From Denver:
Interstate 25 north to U.S. Highway 36 through Boulder, to Lyons and Estes Park, or Interstate 25 to the Rocky Mountain National Park exit 243 (Colorado 66 to U.S. Highway 36), then west to Estes Park.

From Interstate 25/Longmont:
At Rocky Mountain National Park exit 243, Colorado 66 west to Lyons, U.S. Highway 36 to Estes Park.

From Interstate 25/Loveland:
U. S. Highway 34 west through the Big Thompson Canyon.

Estes Park Winter Trails Directions:
Enter Rocky Mountain National Park through the south entrance on Hwy 36. Turn left onto Bear Lake Road. Travel approximately 6 miles on Bear Lake Road and turn right into the Park and Ride lot across from Glacier Basin Campground. Click here for the National Park’s PDF map to the Park-and-Ride for Estes Park Winter Trails.

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