Need a tow? Towing in Broomfield, CO
Wheel-lift or flatbed tow, winching, or roadside work, anywhere in Broomfield at any hour. We run 13 miles down US 36 from Boulder, and the cost and pickup window are settled before the tow truck starts out.
Broomfield is a 13-mile run down the Turnpike
Roughly 13 road miles separate Boulder and Broomfield, and our tow truck covers them on US 36, the Denver-Boulder Turnpike. Two Broomfield exits come up on calls: Interlocken Loop, where the Northwest Parkway heads east, and the exit for US 287 and CO 121.
The city spans about 33.5 square miles, from the Turnpike on the west to I-25 on the east, where CO 7 meets the interstate at exit 229. So a call may be a quick hop off US 36 or a full crossing to I-25, and the window we quote reflects that. Night or day, the price is worked out the same way, and Boulder Towing Company reaches every part of it.
Broomfield is a city and a county with one police department
Broomfield counted 74,112 people in the 2020 census and is Colorado's 64th county. Voters passed the constitutional amendment on November 3, 1998. The City and County of Broomfield took effect November 15, 2001, uniting land once divided among Adams, Boulder, Jefferson and Weld counties. Its city council doubles as the board of county commissioners.
That matters for towing because the Broomfield Police Department is also the county sheriff. No city-versus-county question arises, and one phone call covers a missing car anywhere inside Broomfield. Colorado's PUC tells owners to ask the law enforcement agency that authorized a tow which company took the car.
- Non-emergency police line
- 303-438-6400, Broomfield Police Department
- Records window
- 7 DesCombes Drive, 303-438-6420, weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; lobby shut on weekends
- Apartment-lot tow
- Per the Colorado PUC, locate the tow company's posted sign and call its number
- State price ceilings
- 4 CCR 723-6, Rule 6511, caps private-property impounds and law enforcement-ordered tows
Four highways cross Broomfield, and one charges a toll
The Northwest Parkway is a nine-mile toll road, open since November 24, 2003, linking US 36 at Interlocken with E-470 at I-25, north of 144th Avenue. On January 1, 2010, it went to free-flow tolling, so there are no booths. If the fastest route for a tow uses it, we add the toll to the quote, one of the items in Broomfield tow pricing, line by line.
US 287 arrives from Denver, runs west on 120th Avenue together with CO 128, then swings north toward Lafayette just short of US 36. In a storm, state highways such as US 287 and 120th Avenue are cleared by CDOT, not the city.
All-day parkers fill FlatIron Crossing, a big shopping and entertainment center, the Interlocken business park offices and Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport. After a cold day in one of those lots, a flat battery calls for a jump from our roadside crew.
Steer as far right as possible, flashers on, and climb out on the right-hand side. The Parkway carries 75 mph traffic, so stand behind the barrier or high on the bank, never inside the car. Give us your heading and the nearest exit or interchange. Anyone hurt, or the car stuck in live traffic? Phone 911 first.
Broomfield plows side streets by snow depth
Major roads get cleared first, then secondary ones. Residential streets depend on depth: at 4 inches one lane is plowed, at 12 inches or more two lanes. Between those depths a side street is one plowed track with packed snow on either side. That is where cars slide into the ridge or spin in place at the curb.
The March 13-14, 2021 upslope storm dropped 22.5 inches at the National Weather Service reporting point a mile northwest of Broomfield. After that kind of storm, a stuck car is winched back to the plowed lane first; it gets towed only if something broke. AWD and electric cars then go out on the flatbed.
Plow not through yet? Mention it. The deck has to come down on clear pavement, so on a one-lane plowed street we may load from the far end of the block.
Broomfield callers should name the exit, interchange or lot
Start with position. On US 36: direction and last exit, whether McCaslin, Interlocken or US 287. On the Parkway: the closest interchange. In town: the street, or the lot's name. Then the car and its drivetrain; what happened; and the destination: your house, a Boulder dealership, or a shop in Broomfield.
A front-drive commuter car is fine on the wheel-lift. AWD and 4WD vehicles and EVs ride the Broomfield flatbed, nothing rolling. Also tell us who will take the key at the other end. A shop already shut for the day, a gated lot or an apartment garage limits where the car can be left, and we want to know that before loading.
Our work stops at light-duty: motorcycles, sedans, crossovers, pickups and vans. Box trucks, buses and loaded trailers need heavier equipment, and that answer comes during the first call. A breakdown or wreck in Turnpike traffic gets emergency towing on US 36 through Broomfield, priced the same at any hour.
Superior, Louisville and Lafayette lie just up the road from Broomfield
McCaslin Boulevard, one exit up US 36, serves Superior and Louisville, 9 miles from Boulder; Louisville tows via McCaslin get their own page. North from Broomfield, US 287 reaches Lafayette, 11 miles from Boulder, and then Longmont, 15 to 16, which is covered under towing up the Diagonal in Longmont.
Frequently asked questions
Broomfield car gone. Towed, and by whom?
Broomfield Police, 303-438-6400 on the non-emergency side, can tell you whether an officer ordered a tow and which carrier has the car. Because the department also serves as county sheriff, that one number covers all of Broomfield.
Why does Broomfield only have one police agency?
Because it is a city and a county at once. The City and County of Broomfield took effect November 15, 2001, as Colorado's 64th county, on land formerly in Adams, Boulder, Jefferson and Weld counties. Its police department also acts as sheriff, so every Broomfield tow question goes to one agency.
Will I pay the Northwest Parkway toll on a tow?
Only if the route uses the Parkway, and then just the toll itself, collected electronically at highway speed since 2010. The rest is priced like any Boulder Towing Company quote: distance, which tow truck fits, and time at the scene.
How deep does snow get before Broomfield plows my street?
Four inches gets one lane plowed on residential streets; 12 inches or more gets two. Crews reach them after major and secondary roads. State highways such as US 287 and 120th Avenue are CDOT's to clear.
Does a Boulder tow truck really come all the way to Broomfield?
Yes. It is about 13 road miles down US 36, the Denver-Boulder Turnpike. Boulder Towing Company quotes the arrival window when you ring, because Turnpike traffic and your side of Broomfield, near US 36 or out by I-25, both change it.
Broomfield exit, interchange or lot: say it first
Then the tow truck and the price are fixed before we leave Boulder.
- US 36 exit, interchange or lot: McCaslin, Interlocken or US 287, a Parkway interchange, or the lot name
- Model and drive: make, model, and electric or not
- Cause: crash, no start, snowbound, flat or lockout
- Key handoff: the shop, dealer or person receiving the car