TourTruth score 7.2 out of 10
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Fort Collins Poudre River Walking Tour 2 hr
TourTruth score 7.1 out of 10
AverageTop 42% in Fort Collins
1 review · Rated on 1 provider · How we score
- Fort Collins
- 2 hrs
- Updated October 31, 2026
Walk around Rigden Reservoir on a Fort Collins Poudre River tour, hearing local history and viewing historic objects along the way.
About this tour
Follow the Poudre River’s winding course through a landscape where water shaped survival, travel, and local history. This Fort Collins Poudre River Walking Tour circles Rigden Reservoir, pausing at several sites to share stories of the people and events that left their mark on the river’s past.
Learn how waterways served as routes and landmarks across the Great Plains, and hear how the Cache la Poudre earned its name, meaning “hide the powder.” The tour explores the river’s history from the 1820s through the 1870s, with historic objects to view and handle along the way. A personalized stagecoach ticket is also included.
Meet your guide in the parking lot at Arapaho Bend Reservoir in Fort Collins and look for the blue passenger van. The walk lasts 120 minutes and calls for a moderate level of physical fitness. Choose this Fort Collins Poudre River Walking Tour for an engaging outdoor look at the stories behind the landscape.
Highlights
- Walk around Rigden Reservoir and hear stories of the Poudre River
- Explore the river’s role in travel, survival, and regional history
- View and handle historic objects
What's included
Included
- Personalized stagecoach ticket
- Historic object viewing and handling
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5.00 / 5 · 1 review
Important information
- Meet in the parking lot at Arapaho Bend Reservoir, 4109 East Horsetooth Road, Fort Collins, CO; look for a blue passenger van
- Service animals are allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries or poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
How this score is calculated
This score is based on one provider. Viator rates it 5.00 from 1 review. We place that rating among all Viator ratings and weight it by its review count. If the tour is found on another provider later, both ratings are combined.
How the score works and rating distribution in Fort Collins
- Each provider rating is turned into a percentile: the share of that provider's ratings it beats, weighted by review counts.
- Listings on different providers are combined in proportion to their review counts.
- Tours with few reviews are pulled toward the average until more reviews come in, so a handful of perfect reviews can't top the list.
- The result is shown from 0 to 10: this tour scores 7.1. Top 42% in Fort Collins means it ranks in the top 42% of tours in Fort Collins by this score.
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