The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
The Colorado Rockies

Stop 1 · Days 555–556

Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO

A laid-back college town at the foot of the Rockies with a picture-perfect Old Town and one of the great craft-beer scenes in the country.

Where to stay

  • A downtown Fort Collins hotel

    Steps from Old Town.

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You gotta eat this

  • A flight of local craft beer

    New Belgium, Odell, and a dozen more.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 555Day 555 — Old Town & AlesFull day · 3h 30m planned
  2. 556Day 556 — Into the RockiesDrive day · 1h 15m drive

What this stop is made of

  • Cities & Metros