Looking for awesome place to stay near Rocky Mountain Park-any suggestions?

9-18-10 | self

[Former MSM Viewer]

Im looking for a really great place to stay near Rocky Mountain Nat'l Park...

Near a river, beautiful views...

Anyone been there?

[LittleBillyInfidel]

Try Fawn Valley Inn! I’ve been to most the motels/lodges in Estes Park and this one is nice as you’ll be right next to the park entrance, be surrounded by elk, and be right next door to Nicky’s Restaurant which is rustic, casual, comfortable with a great menu and views.

Check out my tv show on Sportsman Channel for other Colorado outdoor ideas: Lip’Em & Rip’Em with Lefty Larsen.

let me know how it goes - or contact me when you get here! Best, Bill

[Monterrosa-24]

Nearby Estes Peak in the park is an easy climb (well sorta tough on out-of-shape 55 year olds like myself) and is well worth the effort. If one leaves the car about 9:00 am you could take it slow, enjoy some time at the top, and get back to your car by early afternoon. Snow could be around the approaches to the peak through most of June.

[EinNYC]

Just got back from a vacation in Colorado, including RMNP. I stayed in Denver and drove the 1.75 hours up to RMNP, which is a pleasant drive through Boulder. Watch out for speed traps in Lyons, CO!! There are hotels in adjacent Estes Park and neighboring communities. Here is a useful website for that: http://rockymountainnationalpark.com/pages/where_to_stay.html And here's why you want to go in the first place:

[r9etb]

See if you can book a cabin at one of the two YMCA camps on the border: YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park, or Snow Mountain Ranch near Granby.

[r9etb]

See if you can book a cabin at one of the two YMCA camps on the border: YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park, or Snow Mountain Ranch near Granby.

[VOA]

bump for future reference

[SaxxonWoods]

I agree about Grand lake. Spectacular lake views from someplaces, smaller than Estes, not quite so touristy.

Stanley Hotel is only worth it if you can get Room 217. Paranormal activity.

[Enten]

I agree....YMCA of the Rockies....stayed there this summer and it was great.

[VOA]

You can’t go wrong with Estes Park.
I’ve not been to every scenic wonder in the USA, but only the Canadian Rockies
(Banff; Lake Jasper) exceed the Estes Park/RMNP for awesome vistas (IMHO).

Not to be paranoid, but do listen to weather reports. My parents took
me and my brother to Estes Park in the early 1970s when on the way
to visit relatives in Alberta.
Only later did I realize there was a devastating flash flood in the
Big Thompson Canyon leading into the Estes Park area.
Some of the survivors were lucky enough to realize the heavy rains
meant one thing: head for higher ground.
For reference:
http://www3.gendisasters.com/colorado/6976/loveland-co-devastating-canyon-flooding-aug-1976

IIRC, some victims that were never found/recovered were only documented
when some hotel registers were found in the flooded area.

[Savage Beast]

I don’t have a suggestion, but I envy you. It’s one of the most beautiful places on the planet.

[Grizzled Bear]

Young man, there’s no need to feel down
I said young man, pick yourself off the ground
I said young man, ‘cause your in a new town
There’s no need to be unhappy

Young man, there’s a place you can go
I said young man, when you’re short on your dough
You can stay there and I’m sure you will find
Many ways to have a good time

It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A
It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A
They have everything for young men to enjoy
You can hang out with all the boys

It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
You can get yourself clean you can have a good meal
You can do whatever you feel

Young man, are you listening to me
I said young man, what do you wanna be
I said young man, you can make real your dreams
But you’ve got to know this one thing

No man does it all by himself
I said young man, put your pride on the shelf
And just go there to the Y.M.C.A.
I’m sure they can help you today

It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
They have everything for young men to enjoy
You can hang out with all the boys

It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
You can get yourself clean you can have a good meal
You can do whatever you feel

Young Man, I was once in your shoes
I said I was, down and out with the blues
I felt no man cared if I were alive
I felt the whole world was so jive

That’s when someone came up to me
And said young man take a walk up the street
There’s a place there called the Y.M.C.A.
They can start you back on your way

It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
Young man, young man there’s no need to feel down
Young man, young man pick yourself off the ground

Y.M.C.A. and just go to the Y.M.C.A.

[Grizzled Bear]

That’s enough to make you want to stay forever, and ever, and ever...

[MtnClimber]

Stanley Hotel is famouus for where some of the Shining was filmed. Old and good condition. Close to park entrance and downtown Estes Park.

Fall and Winter is best for viewing wildlife in town. In summer they are up at high elevations, but the roads are open over the divide.

[Zathras]

I love Estes Park.
No suggestions though.

[frankenMonkey]

It must have been undergoing reconstruction at the time. Probably 1995 or so. Room was like a storage room for old furninture. Crooked floor, tilted beds, hot weather. Dinner was great though! Just one of those times when things don’t go right, I suppose.

[TigersEye]

I know that section of the river. I have caught fish in that section of river in that picture. It is actually just below Moraine Park which I see is the name on the jpg file.

[cherry]

there’s a nice little camping spot at Rabbit Ears...

[truth_seeker]

http://www.estes-park.com/lodging/hotel.html

[Ditter]

We ate lunch at the Stanley sometime after that maybe 4 or 5 years ago. No reconstruction that we saw going on. We toured around a bit and looked at some rooms. I can’t imagine no a/c, we are so spoiled.