This community park encompasses 68 acres in Midtown. Other Downtown parks include Washington Park, Civic Center Park and Library Park nearby. During the summer, kids can play in the waters of the splash pad, and it’s always a cozy, shaded place to enjoy lunch. One of the many highlights of Downtown Fort Collins, Oak Street Plaza is nestled beside the historic Museum of Art Fort Collins and is the headquarters of some of our favorite events, including Noontime Notes and the Oak Street Shamrock Festival. One of quite a few Downtown parks, Library Park is within walking distance of Oak Street Plaza, Civic Center Park and Buckingham Park. There, you’ll find Old Town Library and Carnegie Center for Creativity in addition to flower beds and shaded benches, historic structures, walking paths and playgrounds. Library Park is just over 4.5 acres in the heart of Downtown Fort Collins. And neighborhood parks within walking distance include Soft Gold Park, Old Fort Collins Heritage Park, Alta Vista Park, Buckingham Park, Freedom Square Park and Romero Park. Just on the opposite side of the Poudre, you can also explore Salyer Natural Area, Legacy Park and River’s Edge Natural Area. Also in the park, you can find playgrounds, tennis courts, basketball courts and baseball fields, and Fort Collins Museum of Discovery is located at the southeast corner! Other North Fort Collins parks include Iron Horse Park, Richards Lake Park, Trail Head Park and several lakes and reservoirs.Ī jewel of the Fort Collins parks system, Lee Martinez Park is home to some of the best family-friendly attractions in the city, including The Farm at Lee Martinez Park, which offers farm animal encounters and educational experiences. The wide open lawn offers the perfect setting for year-round play, and the open space also offers baseball fields, basketball courts, tennis courts and playgrounds. Surrounded by natural areas and near Fossil Creek Reservoir, Fossil Creek Park is also within close proximity to Miramont Park and the award-winning Twin Silo Park.ĭirectly adjacent to Redwing Marsh Natural Area, Greenbriar Park encompasses more than 22 acres in North Fort Collins. A popular spot for the whole family, this South Fort Collins gem is home to the Southridge Golf Course, Fossil Creek Dog Park, amazing playgrounds, a splash park, a skate park, tennis, basketball and hockey courts, and baseball fields. Just half an acre smaller than Spring Canyon Park, Fossil Creek is one of the largest community parks in Fort Collins. Nearby, you can also explore Eastside Park, Indian Hills Park, and the spacious natural areas of East Fort Collins, including Kingfisher Point, Riverbend Ponds and Prospect Ponds. It’s home to the Edora Pool Ice Center, a community garden, a skate park, playgrounds, a disc golf course, baseball fields, basketball courts and tennis courts. That long list includes Sheldon Lake and City Park Pool, City Park Nine Golf Course, playgrounds, and sports fields that include baseball fields, softball fields and tennis courts.Įncompassing more than 65 acres in the heart of Fort Collins, Edora Park is one of the city’s most popular. Nearby, you can also explore Rogers Park, Avery Park, and all the attractions of Downtown Fort Collins. One of the largest parks in Fort Collins, City Park offers more than 85 acres of outdoor space and kid-friendly attractions. Nearby, you can also explore Overland Park, City Park, Blevins Park and several Natural Areas like Red Fox Meadows Natural Area. The park reopened in August 2017 with an updated playground, remodeled restrooms, a new shelter, creek elements and a new bridge.
Enjoy!Īvery Park covers 17 acres and is the neighborhood park for the Avery Park neighborhood in Central Fort Collins. Covering every area of the city-from north to south and east to west-these parks offer some of the best open spaces, sports fields and family-friendly attractions in town. In this guide, we rounded up all the community parks and highlights from the largest and newest neighborhood parks. The City maintains more than 925 acres of developed parkland, including seven larger community parks and more than 40 neighborhood parks-with more on the way. In addition to Horsetooth Mountain Open Space and Lory State Park, the abundant Natural Areas all over the city, and the outdoor havens further out (looking at you, Rocky Mountain National Park), Fort Collins is a city of parks.
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