Decent park. Love fishing here. Dog park has mulch which is way better than the crushed rock at twin silos. Hockey rink, skate park, basketball, tennis as well. read more

This is a lovely park with tons of parking and so much to do! Will certainly be utilizing this for our evening walks from now on. It has a great long path to walk with beautiful scenery, a playground, sports fields, etc. It is clean and well taken care of. The playground itself is great for the kids with options for all ages with slides, swings, things to climb on, and so much more! The Fossil/Prehistoric theme makes it stand out among other parks. read more

This was a fun park for the kids with a lot of fossil related items. There was a large mammoth the kids could climb and a slide that went from the upper level to the playground as well as a few play structures. The pavillion is strategically located so you can sit above and watch the kids play below. read more

Fossil Creek Park - Parks Near Me - Fort Collins, Colorado

This park is awesome and beautiful! There's a fun splash pad, cool paleontology themed playground, beautiful lake, lots of green grass hills and more! It's well maintained, clean, and huge! The littles had a blast climbing up the rock walls, cooling off at the splash pad, running down the hills and walking around the lake. read more

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I love walking to this park. It is very well kept.clean restrooms,I love the hill in the center of the park.You can see the Snowcap Rocky Mountains.Such a beautiful place read more

Fossil Creek Park is a gem in the Fort Collins crown. It has everything you could want and then some. Basketball courts and tennis courts are on the east side, south of the dog park. Baseball fields are on the north side, west of the in-line hockey rink. Because the heart of any park is all about playing, the awesome playground is in the center. In the summer there is a water park next to the giant lake and in the winter, the large hill serves as a sledding hill. They even put hay bales around possible obstacles like trees and metal poles of the picnic shelter. I love the idea that these efforts keep people from getting hurt. There are two very large picnic shelters that can be reserved. The little touches that point towards caveman days make this park a fun place for everyone. Today's adventure included some ducks, a really strong dog who, perhaps on a dare, took a swim to go after the ducks, a gorgeous sunset, a wooly mammoth tusk shelter, and a very sassy, cold-shoulder when it was time to go. read more

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The obvious best part about the Fossil Creek is the prehistoric theme it has going for it. And while it could have done it a little bit better, it's still pretty awesome and my kids love it so very much. The dome structures with dinosaur skeleton is particularly awesome. But apart from the obvious dinosaur embellishments I don't think it's making it to the list of best parks anytime soon. The vegetation is amazing, green and big enough and the lakes are cool too but that's just about it and there are better versions of those elsewhere. read more

My husband and I attend this park regularly. It's a great dog park with lots of space for the dogs and some shade. There are lots of toys for the dogs as well. :) it's a great park in the area! The people are always nice and typically clean up after their dog. We attended this park REGULARLY as in 2x a day, and the park was always clean, there was always great company. Bring water in the winter, as the city shuts it off, but otherwise great park and dog park! The views of Longs and Meaker are beautiful too! read more

Fossil Creek Park - Parks Near Me - Fort Collins, Colorado

Awesome park in the summer. We are visiting from San Diego and was so happy to bring the kids here. Great playground trees and kids water park. read more

Fossil Creek Park - Parks Near Me - Fort Collins, Colorado

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Fossil Creek is probably my second favorite park that the City Of Fort Collins has. They have a great dog park, intersecting trails that link up to the city's bike trails, a small lake with geese and other foul, a very cute playground, awesome tennis courts and so on. I love to meander and take the dogs for a walk around the pond. There is a totally awesome water feature where little kids and adult alike can splash around in... when it is turned on that is. A great canopy like structure by the small lake where you can have pic nics and special events. Sounds like a nearly perfect park right? But there is trouble in paradise it seems. One thing that I find very... VERY annoying is that when you walk by the playground there are lots of parents leering at you. Very similar to the movie 'Little Children' where you know a group of mothers or fathers are gossiping about you. You can just FEEL it. I guess if I were a woman I might not get that as much but either it is by myself or with my partner. So that means two men walking together. To these overprotective parents to them I suppose it screams 'sex offender or kidnapper'. Hey, get real. You are so busy watching me or my partner that you are not even paying attention if your child is going to fall off the playground equipment. I don't encounter this by going to the other parks around town... or else I am just clueless and people are not making themselves so obvious. I know the parents don't want anything bad to happen to their kids or their neighbors but in the back of their minds you can just tell that they want something to stir the neighborhood up about something. I don't mean to judge these parents... they PROBABLY are good people... just living in their upper middle class fears. I have a term for people that do this 'Predator Parents, Predator Mommies or even Predator Daddies'. The reason for this term is that I feel like a bird of prey is waiting to fly in and snatch me up with it's talons and devour me. I guess I shouldn't be too surprised that people act like this in South Fort Collins. This is where the whole Balloon Boy incident started you know. read more

I love, love this park. They also have a hockey rink here, basketball court, trail for bike rides, trail for running and cool spots for picnic with the family. The dog park is pretty cool too, away from the playground. Oh and I almost forgot, they also have a skate park here. Great park in the So Foco area. One of my faves! read more

Fossil Creek Park - A pretty cool bridge. - Parks Near Me - Fort Collins, Colorado

This is a huge park near my parent's home, so we stopped in while I was in town with my kiddo. There were people flying kites, the dog park was great, and the kid equipment area is really big with lots of space for all ages of kids to enjoy. On our walk nearby on some of the trails we saw multiple deer. It's just beautiful and outdoorsy and a great Colorado park! read more

Awesome park for kids of any age. Playground equipment that challenges every age group, and nature to explore. One of our favorites! read more

Fossil Creek Park - Feeding the birds at the lake. - Parks Near Me - Fort Collins, Colorado

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I recently discovered Fossil Creek park and it is one of my new favorite parks in the Northern Colorado area. They have a great dog park, a beautiful lake with geese and other foul, a wonderful playground and an awesome water feature for children. The park is equipped with clean facilities as well. Excellent park for anyone who enjoys being outside and for those with young children. read more

We often walk around the lake here. Also the mound offers great all round reviews. Keep an eye open for turtles on logs especially near the maintenance area in the SE corner read more

Great park, great views, great playground, great sled hill for the kids ( just on the north side of the pond), great dog park, great place to start a bike ride........ read more

Great Park in general, lots of good facilities for the kids. Also, importantly, there is a concrete hockey rink. You will see a group out playing every Sunday afternoon, on foot, not skates. They are running out there. There seems to be a wide variety of skills from little kids and what looks like some grandparents, to some clearly very skilled players. Its is nice to see an open friendly environment at local park. read more

Fossil Creek Park - hockey rink at the park - Parks Near Me - Fort Collins, Colorado

Great tennis/bball courts! Bike and walking paths next to pond :-) fun little park that is well kept

A wonderful park! My 5-year-old had a blast here. We were visiting Fort Collins, but I would love to have this park in my area. There were lots of creative play areas - not your typical playground equipment. read more

Great park, lots of creative structures that I haven't seen anywhere else. Plenty for climbing, swinging, and riding :-) We were impressed, the locals are lucky to have this one. read more

Great park but their dog park is not the best. It isn't very well maintained and there is only one shady spot in the whole park. The sparse wooden chips hurt my dog's feet and surround the only shady spot in the whole dog area. The only grass is on the small and shy dog area and even that is sparse and dry. It's only good if you go in the cooler months or early in the day/late in the evening otherwise your dog will get way too hot. read more

This is one of the best parks I have ever been to! Today we brought our 2 dogs and me and my sister watched the dogs play while my other siblings played on the super nice playground! There is even a small area for small and shy dogs in case they don't like socializing or their owners don't feel comfortable about having their dog with other dogs. The playground is very fun! There is a small obstacle course, some equipment that spins you, an area for small children, and one for like toddlers. However, one of the slides is blocked off and I don't know why. The scenery of the park is beautiful! You can see the mountains and there are also lots of hills to bike on or run on! There are some rocks to climb on then slide down. There is also a skate park area for people who love to ride skateboards or scooters. Overall, this park is AMAZING and would love to come here all the time. Expect lots of check ins from me here! read more

Great park for children aged 3-100. There is a huge mammoth in the middle of the playground on which children can climb. There are modern playground sets on which kids can scramble and dangle. Behind the playground is a beautiful pond. I've seen trumpeter swans in it! There are also great trail circling the pond. There is a skate park adjacent to the playground, and some tennis courts nearby. Best park in Fort Collins! read more

This is my very favorite Park in Fort Collins. I love to bring my dogs here. They have a dog park, but we really don't go in there much. I like to walk my dogs along the trail. Very clean, relaxing atmosphere. read more

Love walking this park with my dog. Never very ppl around which is great. My dog would love to jump around in the water park though, which doesn't allow animals. City should think about adding one for dogs! read more