We've got you covered for all things Fourth of July

Northern Colorado offers a ton of options to enjoy fireworks, food, music and more with nearly every municipality putting on some sort of July Fourth celebration.

To help you plan your holiday itinerary for Thursday, we’ve rounded up traffic and weather information, plus fireworks and events lists:

• Fort Collins July 4th weather forecast: Good for fireworks
• Colorado traffic forecast for July 4th. Avoid these roadways
• 4th of July events in Fort Collins: City Park fireworks, event schedule
• 7 places to watch Fourth of July fireworks in Northern Colorado
• What's open, closed on the Fourth of July in Northern Colorado

Part of enjoying the Fourth of July is staying safe (and legal), so we’ve put together a few items on that as well:

• Important safety tips to help keep you from losing fingers in a 4th of July explosion
• Are fireworks legal in Colorado? Laws to know before July 4th
• Fire restriction updates for Arapaho, Roosevelt Forests and Pawnee National Grassland

As always, thanks for reading NoCo Experiences. Happy Fourth!

— Holly Engelman, hollyengelman@coloradoan.com