Fort Collins Locations - Fridays

Meeting Time: Painting times start Fridays at 9am and end at Noon unless otherwise noted.
You may come later and stay later. I can stay until 1:00pm.

Coordinator for Fort Collins,

Andrea Gabel

Contact: cell and text: (970) 302-3103, email: andreagabel1@yahoo.com

9:00am- 12:00noon

Friday, July 27, 2018 -  Mile-post 101, Poudre Canyon, Highway 14 , Fort Collins

9:00am - 12:00noon

There is a trail and a parking area on the north side of the road at mile-post 101. It is past The Narrows Campground and before Dutch George Campground on Highway 14. Look for a gravel parking area to the right as you drive up the canyon at mp101.There is not a bathroom here but there is one at the Lower Narrows or Stevens Gulch.

Google map to Narrows Campground should get you close:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Narrows+Campground/@40.5933956,-105.4114016,11z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x876917b8f24e31a9:0x9d2225e9c9b558e6!8m2!3d40.6912917!4d-105.4321389

Friday, Aug. 3, 2018-Arapaho Bend Natural Area, Fort Collins

9:00am - 12:00noon

We'll meet at the parking lot located at the very end of E. Horsetooth and Strauss Cabin Road. Strauss Cabin Rd. runs parallel to I-25 and turns into a dirt road. This parking lot has the closest access to the Strauss Cabin ruins. 

Directions: Arapaho Bend's approximate address is 4109 E. Horsetooth Road.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/4109+E+Horsetooth+Rd,+Fort+Collins,+CO+80525/@40.5376067,-105.0035234,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x876eb49ff2ec3be9:0xf7e91be5ba280805!8m2!3d40.5376067!4d-105.0013347

Friday, Aug. 10, 2018- Boyd Lake State Park, 3720 N. CR 11C, Loveland

9:00am - 12:00noon

This location is a fee area, State Park. Daily pass is $8. Restrooms are available. I'm hoping to paint boats in this location. There may also be fishermen, trees and water.

Google Map:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Boyd+Lake+State+Park/@40.4276266,-105.0665906,14z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x876952b0fee334e7:0x2641419bdf222706!8m2!3d40.429818!4d-105.044691

Friday, Aug. 17, 2018 - Flatiron Reservoir, 1800 S. County Rd., Loveland

9:00am - 12:00noon

This location is a fee area. Restrooms available.

Directions:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Flatiron+Reservoir/@40.3659716,-105.2377332,16z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x87695a6d7171a411:0xbff8221466baafac!8m2!3d40.3704403!4d-105.231914

From Loveland, drive west on Eisenhower Blvd., US-34

Turn left (south) on S, County Rd. 29

Turn right (west) on Pole Rd.

Take a left (south) on S. County Rd. 31

Meet in the parking lot and go from there to a painting location.

Friday, Aug. 24,, 2018 - Riverbend Ponds, Cairnes St. off of Timberline, Fort Collins.

9:00am - 12:00noon

There are several entrances, so go to the entrance off of Timberline between Mulberry and and Prospect. There are restrooms.

https://www.fcgov.com/naturalareas/pdf/natural-areas-map.pdf?1516230288Friday, Aug. 3, 2018-Arapaho Bend Natural Area, Fort Collins

9:00am - 12:00noon

We'll meet at the parking lot located at the very end of E. Horsetooth and Strauss Cabin Road. Strauss Cabin Rd. runs parallel to I-25 and turns into a dirt road. This parking lot has the closest access to the Strauss Cabin ruins. 

Directions: Arapaho Bend's approximate address is 4109 E. Horsetooth Road.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/4109+E+Horsetooth+Rd,+Fort+Collins,+CO+80525/@40.5376067,-105.0035234,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x876eb49ff2ec3be9:0xf7e91be5ba280805!8m2!3d40.5376067!4d-105.0013347