Boulder Towing Notes
Tows, roadside fixes and tow bills in Boulder, up the canyon and out along US 36, one question per post.
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Posts here are narrow on purpose. One covers PUC price caps, one a towed car, one a canyon winch-out, one Subarus and Teslas on the deck. Each lays out the job, the cost and the mistakes to avoid.
Citations are specific: C.R.S. sections, 4 CCR 723-6 rule numbers, Boulder municipal code. Check any of them. The money side lives on how a Boulder tow price is built.
Colorado's Traction Law: What It Asks of a Boulder Driver
The statute, CDOT's current wording and the State Patrol's summary, read from a tow truck's side of the windshield.
Read moreCost to Tow a Car in Colorado: The 2026 PUC Caps, From Boulder
The PUC's 2026 schedule, one charge at a time, and why none of it reaches a Boulder tow you book on your own.
Read moreCar Towed in Boulder? Who Has It and What the Law Gives You
First the phone number, then the type of tow, then the protections Colorado's Towing Bill of Rights gives you at the yard.
Read moreSlid Off Boulder Canyon or Flagstaff Road: Getting Pulled Out
Cars that leave CO 119, Flagstaff or Magnolia come back up on a cable, one short pull after another. Here is how, and how to spend the wait.
Read moreSubaru or Tesla in Boulder? The Case for a Flatbed Tow
Both automakers settle it in print: flatbed. Their reasons, plus the facts that get the deck sent to your curb.
Read moreStopped on a Boulder shoulder? Say these when we answer
One call then covers the price and the choice of tow truck.
- Where it stopped: street and corner, the lot you are in, or highway and mile marker
- Model and drive: year, make, model, and AWD or electric
- Breakdown: dead engine, a crash, stuck in snow, a flat, a drained battery, keys inside
- Delivery address, when you have one