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Visit Fort Collins, Colorado
The Choice City — where craft beer meets the Poudre.
Tour New Belgium and Odell, paddle Horsetooth Reservoir at sunset, walk the Old Town that inspired Disneyland's Main Street, raft Colorado's only Wild & Scenic River and discover the college city that built one of America's great craft beer cultures.
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A Perfect Day
One Day in Fort Collins
Morning
Cinnamon rolls at Silver Grill Cafe — a Fort Collins institution since 1933 — then drive west to Horsetooth Reservoir for a morning paddle or a hike up Horsetooth Mountain.
Afternoon
Tour New Belgium Brewing or Odell Brewing Company, then walk Old Town's alleys and patios — the historic district that inspired Disneyland's Main Street U.S.A.
Evening
Farm-to-table dinner at The Regional, then catch a riverside concert at the Mishawaka Amphitheatre in the Poudre Canyon — one of Colorado's most magical music venues.
Things To Do
20 breweries, a Wild & Scenic River and Disneyland's Main Street
New Belgium, Odell and 20 more breweries, Horsetooth Reservoir at the foothills, the Cache la Poudre — Colorado's only National Wild & Scenic River — a college campus, a historic Old Town and 300 days of sunshine.
Old Town Fort Collins
The historic district that inspired Disneyland's Main Street U.S.A. — 1880s storefronts, patios, breweries and alleys full of local shops.
New Belgium Brewing Company
Home of Fat Tire — one of America's most iconic craft breweries, with tours, tastings and a campus on the Poudre River.
Horsetooth Reservoir
1,900 acres of boating, paddling, swimming and fishing with the foothills rising from the shoreline — Fort Collins' backyard lake.
Cache la Poudre River
Colorado's only National Wild & Scenic River — whitewater rafting, fly fishing and a scenic canyon byway running west from town.
Mishawaka Amphitheatre
A legendary riverside concert venue in the Poudre Canyon — live music under the stars with the river rushing past the stage.
Fort Collins Museum of Discovery
Hands-on science, local history and a digital dome theater — family-friendly and right in Old Town.
Where To Stay
Sleep in Old Town or at the reservoir
A boutique hotel in Old Town since 1923, walkable downtown chains, Horsetooth campgrounds and vacation rentals in every neighborhood — Fort Collins sleeps as well as it drinks.
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Hilton Fort Collins
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Sleep at the reservoir
Horsetooth Reservoir campgrounds, Lory State Park and Poudre Canyon sites — Fort Collins has mountain camping minutes from town.
Horsetooth Reservoir Campgrounds
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Where To Eat
From cinnamon rolls to craft beer
A cafe serving cinnamon rolls since 1933, farm-to-table on the Poudre, 20+ craft breweries, Old Town patios and a riverside concert venue with a kitchen — Fort Collins eats and drinks like a city that's been perfecting it for decades.
Silver Grill Cafe
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Old Town's alleys and storefronts are full of independent boutiques, outdoor gear shops, record stores and the kind of one-of-a-kind finds you only get in a college town that's been around since 1864.
Old Town Fort Collins Shops
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Northern Colorado
Fort Collins anchors northern Colorado — Longmont and Boulder south along the Front Range, Estes Park and the national park an hour into the mountains.