Field Trips & Excursions

Field Trips on Wednesday, May 31

Guided bird tour at Barr Lake State Park with Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

6:30 am – 12:00 pm from Colorado State University

Binoculars and field guides available to borrow

Price: $45 per person; maximum 20 people

Guided bird tour at Lory State Park with Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

7:30 am – 11:30 am from Colorado State University

Binoculars and field guides available to borrow

Price: $35 per person; maximum 20 people

Bike Tour: Cache La Poudre River Watershed

9:00 am – 2:00 pm

Learn about the Cache La Poudre River Watershed via bikes! We’ll make several stops in the watershed to talk with experts on novel ways to keep the watershed healthy, such as a new monitoring program, green stormwater infrastructure, and more. A full-day e-assist bike rental is included in the $15 cost (a $25 value!) and we’ll picnic (bring your own) in a local natural area during the program for lunch. Approximately 1.5 hours of biking on bike paths and through town and 45 minutes of walking in local natural areas.

Price: $15 per person; maximum 20 people

Woman biking

Fort Collins Brewery Excursion

12:00 – 3:00 pm from Colorado State University

Visit 1-2 local breweries. Drinks are not included, only transportation.

Price: $10 per person; maximum 24 people

Excursion Partner on Saturday, June 3

Concert at the Mishawaka

The Mishawaka is a local music venue, located on the Poudre River. The Mishawaka will be offering discounted rides from CSU up to the venue and back for the June 3 show. The show will feature Katchafire, a reggae group.

More info to come on prices and booking. 

Mishawaka

Image from Visit Fort Collins.

Field Trips on Sunday, June 4

Forest bathing

Nature Immersion in Fort Collins with Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

8:00 – 11:30 am from Colorado State University

This workshop will be a combination of shinrin-yoku style forest bathing and mindful birding in a birding hot spot in the Fort Collins area.

Price: $55 per person; maximum 12 people

Wildlands Restoration Volunteers hands-on volunteer excursion

Full-day excursion

$20 for transportation but others can join for free by driving if they contact Emily in advance at emily.leblanc@colostate.edu. RSVPs needed by April 30, 2023.

Maximum 20 people for transportation.

Volunteering in the forest

Rocky Mountain National Park

8:00 am – 4:00 pm

Price: $100 per person; maximum 39 people

Join us for a day trip to Rocky Mountain National Park. We will depart from Fort Collins at 8:00 am and arrive at the park around 10:00 after picking up our tour guides from the YMCA of the Rockies. We will break off into groups of nine, each with one tour guide to embark on different level hikes. After the 2-3 hour hikes, we will have some free time in Estes Park, where you can purchase lunch. We will return to Fort Collins around 4:00 pm.

To book these field trips and excursions, visit our registration site and add on these experiences. For other local recommendations, scroll down to “Local Activities” on our Location page.