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	Estes Park Bike / Hike Trail Map			Rocky Mountain National Park Shuttle Information
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Getting to the village of Estes Park is easy. There are no mountain passes to cross and the state and U.S. highways serving the area are easily driven. Entry routes to this high mountain valley, 7,522 feet above sea level surrounded by snowcapped peaks ranging from 8,500 to more than 14,000 feet high are from Loveland, Ft. Collins, Longmont, Boulder and Denver.

Between Memorial Day and early to mid-October, Estes Park also is accessible from the west by way of Trail Ridge Road (U.S. Highway 34) from Granby and Grand Lake.

The drive to Estes Park from Denver International Airport and downtown Denver takes about 90 minutes.  Fort Collins, Greeley and Boulder are all about an hour's drive from Estes Park. If traveling from other parts of the country, the following guide can assist in determining distances and traveling time.  For a visual depiction of directions, click on "Eastern Colorado map"above.
 
Directions from DIA: Exit the airport on Pena Blvd to A) Tower Road, north to 120th street, west to I-25, north to CO 66, west to Lyons, Colorado and US 36 west to Estes Park; or B) toll road E-470 northwest to I-25, north to CO 66, to Estes Park as above. Toll charge for a two axle vehicle $3.50 each way.  

 

Driving Distance From Major U.S. Cities
City Miles Hours Atlanta 1466 22.75 Atlantic City 1855 28.5 Charlotte, NC 1640 25.5 Chicago 1050 16 Columbus, OH 1324 20.25 Dallas 941 14.5 Des Moines 720 11 Detroit 1317 20 Goodland, KS 259 4.5 Houston 1181 18.25 Indianapolis 1146 17.5 Kansas City 664 10.25 Lincoln, NE 531 8.25 Little Rock 1248 15.75 Los Angeles 1067 17.25 Louisville, KY 1172 18 Miami 2130 33.5 Milwaukee 1092 16.5	City Miles Hours Minneapolis 960 14.75 Nashville 1219 18.75 New Orleans 1460 23 New York, NY 1825 27.75 Oklahoma City 739 11.25 Omaha, NE 585 9.25 Philadelphia 1794 27.5 Phoenix 982 15 Pittsburgh 1495 22.75 Richmond, VA 1732 27 San Diego 1129 18.25 San Francisco 1257 19.25 Seattle, WA 1321 20.25 Springfield, IL 1101 15.5 St. Louis 913 14 Tampa 1922 30.25 Topeka 602 9.25

Driving Distance From Colorado Cities
City Miles Hours Boulder 39 1 Colorado Springs 140 2.75 Denver 70 1.6	City Miles Hours Ft. Collins 42 1.25 Longmont 34 1 Loveland 31 53 min.