Lory State Park - Backcountry in CO -- Campground & RV Camping

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Lory State Park - Backcountry in CO

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5.1 mi from Laporte

Maps 6,706 ft
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Setting

Fairly secluded

Lory State Park spans 2,492 acres west of Fort Collins, featuring the red sandstone escarpment of Ingleside Ridge and Arthur's Rock (6,782 feet), a popular hiking summit. Mountain bikers find trails, pump tracks, and dirt jumps; hikers and rock climbers explore the landscape near Horsetooth Reservoir. The backcountry offers dispersed camping amid forest and open ridges.

  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.8 miles off.
  • Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
  • The Horsetooth Reservoir shoreline is 1.2 mi off.

Climate averages

October normals 37–59°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Starlink Radar

Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 77 of 100.

Tree cover37%30m sat. est.