Red Feather Lakes

Red Feather Lakes is located in the Colorado Rocky Mountains 45 miles northwest of Fort Collins, Colorado and 10 miles south of the Wyoming border.  Red Feather Lakes is surrounded by Roosevelt National Forest, with the private land intermingled with federal forest land.  The area was first settled in the 1870's by the John Hardin family.  The area is now home to many year round residents as well as the favorite vacation spot for people from many states.  Red Feather Lakes can be accessed by driving north from Fort Collins on highway 287 for 20 miles to the Red Feather Lakes highway then turning west on the Red Feather Lakes highway.  This highway leads to Glacier View Meadows, Red Feather Lakes Village and Crystal Lakes.  Red Feather Lakes is a small mountain village that boasts several restaurants, stores, and rental cabins as well as an elementary school and a post office.  There are also restaurants and rental homes and cabins in the Crystal Lakes area.

    Red Feather Lakes and the surrounding area is home to abundant wildlife, including deer, elk, bear, mountain lions, squirrels, chipmunks, rabbits, marmots, and a litany of wild birds.   The mountains and meadows support a variety of mountain flowers, pine and aspen.   Among the attractive features of the area are the many large rock formations that are dotted with vegetation.

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