The best time to visit Estes Park is from June to September. The four-month period of warm weather allows travelers to comfortably explore the area's offerings. Still, Estes' Parks natural wonders don ...

ESTES PARK, Colo. — Camping is commonplace in Estes Park. With crystal-clear lakes, snowcapped mountains and abundant wildlife, it’s a magnet for those who love the great outdoors. But, what if your ...

The ballyhooed Dawn Wall ascent in January by Estes Park's own Tommy Caldwell and his partner Kevin Jorgeson definitely fanned the cliff-camping flames. Images splashed around the world for weeks, ...

On our honeymoon we entered Estes Park at dusk, which added to the mystique with a silhouetted mountain view surrounding the Estes valley. I pitched our tent in the dark at Moraine Park Campground in ...

It’s not all that strange to run into a black bear at Hermit Park Open Space. But one day in early June, three black bears were behaving strangely at the Larimer County campground and open space just ...

The Larimer County Department of Natural Resources plans to revamp its policies for dealing with bears that fail to respond to hazing after a ranger shot and killed a mother bear earlier this month at ...

It takes a certain kind of person to scramble up a mountainside, rappel down to a nylon cot no bigger than two sleeping bags (called a portaledge) and spend the night on the side of a cliff. Today, ...