Cache La Poudre-North Park Scenic and Historic Byway
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Byway Overview
Travel along one of America’s few federally designated Wild and Scenic Rivers, the Cache la Poudre. It links Fort Collins with verdant North Park, a quiet bowl-shaped valley just west of the continental divide. North Park used to be home to thousands of bison that wandered the plains.
Quick Facts
- Designation
- State Byway, Forest Service Byway (1993)
- Location
- CO
- Total Length
- 101 miles
Visitor Information & Byway Partners
Contact Details
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Local Byway Partners
Cache La Poudre-North Park Scenic and Historic Byway follows State Highway 14 from Fort Collins west to Walden through the Roosevelt National Forest.
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Avery House
Franklin Avery surveyed Fort Collins in 1873. In 1879, Avery and his wife Sara built a family home on the corner of Mountain Avenue and Meldrum Street, now known as the Avery House. Avery House is part of the Avery House Historic District listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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Fort Collins Museum of Discovery
Fort Collins Museum of Discovery is an interactive and immersive museum which features hands-on and collections-based exhibits which tell stories of Northern Colorado and beyond.
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North Park Pioneer Museum
Housed in a cabin built in 1883, the North Park Pioneer Museum's exhibits showcase the region's mining, logging, ranching and farming heritage. Open only from May 30 to September 30.