Estes Park Links
Help plan your Estes Park Vacation
Yellow Wood Guiding offers private Estes Park Guided Tours of Rocky Mountain National Park in Estes Park, Colorado.
Estes Park Links
Estes Park Info, Flights, Food
Rocky Mountain National Park.com
is a great resource to help you plan your trip, help protect the national park, and get information about the area
Estes-Park.com
Plan your stay
Kayak.com
Book your flights
Smokin' Dave's BBQ
Local award winning BBQ
The Donut Haus
The best donuts in town. Get there early, they sell out often
Fellow Guides and Photographers
Dawn Wilson's Creeks and Critters Nature Tours
Dawn is a great Photographer who started offering Photo Tours in Rocky a few years ago. Her photos are great.
Tour Estes Park
Bruce is one of the other few guides that offer private tours of Rocky.
Chadd's Walking With Wildlife
Chad is the other local Wildlife Guide that is very knowledgable.
Images of RMNP
Erik Stensland is without a doubt one of the best landscape photographers in Rocky Mountain National Park, be sure to visit his gallery online and in Estes Park.
James Frank Photography
is a fantastic local Estes Park photographer. With a great online gallery, and a good friend.
Thomas Mangan Photography
is another great local photographer, check out his online gallery.
Rocky Mountain Conservancy
The RMC is a nonprofit supporting Rocky, donations, and seminar classes.
NatureScapes.net
Great nature photography resource.
Hotels, Cabins, Rentals, B&B's
Rams Horn Village Resort
is a time share resort at the edge of Rocky Mountain National Park. If you want to own a little piece of Estes Park, see my friends Deb and Alex. Rentals also available.
McGregor Mountain Lodge
offers cabins and suites resting aside McGregor Mtn, one of the best wildlife spots in Estes Park.
Dripping Springs
Tiny Homes and Cabins along the Big Thompson river just outside Estes Park. New owners are investing and have made big improvements in this long time Estes Park destination 5 minutes from down town Estes Park.
River Spruce Cabins
get your own cabin along the Big Thompson river. Relax along the river at a resort along quite route 66.
Swiftcurrent Lodge
along the Big Thompson River and near the YMCA of the Rockies. Lodge and Cottage options are perfect for a quite relaxing vacation still within a few minutes drive of town and even less for the National Park.
Wildwood Inn
is right next to McGregor Mountain Lodge and offers condo options with more luxary options including hot tubs in your room. Same great wildlife option and a great place to relax in the mountains.
Estes Park Rentals
If your looking for renting your own home or cabin you should check them out.
Mountain Valley Home B&B Inn
gets a lot of great reviews from my clients.
Sonnenhof Bed and Breakfast
is another great highly ranked B&B in Estes.
Silver Moon Inn
is a good downtown Estes Park hotel option for folks looking for a nice affordable hotel, and great for those folks that don't have their own transportation.
Deer Crest on Fall River
is a family run hotel along the Fall River. Just outside of town, it often has wildlife and a relaxing atmosphere.
The Maxwell Inn
is a smaller hotel just outside of downtown with good rates and nice people.
VisitEstesPark.com
Complete Estes Park vacation planning site.
Estes Park Weather, Snow Levels, Fire Status, and Road Closures
National Weather Service
This link is the National Weather Service Forecast for the eastern side of Rocky Mountain National Park
Windy.com Forecast Model Options
I use Windy.com to more details Forecast Models and specific locations like the HRRR and NAM models. Longer term forecasts are best from ECMWF Model
Watch Duty App - Wildfire Map and Updates
This app and map is great for seeing current forest fire status, size, maps, Evacuation Maps and more.
NOCOALERT.org
Best resource for any road closures and fire, flood, or other issues near Estes Park.
Estes Park Air Quality Map
US Map to track smoke and air quality
Snow Water Interactive Map
Resource to see current Snow or Water levels across the western US. Click the different "Conditions" circles to get various data. Snow Water Equicalent, and Snow Depth useful in the winter time.
Yellow Wood Guiding is Authorized by the National Park Service, Department of Interior to conduct services in Rocky Mountain National Park. Fees for service are strictly for educational nature experiences and photography instruction, not transportation.