Connecting Communities: Regional Partners Announce Celebration for Poudre River Trail Milestone

​TIMNATH, COLORADO, May 12, 2026 - While the final Poudre River Trail segment is still undergoing the last components of construction and remains closed, Northern Colorado agency partners invite the community to mark their calendars for Saturday, June 13, 2026, to join a celebratory event, officially recognizing the final connection of the Poudre River Trail. The event “Connecting Communities - The Poudre River Trail Celebration” will highlight the soon-to-be-completed 45 miles of continuous, paved, multi-use trail from Bellvue (west of Fort Collins) to Greeley.
 
The free event recognizes more than 50 years of vision, collaboration and investment among local governments, agencies, funders and community partners who worked together to create this fully connected regional trail corridor along the Poudre River.
 
The public event, hosted at Timnath Community Park, begins at 9 a.m. with official remarks and ceremony. In place of a traditional ribbon-cutting, partner organizations will symbolically connect ribbon pieces, representing the many communities and collaborators who contributed to the 45-mile Poudre River Trail. This will be followed by a community celebration from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., featuring partner booths, family-friendly activities, food trucks and opportunities for residents and trail users to celebrate and experience the corridor’s newest and final connection between Larimer and Weld counties.
 
In addition to the central event at Timnath Community Park, signage and photo opportunities will be available at Lions Open Space (2425 N. Overland Trail in Laport) and Island Grove (501 N. 14th Avenue in Greeley) marking the near-end points of the trail route. Celebratory markers along the trail will also help recognize the new continuous connection and invite the public to experience it as a shared regional resource.
 
The approximately 45-mile paved, multi-use corridor will soon connect northern Colorado communities from Bellvue to Greeley, linking parks, open spaces, neighborhoods and regional destinations. The final connection represents a significant regional milestone and reflects a long-standing commitment to collaborative planning, funding and implementation across multiple jurisdictions.
 
This regional event is a collaboration between Larimer County, the City of Fort Collins, the Town of Windsor, the Town of Timnath and the City of Greeley, made possible through the generous support of our event sponsors, including Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO), the Colorado Lottery, and the Friends of Larimer County. All community members, families, trail users, stakeholders and supporters from across the region are encouraged to attend.
 
For official event updates, visit Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/connecting-communities-a-poudre-river-trail-celebration-tickets-1987100535192 and follow participating partner agencies on social media and their websites.
 
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Event Details
Connecting Communities - The Poudre River Trail Celebration
Saturday, June 13, 2026
Opening Ceremony 9 a.m.
Community Celebration 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Located at Timnath Community Park (East Side) - 5500 Summerfields Parkway, Timnath, CO 80547
 
Celebration Highlights

• Dignitary remarks with the official ceremony at 9 a.m. at Timnath Community Park.
• Public Community Celebration from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Poudre River Trail-related vendor and partner booths.
• Family-friendly activities, food trucks and yard games.
• Special opportunity to meet Wilder, an event spokes creature for GOCO’s Generation Wild.
• Signage and photo opportunities at Lions Open Space near Bellvue, and Island Grove in Greeley, plus celebratory markers along the trail. Trail enthusiasts are encouraged to use the COTREX App at Trails.Colorado.gov, and search for “Poudre River Trail.”
• Prize drawings for attendees who RSVP through Eventbrite online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/connecting-communities-a-poudre-river-trail-celebration-tickets-1987100535192

 
About Sponsors
 
Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) invests a portion of Colorado Lottery proceeds to help preserve and enhance the state’s parks, trails, wildlife, rivers and open spaces. GOCO’s independent board awards competitive grants to local governments and land trusts and makes investments through Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Created when voters approved a constitutional amendment in 1992, GOCO has since funded more than 5,900 projects across all 64 counties in Colorado without any tax-dollars support. GoCo created Generation Wild to connect an entire generation of Colorado kids to the outdoors. Visit GOCO.org for more information about all programs, including Generation Wild.
 
The Colorado Lottery has returned more than $4.6 billion to outdoor projects since 1983, through Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO), the Conservation Trust Fund, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW). Once the GOCO proceeds cap is met, additional proceeds recipients include the Outdoor Equity Grant Program, Building Excellent Schools Today, Outdoor Recreation Industry Office and other outdoor-related CPW funds. Proceeds from sales of Colorado Lottery games - Scratch, Powerball, Mega Millions, Colorado Lotto+, Millionaire for Life, Cash 5 and Pick 3 - enhance, protect, and improve parks, trails, recreation, wildlife, and open space in Colorado. For more information, visit coloradolottery.com.
 
The Friends of Larimer County Parks and Open Lands is a nonprofit dedicated to caring for and promoting awareness of Larimer County’s parks and open spaces through financial support, educational outreach, volunteerism and active partnership with the Larimer County Department of Natural Resources. The organization helps protect and preserve the county’s treasured spaces for current and future generations.