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Timnath

Things to Do

Trails, parks and places worth an afternoon in and around Timnath.

A hawk perched on a bare sapling above winter grass at Fossil Creek Reservoir, foothills behind

TrailCarpenter Road, southwest edge

Fossil Creek Reservoir Natural Area

1,400 acres of prairie, wetland and reservoir southwest of town between Timnath and Fort Collins, an Audubon Important Bird Area with bald eagles in winter, bird blinds and short trails. Hikers only; no dogs or bikes.

TrailAlong the Cache la Poudre

Poudre River Trail

The 45-mile paved trail from Bellvue to Greeley runs through Timnath along the Cache la Poudre; the last gap, a bridge south of town, closed in 2026.

ParkSummerfields Parkway

Timnath Community Park

The 25-acre park on Summerfields Parkway: splash pad, playgrounds, six pickleball and two tennis courts, an amphitheater, a dog park and fields; host of the Holiday Festival.

TrailCounty Road 40, east of town

Timnath Reservoir

The Town's 600-acre reservoir east of town with a six-mile shoreline and mountain views: fishing, swimming, paddling and motorized boating by permit. Residents' shore permits are free.

TrailHorsetooth Road at I-25, Fort Collins side

Arapaho Bend Natural Area

Fort Collins natural area on the Poudre just 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.

A one-storey brick storefront and shade trees on Main Street in Old Town Timnath

VenueOld Town, Main Street

Old Town Main Street

The three blocks of the 1882 railroad town: the Feed & Grain elevator with the brewery and market inside, the 1888 church, the Town Square pocket park, the old schoolhouse and the brick storefronts of a Colorado Main Street community.

VenueOld Town, Main Street

Timnath Presbyterian Church

The 1888 church that gave the town its name, the first and only house of worship built in Timnath and one of Colorado's oldest continuously active Presbyterian congregations, with its original pews and pulpit.

VenueSignal Tree Drive

Timnath Town Center

The Town's civic building on Signal Tree Drive: Council chambers, offices, and the lawn where the Fall Festival is held. The police station is next door at 4800 Goodman Street.

ParkWeitzel Street, by the river

Weitzel Park

A 4.5-acre park by the Poudre River behind Costco, with a fishing pond, climbing structures, picnic areas and the trailhead onto the Poudre River Trail.

ParkCounty Road 1, WildWing

WildWing Park

The Town's newest community park, opened in 2025 on County Road 1: big multi-use fields, pickleball, a dog park, a playground, a basketball court, a community garden and trails.