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Holiday Inn Rocky Mountain Park
The Holiday Inn-Rocky Mountain Park is Estes Park's largest 100% nonsmoking hotel with everything under one roof! We're located just 3 blocks from downtown & the riverwalk, and surrounded by Rocky Mountain National Park and Roosevelt National Forest...more

Stanley Hotel
The Stanley Hotel was opened in 1909, and is situated on the Eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains, approximately 72 miles from Denver International Airport. Nearby attractions include Rocky Mountain National Park. Hotel amenities include fax/photocopy service, limited…more

About Rocky Mountain National Park

When Congress passed the Rocky Mountain National Park Act in 1915, the legislators focused on Rocky's scenic and natural wonders. Still, what became the park held many cultural treasures including ancient trails, game drives, cattle ranches, and lodges. Early Superintendents tried to develop roads, backcountry cabins, and trails to blend with the surroundings. Rangers manipulated the landscape to look more "natural;" they suppressed fires, planted seedlings, and controlled predators. The National Park Service purchased private lands and removed buildings, roads, post offices, driveways, irrigation ditches, and fences.

After World War II, with park visitation increasing across the country, the National Park Service implemented Mission 66, a nationwide development and improvement program. Rocky, like many parks, suffered from outdated facilities. Mission 66 brought new comfort stations, overlooks, employee housing, campgrounds, and visitor centers to Rocky Mountain National Park.

During the 1960's, as cultural revolutions swept the nation, Congress passed significant environmental laws to protect the American landscape. Many of these effected the management of both natural and cultural resources in the National Parks. Every year, more cultural resources are identified and protected in Rocky Mountain National Park. Today a team of cultural and natural resource specialists work together to protect the park's resources.

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