Best Parks in NOCO
Spring Canyon Park (Fort Collins)
A highly rated community park with wide open spaces, playgrounds, sports fields, picnic areas, and trails. Great for casual strolls, outdoor games, or a family picnic.
2. Twin Solo Park (Fort Collins)
Popular local park with playgrounds, shaded picnic areas, and paved paths for walking or biking. Easygoing and perfect for younger kids.
3. Fort Collins City Park
Large community park with a lake, playgrounds, picnic spots, disc golf, skate park, and sports fields — ideal for a full day of activities and family fun.
4. Viestenz-Smith Mountain Park (Loveland)
Natural park with trails, shaded picnic areas, and hillside views. Great for hikes, playing frisbee, or enjoying nature close to town.
5. Dovetail Park (Fort Collins)
Area with plenty of family-friendly features. It has wide open grassy areas, a large playground with climbing elements and a zip line, bocce ball courts, a built-in ping pong table, a hammock garden, cornhole boards, a basketball court, picnic spots, and walking paths
6. Boyd Lake State Park (Loveland)
Come enjoy a day out at Boyd Lake State Park! Awesome playground, paddleboard/jet ski rentals. Huge beach area to set up a tent and hangout all day!
7. Traverse Park (Fort Collins)
Featuring walking trails and a bike pump track, a playground with various play elements, and artistic touches like a giant “Neighborhood Hammock” along the loop trail.
8. Loveland Sports Park
Has playground areas for kids, picnic spaces and shelters, basketball and volleyball courts, and a skate park — making it a great spot for active family weekends, sports games, and casual outdoor fun.
