Trail
Arapaho Bend Natural Area
City natural area on the Poudre at the east edge of Fort Collins, across I-25 from Timnath: four miles of trail around old gravel ponds and Rigden Reservoir, fishing, 80 bird species and the Strauss Cabin ruins.
· by the published hours
The natural area at the Harmony Road interchange on the Fort Collins side of the river: about four miles of paved and natural-surface trail looping the reclaimed gravel ponds and Rigden Reservoir, fishing for bass, bluegill, perch and sunfish, more than 80 bird species including white pelicans, and the ruins of the Strauss Cabin, one of the area’s earliest log houses. Leashed dogs, horses and non-motorized boats allowed; no e-bikes on the unpaved sections. Open 5 am to 11 pm.
It was listed on the Timnath guide until 10 October 2026, when the Census Bureau’s address lookup placed 4109 East Horsetooth Road inside Fort Collins and the listing moved here; the old address redirects.
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Checked October 3, 2026 against fortcollins.gov. Hours and phone numbers change fastest, so the business’s own page is the record. Report a correction · Know something opening or closing? Tell us
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