Colorado · Lake fishing · Fort Collins · Near Estes Park

Horsetooth Reservoir

Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
best months

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Horsetooth Reservoir is a lake fishing spot in Fort Collins, Colorado. It is managed by County Land.

Around this trail

Add any of these when you start a trip

Sleep close
Inlet Bay Campground
Campground
Campground · 1.8 mi from the trail
Eat after
Intersect Brewing
Brewery
On your way back · 2 mi
If it rains
Almost East Gemstone Peak
Viewpoint
On your way back · 21 mi

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- Main WallRock climbing0.6 mi
- Pineridge Natural AreaState park1.1 mi
- Lory State ParkState parkPhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.6 mi
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- The KeyholeNatural arch9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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Best time to visit Horsetooth 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.
1. Jan
  45° / 18°
  4 wet
2. Feb
  47° / 21°
  5 wet
3. Mar
  56° / 29°
  6 wet
4. Apr
  63° / 35°
  9 wet
5. May
  71° / 44°
  12 wet
6. Jun
  82° / 53°
  10 wet
7. Jul
  87° / 59°
  9 wet
8. Aug
  85° / 57°
  9 wet
9. Sep
  77° / 48°
  7 wet
10. Oct
  64° / 36°
  6 wet
11. Nov
  53° / 26°
  5 wet
12. Dec
  44° / 18°
  4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ft Collins, CO, 3.9 mi away at 5,004 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.