Ward is a home rule municipality in Boulder County, Colorado, United States.

Once one of the richest towns in the state during the Colorado Gold Rush, it is located on a mountainside at the top of Left Hand Canyon, near the Peak to Peak Highway (State Highway 72) northwest of Boulder at an elevation of 9,450 feet (2,880 m) above sea level.

The railroad reached the area in 1898, arriving over the Whiplash and Switzerland Trail, which climbed over 4,000 feet (1,200 m) from Boulder over the course of 26 miles (42 km).

In January 1900 over 50 buildings were destroyed by a devastating fire, although the profitability of the mines led to the immediate rebuilding of the town.

[citation needed] The town has several businesses along its main street, including a restaurant, a coffee shop, an art gallery, and general store.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all of it land.