Know before you go
- Address: 8348 Ute Highway, Longmont, CO 80503
- Cost: free admission and free tours
- Ages: all ages. No grade limits are listed for tours.
- Open hours: through Oct. 31, Friday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. From Nov. 1 to March 31, the first Saturday of the month, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Group tours: eight or more people, year-round, requested at least 21 days ahead through the county’s tour request form. Other free county programs are on the field trip and program requests page.
- Contact: 303-776-8688
- Good to know: buildings and trails are wheelchair accessible. Dogs are not allowed, except service animals.
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