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

Hours to enjoy the Parks throughout the City: 5:00am - 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 our on-line customer survey.

NOTICE:
In order to refurbish the grassy areas at Spring Canyon Dog Park, the areas will be fenced off starting the week of May 3 to allow the seed to get established. This processes can take a while, due to weather and other factors. Once the grass has established and is strong enough to accommodate the dogs, the fencing will be removed. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience during this process.

The citizens of Fort Collins have been enjoying the city park system for over 100 years. Fort Collins currently has 820 acres of developed park land including 6 community parks and 44 neighborhood/pocket parks. We also have 29 miles of recreational trails that flow through our City.

The Park/Cemeteries Division of the Culture, Parks, Recreation and Environment (CPRE) Service Unit 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.
           

PARKS VISION & MISSION

VISION:  To enhance the quality of life for our community.
MISSION:   To provide responsible stewardship for parks and public spaces.

Quick Access to Frequently Needed Information

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Parks Forms - Reservation Requests, Information and Rules
Snapshot of Events
Integrated Pest Management
2009 Parks Organizational Chart
2010 Turf and Ballfield Information
City Line 416-2489 x5640 for Rainout Information after 4:00pm.

Meeting Our Objectives

The Parks Division has three primary objectives: Sustainability (managing our fuel and water consumption, reduction of solid waste, and recycling); Volunteerism; and Safety. Below are some of the ways we're meeting our objectives.

Sustainability:  

• The Parks Division 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.
• We monitor our fuel and water consumption on a monthly basis ensuring we stay at or below industry standards.
• When plantings are removed at the end of their life cycle, they are pulled and recylced into our composting bins and the enriched soil is used for new plantings.

Volunteerism:  

• The Parks Division encourages volunteers and has created an on-line application to make it easier to volunteer. Our total volunteer hours have stedily increased over the past several years. We had an increase of over 6,000 hours from 2008; which equates to a cost savings of over $45,000.

Safety:  

• We promote safety awareness through information sharing, safety incentive programs and training opportunities, while providing a safe working environment.

For Your Information

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

The interactive water features located at Fossil Creek Park, Oak Street Plaza and Spring Canyon Park are open - Hours of operation for Fossil Creek & Spring Canyon Parks is 9:00am-7:00pm. Hours of operation for Oak Street Plaza Park is 10:00am-10:00pm


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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

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