| Looking for something a bit less crowded, less | | | | less than 40 miles from Fort Collins, it's convenient |
| stuffy, more uniquely your own? Dare to be | | | | year round as well. You're certain to fall in love with |
| different! Estes Park Colordo is waiting for you! | | | | the area. You're going to need to come back several |
| Discover some of the hundreds of miles of trails and | | | | times to see it all, but you're going to want to return |
| terrain, enjoy the surreal majesty of Rocky Mountain | | | | for the way Estes Park lets you relax and unwind at |
| National Park. Experience Colorado without | | | | the same time. |
| distractions and high-verlooten attitudes. You'll find | | | | Rocky Mountain National Park is huge in so many |
| rushing streams, towering peaks, placid lakes, tall | | | | ways! How big does it get? The base is over 7200 |
| timber and gorgeous wildflower meadows - | | | | feet, and Long's Peak towers above at over 14,000 |
| everything a Rocky Mountain paradise should be! | | | | feet! But that's not the only way it's huge. There's an |
| Estes Park is a year-round getaway; Summer offers | | | | Artist-In-Residence program, there are campsites, |
| up world-class hiking, climbing and mountaineering, | | | | and even during the winter the trails in lower |
| fishing, golfing, concerts and galleries. Winter brings | | | | elevations remain open to hikers. Yet with all the |
| skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, skating, | | | | ways one can enjoy and experience the park, it is |
| sledding...Any time you visit, there are oodles of | | | | still preserved and protected. Commercial activity |
| options, fun things to see and do, and the folks at | | | | within the park is extremely limited, maintaining its |
| Estes Park will make you feel right at home. | | | | pristine splendor. Although skiing is allowed, there are |
| Speaking of home, you'll find awesome lodging | | | | no ski lifts of any kind within Rocky Mountain National |
| choices, from cabins & chalets to condo rentals | | | | Park. Equipment rentals, mountaineering instruction, |
| or a room at the comfy hotel where Stephen King | | | | and the like are all based out of Estes Park, to keep |
| wrote a good bit of "The Shining." Know what else? | | | | the national park as natural as possible, while allowing |
| We know finances have been tough lately, so we're | | | | it to be enjoyed by everyone. That's the sort of |
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| on the links at the left side of the screen! | | | | be seen, such an opportunity should not be |
| The Arapahoe tribes have visited the area for | | | | squandered or missed. |
| thousands of years, but it was a pretty well-kept | | | | Few places provide so beautifully preserved a |
| secret til just recently. Estes Park was named after | | | | year-round vacation destination. Take a moment to |
| Joel Estes, an early settler to the area. Surrounded | | | | click on those links to your left. Check out what's |
| on all sides by national forests, this warm and friendly | | | | available to you in Estes Park, and get those |
| town sits alongside the Rocky Mountain National Park, | | | | money-saving coupons, bargains and discounts while |
| and rests on the banks of the Thompson River. | | | | you're at it! Estes Park is a rare treat, served au |
| About 80 miles from Denver International Airport and | | | | natural. Enjoy! |