Fossil Creek Reservoir
- Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
- best months
Fossil Creek Reservoir is a 669-acre reservoir near Fort Collins, Colorado, at about 4,866 feet.
Local outfitters
- Buglife Fly Fishing10 mi away
- Wildcat Mountaineering23 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Cattail Flats TrailHikingPhoto: Mountain Roamer, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.5 mi
Heron Loop TrailHikingPhoto: KimonBerlin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.6 mi- Sandpiper TrailHikingPhoto: KimonBerlin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.8 mi
Boyd Lake State ParkState parkPhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4 mi- BiglandiaRock climbing6.5 mi
- CSU campusRock climbing7.1 mi
- Pineridge Natural AreaState park7.7 mi
- The KeyholeNatural arch9.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Little Bass PondLake fishing · ~5 min drive
- Jodee ReservoirLake fishing · ~6 min drive
- Harmony ReservoirLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Boyd lakeLake fishing · ~8 min drive
- Prospect Pond #3Lake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Westerdoll LakeLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Riverbend Pond #6Lake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Deadman LakeLake fishing · ~11 min drive
- North Lake Park PondLake fishing · ~11 min drive
- Baker LakeLake fishing · ~11 min drive
Best time to visit Fossil Creek Reservoir
Best months: April–June and August–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
43° / 15°
4 wet
Feb
45° / 18°
5 wet
Mar
55° / 26°
6 wet
Apr
61° / 34°
9 wet
May
70° / 43°
11 wet
Jun
81° / 52°
9 wet
Jul
88° / 58°
8 wet
Aug
85° / 55°
8 wet
Sep
77° / 47°
7 wet
Oct
63° / 34°
6 wet
Nov
51° / 24°
5 wet
Dec
42° / 16°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ft Collins 4 E, CO, 5.9 mi away at 4,920 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
