Estes Park, Colorado

[Sharry]

A group of RVer friends are planning an 8-day stay at Elk Meadow RV Park. Has anyone been there? Do you have suggestions for what to see/do/where to dine, etc? We will be there in late September 2006.

[Mark Sedenquist]

A group of RVer friends are planning an 8-day stay at Elk Meadow RV Park. Has anyone been there? Do you have suggestions for what to see/do/where to dine, etc? We will be there in late September 2006.

Welcome to the Great American RoadTrip Forum! I have been to Estes Park several times, but not recently with a RV. There are several nice boutique restaurants on the main street, but at least one of your meals -- you need to go the Stanley Hotel. Drinks on the veranda with the continental divide in front of you is pretty grand! On Fridays, there is a special tour that leads some credence to the haunting theory!

Mark

[AZBuck]

Welcome aboard the RoadTrip America forum.

Besides the obvious, such as Rocky Mountain National Park and the Stanley Hotel, take the Peak to Peak Scenic Byway down to Black Hawk/Central City for a little gambling. There is a lovely little chapel somewhere along that road on the west side near Lily Lake, but I forget the details. Also be sure to visit Boulder and enjoy the buskers and other activities on the Pearl Street Mall.

AZBuck

[Mark Sedenquist]

There is a lovely little chapel somewhere along that road on the west side near Lily Lake, but I forget the details.

Yep, I should have remembed that -- It is the St. Malo Chapel and it is between the towns of Allenspark and Fernclift -- it is built on top of a huge granite boulder with a small pond in the foreground. The scenic drive is about 55 miles long and will take about two hours to drive.

There is also a scenic drive that puts one within about 130 vertical feet of the top of Mt. Evans. Basically you take CO-203 south from Idaho Springs to CO-5 to the parking area.

Mark