Allenspark, Colorado Short-Term Rental Market
The Allenspark, CO area STR market averaged $441 ADR at 72.5% occupancy in June 2026.
Quick Answer: Allenspark, Colorado is an active short-term rental market. average occupancy in the Rocky Mtn Natl Park market area is 72%. average monthly revenue in the Rocky Mtn Natl Park market area is $8,157. average daily rate in the Rocky Mtn Natl Park market area is $441.
Market data reflects the Rocky Mtn Natl Park regional market, which includes Allenspark. Regulations, taxes, and permit details below are specific to Allenspark.
Market Overview
Allenspark is a small unincorporated mountain community in northwest Boulder County, Colorado, with a year-round population of about 568, sitting on the Peak-to-Peak Scenic Byway near the Wild Basin entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park. Short-term rental performance for the Allenspark area averaged a $440.97 average daily rate (ADR) and 72.5% occupancy in June 2026, the most recent month tracked, producing a RevPAR of $319.51 and average monthly revenue of $8,157 per listing. Year over year, occupancy for the Allenspark area is up 0.4%, ADR is up 3.5%, and revenue is up 4.2%, a modest but positive trend. The market has grown steadily since 2017, when the area averaged 43.4% occupancy and a $251 ADR; by 2025 those figures had climbed to 50.8% occupancy and a $352 ADR, reflecting both stronger demand and rate growth over the past decade. Listing-type and bedroom-count data are tracked at a shared regional level rather than uniquely for Allenspark, so this profile omits a breakdown by unit type or bedroom count. Demand here is driven almost entirely by outdoor recreation, day-hikers and backpackers headed into Wild Basin for Ouzel Falls and Calypso Cascades, anglers on the St. Vrain, and visitors to the Chapel on the Rock, with traffic concentrated in the warmer months. That seasonality shows up clearly in the numbers: the area’s STR market swings from roughly 34% occupancy in the slowest months to over 75% in July.
Seasonal Patterns
| Month | Occupancy |
|---|---|
| Jan | 34% |
| Feb | 42% |
| Mar | 47% |
| Apr | 34% |
| May | 53% |
| Jun | 70% |
| Jul | 76% |
| Aug | 65% |
| Sep | 61% |
| Oct | 49% |
| Nov | 35% |
| Dec | 45% |
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Short-Term Rental Regulations
Allenspark is unincorporated, so short-term rentals are governed by Boulder County (Community Planning and Permitting), not a town government, under Ordinance 2023-02, effective March 5, 2024. There are two license paths. A Short-Term Rental License covers an owner’s primary residence, lived in six or more months per year; it is allowed by right in every zone district and subdivision, but the owner may only rent it out while absent for up to 45 nights per year. Initial fee is $350, renewal $250, and the license runs two years. A Vacation Rental License covers non-owner-occupied whole-home rentals, the path most investors need, but it is permitted only in Forestry (F) and Mountain Institutional (MI) zones and is numerically capped by subarea: the Upper St. Vrain area, which includes Allenspark, allows 194 licenses, Bald Mountain allows 83, and the Plains subarea allows none, all on a first-come waitlist once the cap is reached. Initial fee is $500, renewal $300, plus a possible $1,000 septic change-of-use permit, on the same two-year renewal cycle. Occupancy is capped at the lesser of 8 guests or the septic system’s rated capacity, with two on-site parking spaces required. Because Allenspark sits in Wildfire Zone 1, a Wildfire Partners assessment is required before the first license and full certification by the first renewal. Boulder County classifies enforcement here as strict, and pre-existing unlicensed rentals were required to come into compliance by March 5, 2026. Occupancy tax rate is not published in this dataset.
Market Comparison
Nationally, short-term rentals typically run around 55% occupancy and a $220 ADR. The Allenspark area’s June 2026 figures, 72.5% occupancy and a $440.97 ADR, run well above both benchmarks, reflecting both its Rocky Mountain National Park adjacent location and a small, supply-constrained listing pool under Boulder County’s licensing caps rather than broad market comparability. Property manager market share and per-listing-type performance data are not yet published for the Allenspark area, so a direct comparison to competing operators or unit types is not possible here. Investors should weigh the strong headline numbers against the numeric license caps in the Upper St. Vrain subarea, which limit how much new supply can enter and help explain why occupancy and rate both sit above national norms.
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