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Fort Collins climbing

Fort Collins climbing, Colorado — 1,865 climbs across 4 named crags, with sport, trad, bouldering and top-rope breakdowns, a full grade spread, and a family-friendly score of 3/5 (est.). Top crags: Poudre Canyon, Horsetooth Reservoir, Carter Lake.

1,865Total climbs
4Named crags
217Routes ≤5.9
1 h 50 minDrive from Denver (est.)
2 h 20 minDrive from Parker (est.)
40.643, -105.242Coordinates

Climbing styles

Grade spread

Family-friendly — est. 3/5

3 / 5  Decent with kids. Workable with kids if you pick the wall carefully — a moderate easy-route base, not an automatic toddler pick.

Estimate from OpenBeta grade & style counts only — approach, base, and shade are not in OpenBeta. Not a safety rating: check the specific wall's approach, base, and current access before bringing a small child.

Crags in Fort Collins

Poudre Canyon

1,178 climbs · ≈ 2 h drive from Denver (est.) · Directions · OpenBeta

RouteGradeStyle
Booze Tube5.10bSport
Pigeon Hole Bouncer5.11bSport
Jame-O-Slab5.10cSport
Tanked5.10bSport
Cab Ride5.10cSport
Three Flakes to the Wind5.8Sport
Sun Deck Specials5.7Sport
If Not For Pigeons5.10aSport
Liquor Jugs5.10aSport
Eluebbenator5.11bTrad
Skinny Dipping5.10c/dSportTop rope
Snakeskin SitV8Boulder
SnakeskinV7Boulder
Less Lichen, More Lovin'5.10a/bSportTop rope

A sample of real routes from this crag on OpenBeta — the full list is on OpenBeta.

Horsetooth Reservoir

324 climbs · ≈ 1 h 40 min drive from Denver (est.) · Directions · OpenBeta

RouteGradeStyle
Dihedral Route5.9TradTop rope
Africa's West Coast5.7Trad
Icebreaker AreteV4Boulder
Unnamed Top Rope Section5.5TradTop rope
Bird Shit Avenue5.9-TradTop rope
Cave Route5.9+TradTop rope
Oranges5.8Top rope
Two Cent5.10a/bTradTop rope
Unknown North5.7+TradTop rope
Face Route5.8TradTop rope
Apples5.7TradTop rope
Conglomerate Face5.7Top rope
Roof Route5.10TradTop rope
Monster Block Full SDSV6-7Boulder

A sample of real routes from this crag on OpenBeta — the full list is on OpenBeta.

Carter Lake

147 climbs · ≈ 1 h 15 min drive from Denver (est.) · Directions · OpenBeta

Lory State Park

137 climbs · ≈ 1 h 40 min drive from Denver (est.) · Directions · OpenBeta

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