Fort Collins, Colorado

About Fort Collins

Set in the northern part of Colorado, Fort Collins is a mid-size city counting 170,924 people who proudly call it home. It ranks as the 4th largest city in Colorado.

Officially, Fort Collins is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 57.24 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,986 residents per square mile.

📰 Fort Collins News Today

• Bear spotted at Colorado State University is expelled from campus The Denver Post · Aug 18
• Bear crashes CSU move-in day, giving students a Colorado welcome 9News · Aug 18
• Wildlife officers relocate bear found near Fort Collins school The Coloradoan · Aug 13
• Small bear spotted at Colorado State University during move-in day, removed safely CBS News · Aug 18
• Breaking: Bear sighted on CSU campus near Eddy Hall, safely removed by CSUPD The Rocky Mountain Collegian · Aug 18

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Fort Collins Unique

• One of the 5 largest cities in Colorado (#4 statewide).
• The only place in America named Fort Collins — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northern Colorado, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Full urban amenities: dining, healthcare, education, and employment in one place.
• Serious economic gravity — one of the region's employment and cultural hubs.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Fort Collins

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Fort Collins

• Algiers Hookah Bar (café)
• Alley Cat Cafe — sandwich (café)
• Another Broken Egg Cafe — brunch (café)
• Arboretum Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Asian Grill Express — asian
• Austin's — american
• Austin's American Grill - Harmony — american
• BJ's — american
• Backporch Cafe — american
• Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar — burger

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Avenir Museum · Museum
• Avery House · Museum
• Fort Collins Museum of Discovery · Museum
• Fort Fun · Theme park
• Museo de las Tres Colonias · Museum
• Pinball Jones · Arcade
• Smokestack Pottery · Art gallery
• The Farm at Lee Martinez Park · Museum
• Allicar Museum · Museum
• Curfman Gallery · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Fort Collins

• Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• English Ranch Park reviews ★
• Romero Park reviews ★
• Sugar Beet Park reviews ★
• Alta Vista Park reviews ★
• Avery Park reviews ★
• Beattie Park reviews ★
• Blevins Park reviews ★
• Buckingham Park reviews ★
• CSU Trial Gardens reviews ★
• Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cattail Chorus · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Fort Collins

• Academy of Arts and Knowledge Elementary
• Ascent Classical Academy of Northern Colorado
• Axis International Academy
• Bauder Elementary School
• Beattie Elementary School
• Bennett Elementary School
• Blevins Middle School
• Boltz Middle School
• Centennial High School
• Colorado Early Colleges Fort Collins
• Dunn Elementary School
• Fort Collins High School
• Kruse Elementary School
• McGraw Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Poudre Valley Hospital ★★★★★ (5/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Banner Fort Collins Medical Center · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Fort Collins

🏘️ Nearby Communities