This weekend is your chance to get out and find some unique collectibles and gifts at the Estes Park Arts and Crafts Show which is held every year over Labor Day weekend. The show takes place in Bond Park in downtown Estes Park. The mission of this event, sponsored by Estes Valley Sunrise Rotary Club, is to offer a unique arts & crafts experience in our beautiful mountain setting - to the benefit of the ...

25th Annual Estes Park Cup February 20th - 21st  at the large parking lot south of the Estes Park Visitor’s Center. The event is free. Saturday: Snow Weigh In: 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Pull Start: 11:30 a.m. Sunday: Snow Weigh In: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Pull Start: 11:30 a.m. The event is put on by the International Weight Pull Association. The International Weight Pull association is a non-profit association ...

The Town of Estes Park offers free Beetle Buster inspections and free disposal of infested trees. Pine beetles are changing the look of forests in Estes Park and throughout the West. Although the forests will recover, many property owners will see trees around them die. By taking steps to minimize the beetles’ impact, property owners will speed the recovery of the forest around them and reduce the danger of ...

More than 1,700 people visited the Estes Valley Library during the two-day New Card Party held last Friday and Saturday, according to the library’s official gate tally. Of those, more than eight hundred library cardholders used the opportunity to exchange their cards for one of three newly designed cards featuring new library graphics and a popular keychain” size card. Crowds gathered to enjoy a celebration ...

Looking for something fun and romantic to do with that special someone in your life? Why not make a reservation for the Fine Arts Guild Dinner Theater, Feb 13, presenting Barefoot in the Park? A romantic evening with troubadours, and light hearted romantic comedy. “Barefoot in the Park” is Neil Simon’s Broadway hit comedy about a young newlywed couple Paul and Corie Bratter.  Paul, an attorney by profession ...

By: Vaughn Baker Rocky Mountain National Park  Superintendent In 2010, Rocky Mountain National Park will celebrate its 95th birthday. On January 26, 1915, President Woodrow Wilson signed the act establishing Rocky Mountain National Park. This culminated an effort by many in Colorado and elsewhere to set aside a scenic portion of the southern Rockies for the enjoyment of present and future generations. In es ...

For many visitors, winter is their favorite season to enjoy Rocky Mountain National Park. The park is less visited but still very much open and alive with activity. Beautiful backcountry areas can be reached on snowshoes, skis, and at lower elevations - even with hiking boots! Elk, coyotes, deer, snowshoe hares, and other wildlife remain active through the winter.  Their story is told by the tracks left in ...

With twice the area to cover and fewer employees than in 1990, the Town’s Public Works Department has refined its snow removal program to efficiently serve the entire community. All 55.5 miles of streets, 12.5 miles of sidewalks, 12 miles of trails and 15 parking lots across Town are cleared by the snow removal team of just 14 employees. Another eight people serve as reserve drivers. Overall, the team consi ...