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4 Porch Notes tagged “estes park,” from counties across Colorado.

Outdoors and wildfire - Larimer County

Getting into Rocky Mountain National Park can take a reservation

On busy stretches of the year, Rocky Mountain National Park uses a timed-entry reservation system, so a visit from the Estes Park side may need planning ahead.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Larimer County

Hermit Park is the quiet open-space edge of Estes Park

Hermit Park Open Space is county-owned forest and wet meadow southeast of Estes Park with camping, cabins, and trails, and its own permits and rules.

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History and culture - Larimer County

A 1914 pack trip recorded Arapaho place names near Estes Park

In 1914, Arapaho men joined a Colorado Mountain Club pack trip through the Estes Park region so Arapaho place names and trails could be recorded, work later published as 'Arapaho Names and Trails.'

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Money and taxes - Larimer County

Estes Park has its own lodging-tax district for short stays

The Estes Park area uses a voter-approved Local Marketing District lodging tax on short-term stays, a separate charge from regular sales tax that funds tourism marketing and, more recently, local housing and childcare.

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