National Laboratory of the Rockies (formerly NREL)
In-person tours of the Golden campus are for U.S. citizens 18 and older and are arranged with the lab; no dates are posted. Public virtual tours are also offered.
A U.S. national laboratory for renewable energy in Golden, Colorado. In-person staff-led campus tours are for U.S. citizens 18 and older, by arrangement; virtual tours are open to the public.
Ways to visit
Staff-led campus tour, Golden (U.S. citizens 18 and over) Open
Offered to U.S. citizens 18 and older; arranged through NLR's protocol team. Tour dates and times are not posted.
- What you see
- Inside tour, Groundsnlr.gov, 2026-11-05
- How
- By arrangementnlr.gov, 2026-11-05
- When
- Arranged with NLR's protocol team; no set days or times are posted.nlr.gov, 2026-11-05 · nlr.gov, 2026-11-05
- Booking
- Required · by emailTo schedule a tour, contact the NLR Protocol team through the link on NLR's community page. Visitors must preregister and be hosted by a laboratory employee.nlr.gov, 2026-11-05
- Cost
- Not stated on the official pageNo tour price is stated.nlr.gov, 2026-11-05
- Requirements
- Citizenship: Yes. In-person tours are offered to U.S. citizens.
- Minimum age: 18+. 18 and older.
- Photo ID: Yes. A physical government-issued ID, such as a passport, military ID or REAL ID-compliant driver's license; copies and digital IDs are not accepted.
About
The National Laboratory of the Rockies, formerly the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, is a U.S. Department of Energy lab on South Table Mountain in Golden. It offers staff-led in-person tours of that campus to U.S. citizens aged 18 and over, arranged through its protocol team. Visitors preregister, are hosted by an employee and show a physical government ID. The lab also runs virtual tours for the public.
Run by: National Laboratory of the Rockies (formerly the National Renewable Energy Laboratory).
Where official pages disagree
- open or closed: One NLR page says in-person tours of the Golden campus are offered to U.S. citizens 18 and older. Another says it offers the public virtual tours. This listing follows the first and shows both. nlr.gov/about/visiting-nlr · nlr.gov/about/community
Getting there
Golden, CO
South Table Mountain campus, Golden. Visitors check in with the lab's security team.
The pin marks the site itself, not necessarily the entrance (39.74060, -105.15600). Show on our map · Google Maps · Apple Maps
Last checked 2026-11-05. Sources are listed below.
Sources
- nlr.gov/about/visiting-nlr · official page · read 2026-11-05For: name; who runs it; Staff-led campus tour, Golden (U.S. citizens 18 and over): open or closed; Staff-led campus tour, Golden (U.S. citizens 18 and over): what you see; Staff-led campus tour, Golden (U.S. citizens 18 and over): requirements
- wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q1856… · Wikidata · read 2026-11-05For: location
- nlr.gov/about/community · official page · read 2026-11-05For: Staff-led campus tour, Golden (U.S. citizens 18 and over): kind of visit; Staff-led campus tour, Golden (U.S. citizens 18 and over): days and hours; Staff-led campus tour, Golden (U.S. citizens 18 and over): cost
- nlr.gov/about/golden-security · official page · read 2026-11-05For: Staff-led campus tour, Golden (U.S. citizens 18 and over): booking; Staff-led campus tour, Golden (U.S. citizens 18 and over): requirements
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