AA Meetings in Denver

Find an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in Denver today through the Denver Area Central Committee at daccaa.org, which runs a 24-hour hotline at (303) 322-4440. The office serves Denver and the surrounding suburbs, and Boulder County has its own central office. Our meeting finder at /meetings/ searches public AA feeds by day and format.

Call 911 if someone is overdosing, seizing, not breathing, or cannot be woken. For a mental health or suicide crisis, call or text 988.

How to Find AA Meetings Across Metro Denver

The Denver Area Central Committee of Alcoholics Anonymous (DACCAA) is the central office for Denver and much of the metro. Its hotline, (303) 322-4440, is answered around the clock and is the quickest way to find a meeting or ask what to expect. The office at 3275 W 14th Avenue, #101, is open Tuesday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and during those hours it also runs a text chat answered by an A.A. member. Its meeting directory covers both in-person and virtual meetings.

The central committee describes its territory as Denver, Aurora, Arvada, Highlands Ranch, Lakewood, Centennial, Thornton and Westminster. Boulder and Boulder County sit outside that list and have their own central office, so a Denver search is not the right starting point for a meeting in Boulder. A.A.'s national directory lists the office for each area.

A.A. says the national website is not a meeting finder: it points people to a local office and to the free Meeting Guide app. Our meeting finder is another reminder-free option, searching public A.A. and N.A. feeds by day, time, fellowship, and format. Confirm the meeting with the group before you drive across the metro.

Denver Meeting Hubs & Neighborhoods

Denver is a compact core surrounded by a ring of suburbs, and the RTD rail lines shape which meetings are easiest to reach.

• Downtown and the 16th Street area. Denver Union Station is the hub of the rail network, where commuter and light rail lines meet. Downtown meetings are reachable from across the region by train.
• Capitol Hill, Five Points and RiNo. These central neighborhoods have dense meeting coverage and are a walk or short bus ride from downtown.
• The Baker District and South Broadway. South of downtown along Broadway, this area sits near the I-25/Broadway station and has a strong cluster of evening meetings.
• Aurora and the east metro. The R Line runs through Aurora, connecting the Anschutz Medical Campus and the eastern suburbs to the light rail network.
• Lakewood and Golden to the west. The W Line heads west through Lakewood toward the Jefferson County Government Center at Golden, linking west-metro meetings to downtown.
• Arvada, Wheat Ridge and Westminster. The G Line reaches Arvada and Wheat Ridge, and the B Line runs to Westminster, opening up the northwest suburbs.
• Thornton and the north metro. The N Line runs north through Commerce City and Thornton, tying the northern suburbs into the system.
• Boulder and Boulder County. A separate central office serves Boulder, reachable by regional bus rather than rail. Treat it as its own list.

Common Meeting Formats & What to Expect

A.A. sorts meetings into open and closed. An open meeting is available to anyone interested in the program of recovery, and nonalcoholics may attend as observers. A closed meeting is for A.A. members or people who have a drinking problem and want to stop. A newcomer is usually most comfortable starting with an open or beginner meeting.

The directory tags each listing by format:

• Newcomer: for people new to recovery.
• Discussion: members share on a topic.
• Step Study / 12 & 12: working A.A.'s Steps and Traditions.
• Big Book: reading and discussing A.A.'s basic text.
• Speaker: members share their stories, then the meeting opens up.
• Men's, women's, LGBTQ+, Spanish, and wheelchair-accessible meetings appear as their own types.

Two things are constant. A.A. says there are no dues or fees for membership, so nothing must be paid to attend and the passing basket is voluntary. And no one has to speak; A.A.'s newcomer page says listening is enough. Anonymity is a founding principle of the fellowship, so what is said in the room stays there. The first-meeting guide describes a typical hour.

Getting Around & Meeting Online

RTD operates the region's light and commuter rail, with 12 rail lines, about 113 miles of track and 78 rail stations across the metro. The A Line runs from Denver Union Station to the airport, and the light rail and commuter lines fan out to Aurora, Lakewood, Golden, Arvada, Westminster and Thornton. The standard fare is $2.75, and a day pass covers bus and rail. For anyone without a car, a meeting near a rail station is the easiest to reach, and the free MallRide shuttle serves the 16th Street corridor downtown.

Meetings are not only in person. A.A. recognises online and phone meetings, and the central committee's directory lists virtual meetings alongside in-person ones. Our finder surfaces online and hybrid meetings from public feeds, and the online A.A. meetings guide explains how they work, including attending with your camera off.

Peer Support vs. Medical Care

A meeting is peer support, not clinical treatment. NIDA notes that mutual-help groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous are peer-led and not run by healthcare professionals, which is what separates them from treatment — though they are free, ongoing, and often used alongside professional care.

Some situations need a doctor. NIAAA says alcohol withdrawal can be life threatening when people who drink heavily over time stop suddenly instead of tapering or stopping with medical support. Up to half of people with alcohol use disorder experience some withdrawal, and a small proportion need a few days of medical detox. If that describes you, talk with a clinician before you stop.

For help beyond a meeting:

• Emergency: call 911 for an overdose, a seizure, trouble breathing, or someone who cannot be woken.
• Crisis: call or text 988 for a mental health or suicide crisis.
• Treatment: search FindTreatment.gov or call SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357) — free, confidential, 24/7, English and Spanish.
• Referral help: call or text (800) 653-9376 for help sorting out a level of care. SmarterRecovery is a referral helpline, not the Denver Area Central Committee; calling is free to you because treatment providers pay for the referral service.

Call or text (800) 653-9376 if you want help finding treatment. If you need a meeting today, start with the meeting finder or the central committee directory and confirm it. In an emergency or a suicide crisis, call 911 or 988 first.

Additional Resources

Sources cited on this page:

• Denver Area Central Committee of Alcoholics Anonymous (DACCAA)
• RTD: What We Do (bus and rail network, rail lines, miles of track and stations)
• RTD: Rail (light and commuter rail, stations, fares)
• A.A.: Find A.A. Near You (regional offices including Boulder County)
• A.A.: Need help with a drinking problem? (what to expect at a first meeting)
• A.A.: What to Expect at an A.A. Meeting (open and closed meetings, meeting types)
• A.A.: A.A. and Anonymity
• A.A.: Meeting Guide app
• NIDA: Treatment (mutual-help groups are peer-led, not clinical treatment)
• NIAAA Core Resource on Alcohol: Alcohol Use Disorder, From Risk to Diagnosis to Recovery
• SAMHSA National Helpline
• SAMHSA FindTreatment.gov
• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
• SmarterRecovery meeting finder (public meeting search; listings are not verified by this site)
• SmarterRecovery about page (referral disclosure)

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