AG13 Travel Page

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If you are looking to spend some extra time in the Fort Collins area, here are some options. Links are only included if Google is somehow not helpful.

General tip on visiting Colorado: Stay hydrated! Also, wear sunscreen if outside for long. With the altitude (5000 feet, 1525 meters), dehydration and sunburns are very real possibilities.

Contents 1 Places to visit near Fort Collins 2 Hiking options near Fort Collins 3 Climbing options 4 Things to do while in Fort Collins

[edit] Places to visit near Fort Collins

The following places would all require transportation of some sort (mostly renting a car). For details or travel advice, see Google, Trip Advisor, or write to Dan Bates.

• Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park: Very scenic, many reasonable hiking options, idyllic small town in a mountain valley. Approximately 45 minutes from Fort Collins.
• Denver: Good museums, nice zoo, good Children's Museum, nice parks, Red Rocks amphitheater, etc. About 1 hour from Fort Collins.
• Colorado Springs: Pike's Peak (by car of by train, Garden of the Gods, Cliff Dwellings, nice zoo, Air Force Academy (esp. the Chapel). About 2 hours from Fort Collins.
• Boulder.

[edit] Hiking options near Fort Collins

Unfortunately, these will also require some transportation, though most are within the city of Fort Collins.

• Lory State Park: Just beyond the reservoir to the west of Fort Collins. Several pleasant hikes (not difficult).
• Horsetooth Mountain Park: Also just beyond the reservoir. Somewhat more difficult hikes, including a fairly difficult hike to Horsetooth Rock.
• RMNP (see above). About 45 minutes from Fort Collins, near Estes Park.

[edit] Climbing options

Please contact Dan Bates (or another Coloradan) if you hope to go climbing while here and want advice. There are options, including Longs Peak (our local 14er, i.e., mountain above 14,000 feet), but such climbs require a good deal of preparation and a very early start time.

[edit] Things to do while in Fort Collins

• Old Town: Many shops, restaurants within walking distance of CSU.

• Larimer County Fair and Rodeo: Good opportunity to see some Western and New West culture. Happens to be in town exactly during AG13, several miles from CSU, near the Budweiser Events Center. Lots of fun for kids.

• Brewery tours
  • New Belgium
  • O'Dell's
  • Fort Collins
  • Pateros (New)
  • CB & Potts (brewpub)
  • Coopersmith's (brewpub)
  • Funkwerks
  • Black Bottle Brewery (New brewpub)
  • Equinox Brewery

• Live music
  • Aggie Theater
  • Hodi's Half Note
  • The Mishawaka (several miles up the Poudre River Valley)

• Movies
  • Lyric Cinema: Independent run Theater. Wednesday nights are free (picked by the owner)

• Coffeeshop / Tea places
  • The Wild Boar
  • Cafe Vino
  • Alley Cat
  • Bean Cycle
  • Starry Night
  • Mug's
  • Happy Lucky's Teahouse

• Dancing
  • Salsa Dancing above the Rio on Tuesday Nights (7:30)
  • Indigo Blues at the Masonic Temple on Friday Nights (8:30)
  • Blues and Swing at Old Town Yoga on Saturday Nights (8:00)

• Kayaking/Rafting
  • Several area companies provide bus transportation up the Poudre River, help you board a raft, then pick you up at the other end. See Google.

• Fort Collins Visitors Bureau