“Wait to Recreate – It’s Not a Lazy River!” That’s headline on the Poudre Fire Authority’s website, on a page dedicated toward safety on the Poudre River.
This time of year, as people start to really get out and enjoy summer recreation, tubing on the Poudre is always a popular thing to do on hot weekends where people are looking to cool off. Problem is, this time of year the Poudre is still pretty dangerous for people to be on, as most of the water is still pretty fresh snow melt from the mountains.
That means the water level is high, very cold and running fast through Poudre Canyon and into the City of Fort Collins. It’s usually best to wait until July or August once the flow has slowed, before attempting to tube it…