Fort Collins City Guide – Haystack Rock

Back in 1863, when Fort Collins was still an actual fort, the soldiers were approached by a farmer hoping to sell a large haystack to supply the fort’s cavalry needs. A procurement officer was dispatched to verify the existence of the haystack a few miles outside of town. He approved the ‘stack’ and paid the farmer in full. Imagine the soldiers surprise when they returned to move the hay and discovered a hay-covered boulder instead. The military had been swindled and the rock has been known ever sense as ‘haystack rock’. On your way from Fort Collins to Livermore, take a look at ‘Haystack Rock’ along Highway 287. It is now a rotating billboard for enterprising artists and wannabe graffiti pros. It is also a popular geocache location. 

*Details are courtesy (in part) from ‘Strange But True, Colorado’ by John Hafnor

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