Welcome - Be A Good Steward: Protect & Respect Your Parks & Trails

Hours to enjoy the Parks throughout the City: Daylight - 11:00pm

For questions or to make reservations:  Please call the City of Fort Collins Parks Department 221-6660 or e-mail us at

Tell us how we're doing.   Please take a few moments to complete the on-line customer survey.

NOTICE: Ice Skating on Sheldon Lake in City Park - The ice skating area is now available at Sheldon Lake in City Park. Please watch the signs, they are in place for your safety - if the signs say "CLOSED" please do not go on the ice.

The citizens of Fort Collins have been enjoying the city park system for over 100 years. Fort Collins currently has 6 community parks, 44 neighborhood/pocket parks and 29 miles of recreational trails.

The Park/Cemeteries Division of Culture, Parks, Recreation and Environment Services provides maintenance and stewardship of parks, cemeteries, trails, medians and other public grounds for the Fort Collins community; and works to keep them clean, safe and in usable condition for everyone to enjoy.

Park Shop Locations

The Parks Department currently has four shop locations. Each Shop provides tools and equipment which sustain a district of parks allowing crews less drive time to the surrounding parks within the district.

Main Park Shop - Located at 413 S. Bryan Avenue, 80521 - at City Park, behind the fire station.
Downtown Shop - Located at 220 N. Howes Street, 80521 - Northwest of City Office Bldg. 215 N Mason.
Fossil Creek Shop - Located at 5833 S. Lemay Avenue, 80525 - at Fossil Creek Park, South of the playground.
Spring Canyon Shop - Located at 3156 S. Overland Trail, 80525 - at Spring Canyon Park, South end of Parking lot off Overland Trail.

Quick Access

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Parks Forms - Reservation Requests, Information and Rules
2010 Turf and Ballfield Information
Snapshot of Events
Integrated Pest Management

City Line 416-2489 x5640 for Rainout Information after 4:00pm.

Our Story

Sustainability:  Many of you wonder what happens to the plantings in the downtown area when they are removed in the fall and winter. As the summer plantings are nearing the end of their life cycle, they are pulled and replaced with fall plantings to keep the downtown area blooming. However, the summer plantings' life cycle continues as they are recycled into our composting bins and we then use the enriched soils for next years new summer plantings.

For Your Information

The facilities listed below are typcially open between Memorial Day and Labor Day

Interactive water features located at Oak Street Plaza, Spring Canyon Park & Fossil Creek Park
     Hours of operation are 9:00am-7:00pm.

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Chilren's train, paddle boats and outdoor pool at City Park - See Recreations Web Page.

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Trolley - Contact Fort Collins Municipal Railway Society 224-5372 - Hours of Operations: Weekends & Holidays
      Admission: $1.00 Adults / Children 12 and under .50 cents / Seniors .75 cents