Estes Park’s breweries, coffee shops and restaurants are getting in the holiday spirit with drinks like the “Grinchmas” and the “Black Eyed Bourbon." Unwind with these festive drinks after a long day in the snow or in the shops, you deserve it. Champagne A' la Fouquet Bird & Jim Piper Heidsieck…
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Winter hiking: when to strap on snowshoes, microspikes or your trusty hiking boots. Winter adventure can be intimidating for the devoted summer chasers, but if you can walk, you can snowshoe or strap some microspikes on. It’s the right level of stepping out of your comfort zone and easing into the…
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Shop at one of the many boutiques in Estes Park this holiday season and find truly unique gifts for everyone on your list. And the best part? You'll feel good about all that gift-giving because you'll also be supporting small businesses in our mountain community. Mad Moose From reindeer napkin rings…
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Estes Park as we know it was founded by Joel Estes in the 1800s but its roots go back thousands of years to the Ute, Arapaho, Cheyenne and other indigenous tribes who used these mountains for season hunting and plant gathering. To them, this land is apart of their identity. Listen along as they…
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With Thanksgiving here already we thought it would be the perfect opportunity to gush about why we’re oh so thankful for Estes and the strength of this community. Where do we begin?! We are thankful for our guests who put in the effort to leave no trace and for the ones that keep coming back. We are…
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As we start to hear winter's whisper in the winds of Estes Park, we also start to hear the calling of a good book by the fire. While there are endless official guidebooks telling you exactly where to go, when to go, and how to go, there are some unofficial “guide books” that might inspire you as…
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Long before we knew Longs Peak as Longs Peak, it had another name, given by the Arapaho Tribe - Neníisótoyóú'u. Recognizing the Indigenous names of peaks, valleys, rivers and so on give us a more comprehensive story of the past and a way to revitalize culture for the future. Picnic areas in Moraine…
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Whiskey has a way of warming up the belly. There's a time for frozen margaritas and a time for whiskey, and the time for whiskey is in the winter. Estes Park hosts its own whiskey distillery, a festival celebrating whiskey, and even showshoe tours that lead to a whiskey sized reward. Here's where to…
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Where to go and stay with your best friend, aka your dog, in Estes Park. Hiking Dogs are not allowed to hike with you on trails in the National Park (they are allowed, leashed, on paved walkways). But Rocky isn’t the only place to hike around here. Dogs are allowed on trails in the National Forest…
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Hermit Park Open Space offers dog-friendly hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding trails near Estes Park, Colorado with grand views across the Estes Valley and into Rocky Mountain National Park. Less than 10 minutes from downtown Estes Park, on the south side of Highway 36, you'll find the…
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