Butterfly Woods Natural Area 
1423 N. Taft
Fort Collins, CO 80521
970-221-6311
http://www.fcgov.com/naturalareas/finder/butterfly
Natural Area: Bike, Birding, Hike, Picnic, Walk, Water Sports
In the past, Butterfly Woods was a small-fruit agricultural area, and it is gradually being restored to a natural riparian (riverside) forest and upland. The most popular way to visit is by bicycling or walking on the paved Poudre River Trail. Butterfly Woods is east of the unique pedestrian bridge over the Poudre River near Overland Trail Road. Visitors may see squirrels, foxes, raccoons, mule deer, mourning doves and woodpeckers. This natural area is home to the two-spotted skipper and the smokey-eyed brown butterfly both rare species whose habitat is protected by the on-trail only policy.