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    A Travel Guide for Estes Park, Colorado
    A Travel Guide for Estes Park, Colorado
    A Travel Guide for Estes Park, Colorado
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    A Travel Guide for Estes Park, Colorado

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    “A Travel Guide for Estes Park, Colorado” contains general information, accommodations, B&B, RV parks, ranches, summer camps, activities, art galleries, museums, restaurants, shopping, essential services and more.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWilliam Howard
    Release dateNov 9, 2016
    ISBN9781370058006
    A Travel Guide for Estes Park, Colorado
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    William Howard

    William Howard was born and raised in Colorado. He has been on faculty at Western Michigan University and Northern Michigan University. He holds a Doctorate in Special Education and worked in public education for 26 years. He travels often to Colorado, South Dakota, Wyoming, New Mexico and Arizona.

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      A Travel Guide for Estes Park, Colorado - William Howard

      A Travel Guide for Estes Park, Colorado

      William Howard

      Copyright 2016 by William Howard

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      Table of Contents

      Welcome to Estes Park, Colorado

      Accommodations

      Bed & Breakfast Establishments

      RV Parks & Private Campgrounds

      Rocky Mountain National Park & Local Public Campgrounds

      Ranches, Horseback Ridings & A Rodeo

      Summer Camps For Children & Youth

      Activities & Adventure

      Art Galleries & Museums

      Restaurants & Dining

      Shopping In Estes Park, Colorado

      Essential Services

      Estes Park, Colorado Memories

      Welcome to Estes Park, Colorado

      Estes Park, Colorado is a premiere tourist destination and gateway city to Rocky Mountain National Park. The valley of Estes Park consists of 32 miles of prime mountain property. It has been inhabited by humans for nearly 10,000 years. Archaeologists believe that nearby Oldman Mountain that is immediately to the west of Estes Park was a Native American vision quest site.

      The Ute, Arapaho and Apache Native Americans came to Estes Park during the summer-time to hunt the abundant wildlife in the area. Archaeologists discovered evidence that the Arapaho and Apache Indians fought an intense battle at the Upper Basin Meadows site at Estes Park.

      A Kentuckian named Joel Estes and his son, Milton, were the first white men to come to Estes Park.

      In mid-October 1859 they camped in the valley during a hunting expedition. Within a few years, Estes Parks became well-known as a sportsman paradise as far away as London. Griff Evans, the Earl of Dunvaren, established a cattle ranch and opened the Estes Park Hotel. Several pioneer families soon arrived. The frontier settlement attracted seasonal tourists worldwide. Estes Park became known as The Crown Jewel of the Rockies.

      During the summer of 1903, Freelan O. Stanley arrived at Estes Park to convalesce from tuberculosis. He thrived in the mild climate and reconstructed the North St. Vrain road to Estes Park. This road allowed his Stanley steamers and an auto stage line to be developed bringing in tourists to the valley. In 1907 Stanley began construction of the famous Stanley Hotel. The hotel complex included 105 rooms, a theater and bowling alley. This all-electric hotel opened in June 1909. Tourists loved the grand hotel and flocked to it in droves. Other hotels followed the Stanley, which is still open.

      The Estes Park valley has changed greatly since Joel and Mark arrived. The open meadow made way for Lake Estes, a large reservoir of water that enhances the scenic area.

      How to get to Estes Park, Colorado.

      The following three routes will get you to Estes Park, Colorado:

      1. From Loveland, Colorado travel westbound on Highway 34 along the Big Thompson River,

      2. From Lyons, Colorado travel westbound on Highway 36 along the St. Vrain River,

      3. From

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