The Estes Valley was a summer tourist destination for the ancestors of today’s Native Americans 10,000 years before there was an Estes Park or a national park.

The elk rut is on display for those who travel to Rocky Mountain National Park and Estes Park during the months of early fall.(Visit Estes Park/Courtesy Photo) 2. Those Electric Yellow Aspens ...

The tourist season in Estes Park generally ends with a surge of visitors who head to the mountains to gaze at slopes bathed in aspen gold and listen for the bugling of majestic, mating elk ...

In 1867, Griff Evans purchased the squatter’s claim vacated the year before by Joel Estes. Either by design or by accident, Evans became the first in the area to promote a tourist business by ...

The town of Estes Park was founded by Joel Estes in 1859 and officially incorporated in 1917. Editor’s Note: *Due to the current Covid-19 outbreak, the potential complications that may arise ...