Location and Attractions
CSU Campus
Fort Collins Area
Explore Colorado
Transportation
Maps & Directions
Colorado Welcome Center
Campus Visitors Center
Campus Parking
Weather
CSU Campus
- Virtual tour
- Summer Café Theater (Tuesdays through Saturdays late June through late July)
- Lagoon (outdoor) concerts (Wednesdays in June & July)
- Swimming, tennis, disc golf, basketball, volleyball, softball, soccer, billiards, extensive fitness equipment and lots of lawn areas for just relaxing in the shade
- Challenge Course
- CSU Environmental Learning Center
- CSU Recreation Center
Fort Collins Area
- Six golf courses including a beautiful 9-hole course just ½ mile from campus
- Several lakes in and around Fort Collins for fishing, sailing, or water skiing
- A unique collection of fanciful sculptures known as the Swetsville Zoo
- Weekend rides in a restored trolley – Fort Collins Municipal Railway
Regional shopping hub- Brewery tours
- The Farm (restored turn-of-the-century farm with animals)
- Off-road bike trails
- Historic Old Town in downtown Fort Collins
- Abundant variety of restaurants and brew pubs
- For upcoming events visit:
- Images of Fort Collins - a photo gallery
- Fort Collins Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Fort Collins Chamber of Commerce visitor information (click " Move to/Visit Fort Collins" off left menu)
- City of Fort Collins visitor information
- Fort Collins Coloradoan newspaper
- Additional Fort Collins information
Explore Colorado
Boating, hiking, fishing, hunting, whitewater rafting, camping, and bicycle
trails are all available within minutes of campus- Horsetooth Reservoir – 10 minutes
- Swetsville Zoo – 15 minutes
- A Choice Location
- Rocky Mountain National Park and Estes Park – 1 hour
- Air Force Academy – 2 hours
- Vail, Breckenridge, Steamboat Springs – 3 hours
- Colorado Recreation & Tourism information
- Order a free Colorado Vacation Guide
- Follow the Cache la Poudre Canyon to Chambers Lake and Cameron Pass. The Poudre River, which flows through Fort Collins, is the only Colorado river with the U.S. “Wild & Scenic” designation as one of the nation’s few remaining unaltered streams.
- Colorado’s Welcome Centers
Transportation
- Denver International Airport
- Ground transportation
- Shuttle service
- Rental cars
- Fort Collins transit system
Maps & Directions
Colorado State University (CSU) is located in Fort Collins, a community of 125,000+ located 60 miles north of Denver and 45 miles south of Cheyenne, Wyoming. At the foot of the Rocky Mountains, Fort Collins is within an hour’s drive of major recreation areas such as Estes Park, Red Feather Lakes, Cache la Poudre River (Colorado’s Trout Route) and several mountain parks, including Roosevelt National Forest and Rocky Mountain National Park. Horsetooth Reservoir, a human-made boating and recreation area, is a 10-minute drive from campus. Visit CSU and Fort Collins maps and Colorado maps. Visit map of the northern Colorado Front Range.
Fort Collins is approximately 70 minutes from Denver International Airport (DIA).
Denver International Airport is served by most major airlines, which provide nonstop daily service to more than 115 national and international destinations. Many national rental car companies offer services at DIA, and ground transportation (shuttle service) to Fort Collins is also available from the main terminal.
Contact Shamrock Airport Express for convenient and economical transportation between Denver International Airport and Fort Collins.
Driving from DIA to Fort Collins, take E-470 (toll road cost $4.00) north and west to Interstate 25. Take I-25 north to any one of the three Fort Collins exits, Harmony Road exit 265, Prospect Road exit 268, or Mulberry Street/Colorado Highway 14 exit 269, and follow the signs to the CSU campus (about 5 miles west of I-25).
Colorado Welcome Center
The Colorado Welcome Center is located about ¼ mile west of I-25 on Prospect Road (exit 268). It is located in an angular metallic building on the south side of Prospect Road, which also houses the Fort Collins Convention & Visitors Bureau, the CSU Environmental Research Center, and the North Region Office of the Colorado Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation.
Campus Parking
Participants of conferences organized through the Office of Conference Services are eligible to receive a guest parking permit valid for most of the campus parking lots.
Visitors who are not at CSU for a conference should check the following site for information about purchasing a visitors parking permit. View a map showing locations of meter parking.
Weather
