Colorado State UniversityCollege of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical SciencesCollege of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Fort Collins, Colorado

Mountain scene

The snow-capped Rocky Mountains create a backdrop to Fort Collins, Colorado, a mid-sized city of approximately 134,000. Rocky Mountain National Park, the Poudre River, and Horsetooth Reservoir provide abundant outdoor recreational opportunities including skiing and snowboarding, hiking, biking, camping, white water rafting, and boating. The city's climate of 300 days of sunshine a year enables one to take year-round advantage of the spectacular surroundings.

Located 65 miles north of Denver, Fort Collins is easily accessible by car, bus, or air. The city features shopping malls, hundreds of restaurants, four movie complexes, a regional cultural center, and miles of bike trails, offering the friendliness of a small community combined with the services and activities of a metropolitan area.