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Key Info for Visitors
- Currency: USD
- Languages: English, Spanish
- Climate: Semi-arid
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Population: Approximately 170,000 residents
- Best Time to Visit: best time to visit is from May to September for pleasant weather.
- Visa Requirements Visitors to Fort Collins must comply with United States visa regulations. Citizens from visa waiver countries, including most EU nations, the UK, Canada, Australia, and others, can enter the U.S. for tourism without a visa for up to 90 days under the ESTA program. Other travelers may require a visa obtained prior to arrival. U.S. citizens do not need a visa. It is advisable to check the latest U.S. government guidelines for e-visa options and specific entry requirements before travel.
About Fort Collins
Fort Collins is a vibrant city nestled in northern Colorado, known for its blend of natural beauty, outdoor adventure, and a lively cultural scene. It offers a unique mix of a historic downtown with charming shops, restaurants, and breweries alongside access to stunning Rocky Mountain landscapes. Visitors are drawn by the city’s welcoming atmosphere, excellent craft beer culture, and numerous parks and trails. Fort Collins is also home to Colorado State University, which adds youthful energy and cultural events. The city’s semi-arid climate provides plenty of sunny days, perfect for hiking, biking, and exploring the nearby foothills. Whether you enjoy outdoor activities, local arts, or culinary delights, Fort Collins offers a rich experience that appeals to a wide range of travelers.
Top Attractions
1. Old Town Fort Collins – A historic district with unique shops, restaurants, and vibrant nightlife. 2. Horsetooth Reservoir – A scenic spot for boating, fishing, hiking, and picnicking with stunning views. 3. Fort Collins Museum of Discovery – Combines history, science, and culture with interactive exhibits. 4. Gardens on Spring Creek – Beautiful botanical gardens showcasing native plants and themed gardens. 5. New Belgium Brewing Company – One of the city’s iconic breweries offering tours and tastings.
Popular Activities
Visitors can enjoy hiking and mountain biking on nearby trails, boating and fishing at Horsetooth Reservoir, and exploring the city’s extensive bike paths. Cultural experiences include visiting museums, attending live music and theater performances, and participating in local festivals. Fort Collins also offers craft brewery tours, farmers markets, and culinary events that showcase local flavors. For outdoor enthusiasts, rock climbing and wildlife watching are popular. The city’s walkable downtown encourages leisurely exploration and discovery.
Fort Collins Tours & Experiences
- Top Attractions: Highlights of Colorado
- Duration Range: Visitors can enjoy hiking and mountain biking on nearby trails, boating and fishing at Horsetooth Reservoir, and exploring the city’s extensive bike paths. Cultural experiences include visiting museums, attending live music and theater performances, and participating in local festivals. Fort Collins also offers craft brewery tours, farmers markets, and culinary events that showcase local flavors. For outdoor enthusiasts, rock climbing and wildlife watching are popular. The city’s walkable downtown encourages leisurely exploration and discovery.
- Group Size: Flexible group sizes
- Difficulty Level: Easy to Moderate
- Recommended For: The best time to visit is from May to September for pleasant weather. Pack layers as temperatures can vary, especially in the evenings. Fort Collins is casual but respectful dress is appreciated in dining and cultural venues. Always carry sunscreen and water for outdoor activities. The city is safe, but standard precautions apply. Credit cards are widely accepted; however, having some cash is useful for small vendors or markets. Respect local recycling and environmental efforts.
Average Tour Price: $80
Lowest Price Tour: $55
Highest Price Tour: $250
17 Available Tour Excursions in Fort Collins
Our unique hiking tour allows you the opportunity to escape your comfort zone while having the comfort of an experienced outdoorsman, and local, guiding you. Our hikes are completely customizable, and allow for the perfect hiking trails according to your experience. These hikes range from beginner, to advanced; so they're perfect for families and adrenaline seekers alike. Northern Colorado has lesser visited wilderness areas, which gives our hikes a unique opportunity to see more nature, and less people! See wildflowers, the color change of the Aspen trees, snow capped mountains, wildlife, and more! Our guide, Joe, is certified with Wilderness First Responder Training, First Aid Training, and a Decade of hiking, climbing and backpacking experience.
Price: $50.00
Duration: 4 hours
To fully understand the vastness that encompassed the land of the Louisiana Purchase, the government of the United States organized expeditions and sent them out to probe its reaches. Beginning with the Corps of Discovery in 1804, columns of soldiers and scientists ventured into the unknown western country. In 1820 the first of these explorations passed into the Cache la Poudre River drainage led by a major in the U. S. Army’s topographical engineers named Stephen H. Long. On the heels of Long’s party came additional expeditions. The junction of the Poudre River and Boxelder Creek in Running Deer Natural Area (managed by the City of Fort Collins) was singularly significant for its role as a crossing site for early exploring parties. These columns then marched along the north bank of the Poudre until they reached the foothills to the west. This tour allows you to literally walk in the footsteps of these early explorers that passed through the area two hundred years ago.
Price: $45.00
Duration: 2 hours
Holly Jolly Hunt is a scavenger hunt that is played using an app on your smartphone, that brings your entire family and friends together for holiday cheer. During the adventure you’ll be seeking out all the traditional, and even the non-traditional holiday items we all see this time of year around the city. You’ll get points for each item you find. The goal is to capture as many items as you can in order to score as many points as possible and get 1st place on the leaderboard. Along the way you’ll be asked to perform silly holiday themed tasks meant to bring laughter and smiles to everyone involved. Come play with us. Young or old, this is a scavenger hunt for everyone that enjoys this time of year. We promise you will create holiday memories that you will not forget! Holly Jolly Hunt can be played in any city!
Price: $20.00
Duration: 1 hours
Old Town Food Tour offers an experience like none other, as you enjoy opportunities provided by many local restaurants to sample their unique cuisines. You will also be connected with an experienced tour guide who will not only assist in showcasing each restaurant, but also will give you the opportunity to learn about what makes Fort Collins one of the fastest growing cities in America. Restaurant partners include: - Slyce Pizza - The Still Whiskey Steaks - Bread Fellow - Locust Cider - Ginger & Baker - Ace Gillett's - La Boutique - Hot Sauce Realm - Sonny Lubicks - Japango
Price: $85.00
Duration: 3 hours
America's largest interactive murder mystery comedy dinner show! Solve a hilarious crime while you feast on a fantastic four-course plated dinner. Just beware! The killer is hiding somewhere in the room, and you may find yourself as a prime suspect!
Price: $88.44
Duration: 3 hours
Fort Collins Ghost Tour has exclusive access to several underground haunted sites throughout the Old Town area. We offer regularly scheduled tours on Friday and Saturday nights as well as private tours upon request.
Price: $30.00
Duration: 1 hours
This tour takes guests to areas not otherwise available to the general public while our professional costumed guides regale you with ghost stories and local history. Brew specials are available to our guests by each venue, and guests may carry their brew to that venue's secret areas underground, above the venue, etc., while enjoying the stories.
Price: $27.00
Duration: 1 hours
Explore Fort Collins' history and cultural heritage with experienced local guides. Discover the city's highlights and hidden gems as your local expert shares the many tales the city has to tell.
Price: $110.00
Duration: 2 hours
We've transformed Colorado State University into a thrilling outdoor mystery adventure! Our app combines the excitement of a Scavenger Hunt with the clever puzzles of an Escape Room, guiding you to 11 iconic campus landmarks. The mission? Cam the Ram, CSU’s cherished mascot, has vanished, and campus morale is at rock bottom. As members of Green & Gold Sleuths, the finest detective agency in town, you and your trusty Basset Hound, Archie, are on the case. You'll search for clues across landmarks like The Oval, Canvas Stadium, and Morgan Library, while uncovering fascinating facts about places like the CSU Trial Gardens, Vietnam Memorial Bridge, and more. Expect to walk about 2.1 miles as you unravel the mystery and bring Cam the Ram home. You can play solo or with friends, and the experience takes about 90 minutes to complete—but you’re free to move at your own pace.
Price: $5.00
Duration: 0-2 hours
Turn Fort Collins into a game while partaking on a 2-hour Walking Adventure. Your smartphone will act as your guide, while you solve clues and complete challenges around the city. Entry price is per team.
Price: $34.95
Duration: 1-3 hours
Winding their way across the Great Plains like so many ribbons, rivers and streams were vital to survival for all lifeforms that inhabited the parched expanse. For humans, watercourses also served as directional aids, tracks for travel corridors, and convenient boundaries. The Cache la Poudre was such a river. Its verdant valley was referred to as the jáaianahâw by the Arapaho people and first appear on a map of the region as a result of Major Stephen H. Long’s expedition of 1820. By 1835, it was being called the Cache la Poudre, or “hide the powder.” Significant at various times, in various ways, the Poudre River has many tales to tell. From the 1820s to the 1870s this “downstream” segment factored prominently in river lore. This tour takes you around the circumference of Rigden Reservoir while stopping at several sites during the walk to relate stories of the people and events that added to its colorful history.
Price: $45.00
Duration: 2 hours
Skip the walk and jump on the bus for a delicious Taco Tuesday Tour and indulge in a variety of authentic tacos from some of Fort Collins' best eateries. Enjoy a fun, flavorful outing as we explore the local taco scene and some drinks and sweets along the way!
Price: $120.00
Duration: 2 hours
Explore Fort Collins' history and cultural heritage with experienced local guides. Discover the city's highlights and hidden gems as your local expert shares the many tales the city has to tell.
Price: $110.00
Duration: 2 hours
Zombie Scavengers in Fort Collins will help prove you can survive a zombie apocalypse! Use an app to find a list of items needed to survive. Find them in any order you'd like and get points for each found survival item. Get points also by doing crazy zombie themed tasks. Survey the area and figure out how to get the most points in order to survive the apocalypse. Should you have any questions along the way, a remote host will chat with you throughout the game. Prove to the world you can survive an apocalypse in Fort Collins today!
Price: $20.00
Duration: 1 hours
Although this business is new.. we can already tell the beer tour is going to be a favorite! We load up in the 14 passenger shuttle bus in Down Town Fort Collins and head off on a three hour beer tasting tour. We will spend 30 to 45 minutes at each brewery - they will have the first beer ready for us (house favorite or seasonal beer) then the second choice is up to you. Each pour will be between 5 and 7 ounces. We do not recommend pre-drinking before the tour since there will be a lot of beers served and a lot of the beers have a higher than average alcohol content. You do NOT have to finish all of the beers!! But the beers are not allowed to leave the breweries and of course you must be 21 to sign up for the tour. Each brewery will check IDs so please have them ready. This tour is so much fun and will help you choose a favorite brewery and a favorite beer in town!
Price: $120.00
Duration: 3 hours
Each tour will start at the Fort Collins Academy of Bartending, where you will learn how to specialize in making mocktails along with different bartending techniques to help you impress your friends and family when having gatherings at your home. We'll follow the Fort Collins Academy of Bartending with stops at three of our partner locations where you will not only sample the cocktails but you'll also learn the story behind each drink and business! A small snack will be provided along the tour route.
Price: $85.00
Duration: 2 hours
Our very unique, immersive adventures are the only ones of their kind. We, unlike other companies, provide your very own remote, interactive, live host to assist and encourage you along through your phone. We are an Austin, TX-based global custom event design company offering scavenger hunts and other events in 300+ cities in North America and beyond. Our specially hand-crafted adventures are equal parts tour, creative challenge, detective hunt, and social experiment! Guests get to discover in an alternate reality our favorite hidden gems off the beaten trail and creatively interpret fun art, history, and culture clues - for points! They get to enjoy fame and glory while appearing on our website’s international leaderboard, no matter what their score. They get to essentially race other teams in other cities, even if they don’t have competitors who have signed up in their city that day. Get ready to discover unusual oddities, laugh out loud, and make the experience your own!
Price: $29.00
Duration: 2 hours
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Frequently Asked Questions
Local Food & Cuisine
Fort Collins boasts a diverse food scene with an emphasis on fresh, local ingredients. Signature dishes include bison burgers, trout, and southwestern-inspired cuisine. The city is known for its farm-to-table restaurants and vibrant craft beer culture. Must-try foods include locally brewed beers paired with artisanal cheeses and hearty American fare. Noteworthy restaurants include The Kitchen, known for sustainable dining, and Lucile’s Creole Café, famous for its southern-style breakfast and brunch.
Getting Around
Fort Collins is accessible via Denver International Airport, about 65 miles away, with shuttle and rental car options available. The city has a reliable local bus system, Transfort, and is very bike-friendly with extensive bike lanes and rental services. Walking is convenient in downtown areas. Taxi and rideshare services are also available. Transportation costs are moderate, with public transit offering affordable fares and car rentals providing flexibility for exploring surrounding areas.
Travel Tips
The best time to visit is from May to September for pleasant weather. Pack layers as temperatures can vary, especially in the evenings. Fort Collins is casual but respectful dress is appreciated in dining and cultural venues. Always carry sunscreen and water for outdoor activities. The city is safe, but standard precautions apply. Credit cards are widely accepted; however, having some cash is useful for small vendors or markets. Respect local recycling and environmental efforts.
Culture & Customs
Fort Collins has a friendly, laid-back culture with a strong emphasis on community and environmental sustainability. Social customs include casual greetings and openness to conversation. The city celebrates events like the Fort Collins Music eXperiment and Tour de Fat festival, which highlight local arts and cycling culture. Respect for outdoor spaces and recycling is important. Visitors should be mindful of pedestrian and bike traffic rules and appreciate the city’s focus on healthy living and local craftsmanship.
