About Us
LaPorte is a small community just Northwest of Fort Collins, nestled near the foothills with a wide open view to the East where both sun and moon rises can be spectacular. It is a gateway to the Poudre Canyon and the Poudre River runs through here.
LaPorte is a little town where the bulk of the traffic is from people making their way up to the Poudre Canyon or Lory State Park to kayak, cycle, hunt and ski and in the summer, people headed to local Lyons Park to float, fish and walk the Poudre River.
LaPorte is a simple town.
It is where you see cowboys on the street on horses, deer and turkeys wandering the streets while unsuspecting out-of-towners stop to take pictures. It is where the downtown consists of a watering hole/music venue, a coffee and pie shop, a ‘world-famous’ pizza place, a grocery store, a post office, a veterinary clinic and a hardware store. And one stop-light.
LaPorte is a quiet town.
It is where you can commute 15 minutes by car or 35 minutes by bike to the University town of Fort Collins for a night out and then come back ‘home’ and enjoy the quiet. It is where the bike paths are plowed before the streets. It is where you can still see the stars at night.
It is where the community gathers at historical buildings to organize efforts against the proposed cement plant and rock crushing quarry that threatens our haven.
LaPorte is unique. It is peace and quiet, and it is why we live here.
We want to keep it this way.