Home Of Estes Park Colorado

“No matter how sophisticated you may be, a large granite mountain cannot be denied – it speaks in silence to the very core of your being” (Ansel Adams)

Estes Park Colorado is the perfect getaway and vacation spot on your way to Rocky Mountain National Park or even as a destination itself.  You will enjoy great lodging, shopping, and adventures and usually you will spot wildlife as you walk or drive through the area.  The park is always open and you will find amazing scenery, snowshoeing, tubing, or any number of winter activities you seek.  The park becomes even more spectacular as spring begins to appear. Visitors will see more and more of the native animals such as elk, deer, big horn sheep, coyote, and birds of all kinds.  Soon more of the parks roads will open and that means more hiking trails and nature area will open.  Stop at the visitor centers and set ranger led hikes if time allows.  Only a short drive from Denver and Fort Collins, this wonderful escape will captivate your soul and soothe your spirit. Estes Park Video

 

Calling all fourth graders!

What do you know about America’s federal lands and waters? You can find them almost everywhere! From Puerto Rico to Maine and Virginia to the Pacific Islands, some of America’s most spectacular destinations await your discovery.


Learn about your heritage and connect with nature while you explore more than 400 national parks and millions of acres of federal lands and waters. Visit cool places like Land Between the Lakes, Channel Islands, the St. Louis Arch, San Antonio Missions, the Frederick Douglass home, Canyon of the Ancients, and the Florida Keys. Listen to howling wolves, check out prehistoric dinosaur tracks, paddle a river, walk in the footsteps of Lewis and Clark, or look up into a dark night sky and reach for the stars!


Visit www.everykidinapark.gov to learn more about how to obtain and use your pass, to get help in planning your trip, to locate available educational materials, and to find phone numbers and addresses.