Food destinations within easy reach of Fort Collins. worth the train, the rental car or the early start.

Worth the trip

Loveland ★ 4.0

15 miles south, about 20 minutes by carUS-287 south; FLEX regional bus also links the two cities

Famous for: Craft breweries, a walkable downtown and the Benson Sculpture Garden

Loveland pairs craft breweries and distilleries with a walkable downtown and the Benson Sculpture Garden, whose August show draws worldwide sculptors.

Loveland

Greeley ★ 4.1

30 miles southeast, about 35 minutes by carUS-34 east via I-25 or CO-257

Famous for: WeldWerks Brewing's Juicy Bits and a downtown of taco joints and microbreweries

Greeley earns the drive for WeldWerks Brewing, the award-winning 2015 brewery behind Juicy Bits, plus downtown taco counters and autumn's Oktobrewfest.

Greeley

Estes Park ★ 4.2

40 miles southwest, about 1 hour by carUS-34 through the Big Thompson Canyon

Famous for: Mountain-town dining and a craft beverage boom at the gate of Rocky Mountain National Park

Estes Park stacks locally owned restaurants, wild-game dining rooms and a craft beverage boom at the gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park.

Estes Park

Boulder ★ 4.5

45 miles south, about 1 hour by carUS-287 south to US-36, or FLEX bus connections

Famous for: Pearl Street dining, Michelin Guide rooms and farm-to-table pioneers

Boulder brings a Michelin-recognised bench to the Front Range: Pearl Street ranks among America's best food streets, with Rosetta Hall and Chautauqua nearby.

Boulder

Poudre Canyon and LaPorte ★ 4.4

10 to 25 miles northwest, 20 to 45 minutes by carUS-287 north to CO-14 up the canyon

Famous for: Vern's Place cinnamon rolls on the way to riverside plates at the Mishawaka

Drive up the Poudre for riverside plates at the Mishawaka amphitheatre, stopping in LaPorte at Vern's Place, frying chicken and icing rolls since 1946.

Poudre Canyon and LaPorte

Longmont ★ 4.0

35 miles south, about 45 minutes by carUS-287 straight south

Famous for: Left Hand Brewing's Milk Stout Nitro at the Boston Avenue tasting room

Longmont means Left Hand Brewing at 1265 Boston Avenue, pouring Milk Stout Nitro and Peanut Butter Milk Stout daily beside the St Vrain River trail.

Longmont

Timnath ★ 3.7

6 miles east, about 15 minutes by carEast on Harmony Road or Prospect Road across I-25

Famous for: Timnath Beerwerks pouring on Main Street in a one-street farm town

Tiny Timnath rewards a short hop east: Timnath Beerwerks pours daily at 4138 Main Street, and the old grain-town strip makes an easy cycle from Fort Collins.

Timnath

Denver ★ 4.4

65 miles south, about 1 hour by car or Bustang busI-25 south; CDOT's Bustang North Line runs direct coaches

Famous for: Michelin-recognised dining, food halls like Milk Market and every cuisine the Front Range holds

Denver is the full-scale eating city an hour down I-25: Michelin-recognised restaurants, James Beard winners and food halls such as Milk Market downtown.

Denver
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