Why you'd want to live in Berthoud

Berthoud is located near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, just west of the crossroads of I-25 and Hwy. 56 in Northern Colorado. Known as the Garden Spot of Colorado, the community offers shopping, dining, coffee shops, a microbrewery, recreational sports, and an historic Main Street that includes the Little Thompson Valley Pioneer Museum, Wildfire Community Arts Center, and the Berthoud Community Library. The Berthoud public schools offer top-rated early childhood programs, with pre-K through 12th grade, which include Berthoud Early Childhood Center, Berthoud Elementary Early Childhood Center, Berthoud Elementary, Ivy Stockwell Elementary, Turner Middle School, and Berthoud High School. Along with gorgeous viewing corridors of the mountains, there are open space areas, Town parks, a recreation center, and Little Thompson Observatory showcasing the brilliant constellations above. Berthoud is a gateway to Carter Lake and Rocky Mountain National Park. It is also home to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District which showcases the diversity of our high plains environment through a public garden that includes the many grasses, plants and other foliage native to the area. An economically diverse home to entrepreneurs and enthusiasts of all kinds, Berthoud is a small town with a big heart; a great place to live, work and play. via Facebook