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BICYCLING:
Enjoy
the scenic views of the peaks and see all of Estes Park on bike!
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FISHING:
Sport fishing is permitted in Rocky Mountain National Park,
a protected area. Fishing activities are balanced with efforts
to restore and perpetuate natural aquatic environments and life.
A valid Colorado fishing license is required for all persons 16
years of age or older.
There
is also a lot of fishing outside the park as well including fly
fishing in some of this state's finest streams.
GOLFING:
Estes Park has both a 9 and an 18 hole golf course with awesome
views of the mountains.
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HIKING:
Rocky Mountain National Park features more than 350 miles
of trails that will take hikers to high mountain peaks, waterfalls,
lakes, fields of wildflowers and much more. There are hiking opportunities
for all ages and abilities - whether your goal is a short nature
walk along a high-mountain lake or a multi-day trek along the
Continental Divide. With so many trails leading to so many beautiful
spots, it's easy to understand why hiking is one of the most popular
activities within the park.
HORESEBACK
RIDING: Guided horseback rides take you to vantage
points with awesome views while skilled wranglers describe points
of interest and provide a bit of history and humor along the way.
There are rides inside the park as well as rides though surrounding
areas like Estes Park and Glen Haven.
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INDOOR
/ OUTDOOR ROCK CLIMBING: Get all aspects of a complete
climbing education, from beginning rock climbing to Big Walls,
from your first snow school to extreme alpinism. The area
offers some of the finest and most diverse climbing in North America.
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SCENIC
DRIVES: Rocky Mountain National Park features some
of the best scenic driving in the Colorado Rockies:
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Trail
Ridge Road follows a path that the Ute and other Native
American peoples used for thousands of years. The trip begins
at Deer Ridge Junction, just above the Beaver Meadows
entrance, and traverses a spectacular alpine landscape en
route to Grand Lake near the west entrance of the park. Reaching
an elevation of over 12,000 feet above sea level, Trail Ridge
Road is the highest continuous highway in the United States.
- Bear
Lake Road is second only to Trail Ridge Road in popularity.
It is used heavily by dayhikers and picnicers wanting to experience
the most spectacular scenery East of the Continental Divide.
- Fall
River Road was the first route over the Continental
Divide that was constructed in the early 1920's. At Endovalley,
the one-way, all-uphill road begins. The Endovalley picnic area
lies adjacent to the Fall River just before you hit the old
road.
SNOW
SKIING: Eldora Ski Area is just an hour and
a half drive
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WILDLIFE
VIEWING: With elk bugling in the fall, bighorn sheep
with lambs in the spring, coyotes howling, beavers building, and
eagles aloft, Rocky Mountain National Park is one of America's
great places to see wildlife.
More
information can be found at www.explore-rocky.com
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