Editing Fort Collins, Colorado (section)

==Parks and recreation==
[[The Gardens on Spring Creek]] is an {{convert|18|acre|ha|abbr=on|adj=on}} botanical garden. The site includes several themed gardens ranging from a children's garden to a rock garden, to several themed demonstration gardens.<ref>{{cite web |title=Children's Garden: The Gardens on Spring Creek |url=https://www.fcgov.com/gardens/childrens-garden |website=City of Fort Collins |access-date=April 6, 2020 |archive-date=April 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406160220/https://www.fcgov.com/gardens/childrens-garden |url-status=live }}</ref>

There are also many parks in Fort Collins including community parks and neighborhood parks, totaling {{convert|875|acre|ha|abbr=on}} of developed park areas.<ref name="fcgov.com">{{cite web|title=Parks in Fort Collins {{!}}{{!}} Parks|url=https://www.fcgov.com/parks/|access-date=June 9, 2021|website=www.fcgov.com|language=en-US|archive-date=May 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507032738/https://www.fcgov.com/parks/|url-status=live}}</ref> Some of these parks have facilities such as public tennis courts, frisbee golf courses, golf courses, dog parks, baseball diamonds, basketball courts and picnic shelters. In total, there are 6 community parks.<ref name="fcgov.com"/> These include City Park, Edora Park, Fossil Creek Park, Lee Martinez Park, Rolland Moore Park, and Spring Canyon Park.<ref>{{cite web|title=Parks Map|url=https://gisweb.fcgov.com/Html5Viewer/index.html?viewer=Park%20map|access-date=June 9, 2021|website=gisweb.fcgov.com|archive-date=June 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610063733/https://gisweb.fcgov.com/Html5Viewer/index.html?viewer=Park%20map|url-status=live}}</ref> There are also many smaller neighborhood parks. These parks often host events such as marathons, community activities and holiday celebrations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thegroupinc.com/blog/2019/05/guide-to-community-parks-fort-collins/|title=Your Guide to Community and Neighborhood Parks in Fort Collins [Interactive Map]|date=May 8, 2019|website=Northern Colorado Speaks|language=en|access-date=March 17, 2020|archive-date=March 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317215756/http://www.thegroupinc.com/blog/2019/05/guide-to-community-parks-fort-collins/|url-status=live}}</ref> Fort Collins is home to a whitewater park alongside the Poudre River.

The city purchased the [[Soapstone Prairie Natural Area]], a park and conservation area north of the city. Within the park is the [[Lindenmeier site]], a stratified multi-component archaeological site most famous for its [[Folsom tradition|Folsom component]].