The 16 College Football Stadiums With the Best Natural Scenery

Folsom Field

Although she’s had a few nips and tucks, Folsom Field still looks fantastic for a lady who turned 91 years old on Oct. 11. And she’s surrounded by fantastic scenery.

Nestled next to the Rocky Mountains in Boulder, CO, at an elevation of about 5,400 feet, Folsom Field plays host to the University of Colorado football team. Fans who pack the stadium to watch the Buffaloes roam are treated to stunning views of the Rockies. The views are so stunning, in fact, that Folsom Field tops LawnStarter’s list of the 16 college football stadiums with the nicest natural scenery.

Facebook user Patrick Westrick praises Folsom Field as the most beautiful stadium he’s ever visited. Sitting at the base of the Flatirons of the Rocky Mountains, there is not a more serene setting in college football,” Westrick writes.

To create this list, we reviewed dozens upon dozens of photos of the nearly 130 stadiums where the country’s NCAA Division I FBS football teams hit the gridiron. A stadium scored points for its natural beauty — mountains, trees and so forth. We settled on only those stadiums where fans actually can enjoy good scenic views from their seats.

The top six stadiums in our ranking boast mountain views. (Hey, what can we say? We’re smitten by mountains.) Don’t fret, though — non-mountainous stadiums made the cut, too. Here’s our list of the 16 college football stadiums with the nicest natural scenery.

1. Folsom Field

Folsom Field

University of Colorado

University of Colorado
Boulder, CO

2. Lavell Edwards Stadium

Lavell Edwards Stadium

Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University
Provo, UT

3. Rice-Eccles Stadium

Utah Stadium

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

4. Maverick Stadium

Romney Stadium

Utah State University

Utah State University
Logan, UT

5. Rose Bowl

Rose Bowl

Rose Bowl

UCLA
Pasadena, CA

6. Sun Bowl

Sun Bowl

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University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, TX

7. Ryan Field

Northwestern University stadium

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Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

8. Scott Stadium

University of Virginia stadium

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University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA

9. Michie Stadium

Michie Stadium

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U.S. Military Academy
West Point, NY

10. Kidd Brewer Stadium

Kidd Brewer Stadium

Appalachian State University

Appalachian State University
Boone, NC

11. Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium

East Carolina stadium

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East Carolina University
Greenville, NC

12. Dix Stadium

Dix Stadium

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Kent State University
Kent, OH

13. California Memorial Stadium

Cal stadium

University of California

University of California
Berkeley, CA

14. Kenan Stadium

Kenan Stadium

Flickr/Kevin Oliver

University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC

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15. Memorial Stadium

KU football stadium

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

16. Spartan Stadium

San Jose State stadium

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San Jose State University
San Jose, CA

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John Egan

John Egan is the former editor in chief of LawnStarter.com. Now, he is a freelance writer extraordinaire. He lives in Austin, Texas.