Mountain West

Estes Park

Boulder County, CO

Population

5,906

Walk Score

65 · Somewhat Walkable

Median rent

$1,173

Median home value

$576,500

Settled

1859

Estes Park is a statutory town in southwestern Larimer County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 5,904 at the 2020 United States census. Estes Park is a part of the Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. A popular summer resort and the location of the headquarters for Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park lies along the Big Thompson River. Landmarks include The Stanley Hotel and The Baldpate Inn. The town overlooks Lake Estes and Olympus Dam.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Baldpate Inn · listed 1996
  • Cascade Cottages · listed 2020
  • Elkhorn Lodge · listed 1978
  • Fall River Entrance Historic District · listed 1988
  • Fall River Entrance Historic District (Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation) · listed 2018
  • Fall River Pass Historic District · listed 2021
  • Hewes-Kirkwood Inn · listed 1994
  • Homestead Meadows
  • Homestead Meadows Discontiguous District · listed 1990
  • Indian Head Ranch
  • MacGregor Ranch · listed 1989
  • McGraw Ranch · listed 1998
  • Moraine Park Museum and Amphitheater · listed 2005
  • Rocky Mountain National Park Utility Area Historic District · listed 1982
  • Rocky Mountain National Park Utility Area Historic District (Boundary Decrease)
  • Stanley Hotel District · listed 1985
  • Stanley Hotel District (Stanley Power Plant Boundary Increase) · listed 1998
  • White, William Allen, Cabins · listed 1973
  • Willard, Beatrice, Alpine Tundra Research Plots · listed 2007

Notable landmarks

  • Thunder Lake Patrol Cabin · listed 1988
  • Wild Basin House · listed 1988
  • Wild Basin Ranger Station and House · listed 1988
  • East Inlet Trail · listed 2005
  • Milner Pass Road Camp Mess Hall and House · listed 1987
  • Timber Creek Campground Comfort Station No. 245 · listed 1988
  • Timber Creek Campground Comfort Station No. 246 · listed 1988
  • Timber Creek Campground Comfort Station No. 247 · listed 1988
  • Bear Lake Comfort Station · listed 1988
  • Clatworthy Place · listed 2004
  • Crags Lodge · listed 1998
  • Dunraven Cottage-Camp Dunraven · listed 2019
  • Edgemont · listed 1998
  • Fall River Pass Ranger Station · listed 1988
  • Fall River Pass Store
  • Fall River Pump House and Catchment Basin · listed 2006
  • Fall River Road · listed 1987
  • Fall River Road (Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation) · listed 2018
  • Fern Lake Trail · listed 2005
  • Flattop Mountain Trail · listed 2007
  • Gem Lake Trail · listed 2008
  • Glacier Basin Campground Ranger Station · listed 1987
  • Historic Trail
  • Lake Haiyaha Trail · listed 2008
  • Leiffer House · listed 1978
  • …and 17 more

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