Windsor: Trails, Lake and History

Windsor offers several ways to shape a trip: trails, recreation at Windsor Lake, and several places to explore local and regional history. If you’re looking for a hotel in Windsor, you can plan your stay around these themes—from outdoor activities to museums and a historic church tour.

Trails, Lake and Outdoor Recreation

Windsor has more than 40 miles of trails. This total may change with future expansions. One specific route is the Windsor Lake Trail: It runs around Windsor Lake and is 2.25 miles long. These figures describe different scales—the trail network across Windsor as a whole and one loop around the lake.

Boardwalk Community Park surrounds Windsor Lake and offers a playground, a stage, and access to the lakeside beach. The shelters at Boardwalk Park are ADA-accessible and have electrical outlets. The park therefore brings together play and event facilities as well as beach access; the shelters’ amenities are a separate practical consideration.

Boat rentals are offered at Windsor Lake during a typical season. Since this is a seasonal offering, check current operating details before your trip. That way, you can plan for boat rentals as a seasonal option rather than assume they’re available year-round.

A longer regional route is the Poudre River Trail. It follows the river corridor between Greeley and Windsor in Weld County, Colorado, and is 21 miles long. The paved trail is intended for hiking and biking. By comparison, the Windsor Lake Trail is a much shorter 2.25-mile loop around the lake; the two routes therefore differ both in length and in the type of trail described.

Disc Golf and Regional History

Oxbow Disc Golf Course is located in Eastman Park and is a permanent 12-hole course. It’s set in a scenic natural area, with open holes as well as more technically challenging shots. Alongside the trails, it offers another specific recreational activity, with the holes and the different demands of each shot at its heart.

The Windsor History Museum includes historic buildings from the area around Windsor, built between 1882 and the 1920s. They tell the story of Windsor’s beginnings in connection with the completion of the Greeley, Salt Lake, and Pacific Railroad and the early 20th-century sugar beet boom. The museum’s Train Depot features exhibits and hands-on activities for all ages. The buildings, historical topics, and interactive activities thus offer different ways to explore the city’s history.

The Windsor Art & Heritage Center hosts numerous exhibitions throughout the year; admission is free. Since the exhibition program may change, check the latest details before your visit. You can also confirm the admission policy shortly before you go. The Windsor-Severance Fire Museum offers a different regional perspective, with three antique fire engines and memorabilia about the history of firefighting in the Poudre Valley.

The Windsor church tour follows a 2.2-mile loop and traces the city’s historical architectural and cultural development through its religious institutions. It complements the museums’ themes with a walk focused on architecture and cultural history. The stated distance gives you a concrete indication of the route’s length.

Discover more destinations: Keenesburg, Raymer, Firestone, Greeley, Kersey

For the regional travel overview: Weld.